Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-04-14
SUES FOR THIRD
OF $20,0O0,OOO
Former Vermont Woman Claims
Common Law Marriage with
the Late Lucky Baldwin.

Boston. April 11.-For some years Mrs,
Lillian A. Turnbul and her husband, Or
"iiIiam Barron Turnbull, physician to
many OF the best families in Boston, have
iiVed quietly in their luxurious home In
hTooklhe. where they have been received
III me best society. DR.. Turnbull was
known as n descendant of George WASH
inSton, hut beyond hints of n romance
Which eliminated in their marriage. little
was known about the history OF Nrs
Turnhun before shc came to Boston
ire friends Of the Turnbu,ls will he
amazed to read that it was the pbysi-
clans wife who recently Instituted legal
proceedings to secure for lf-vonr-old
Beatrice Turnbull. ne she is known n third
or about ;5.no"D Of the estate lef. by the
late Elias jackson Baldwin. better known
as Lucky BALDWIN," the California tur~
NAV.
Mrs. Turnbul Yesterday, through hcr
attorney, Walter y. Grant, told the whole
| story of her lovc affair with the million
| airc and OF a marriage agreement in San
Francisco. which made her the common
law wife Of l.lcky Baldwin Little Miss
| Turnhull. who ie now at a finishing school
in New York city. she declared. IL the
| the California law. entitled to p third OF
the more than $2oooo.o"o left by Baldwin.
CITES THE RIETH CERTIFICATE.
IN the way of evidence Mrs. Turn
bull who was Miss Lillian \. Ashley
OF Royalton. VI, daughter Of William
Ashley. who had stock farm av1
conducted lumbcr business there.
declared that Beatrice was born in
Los Angeles, and Mt the city hall there
can be found on file the usual birth
| certificate. which roads:
Born at No. 1870 South Olive street,
Los Angeles. December = 1898 a girl
Mothers maiden name Lillian a. Ash
ley. Fathers name. f. J. Baldwin.
Or. j. w. Trueworthy attending ply
stefan"
| Either on Marc or ?, in 1923. at
the Baldwin Hotel. in san Francisco"
said Attorney Grant. Miss Ashley and
Mr. Baldwin entered into a common
law marriage. Miss Ashley had been
a guest at the hotel for several days
and they had Known each other for
several years.
| "On the eve of this marriage Bald
win told Miss Ashley he was d.
vorced man; that he loved her very
much and wanted her to become his
wife Miss Ashley consented. and
then Mr.. Baldwin told her that he
would like TO keep the marriage from
becoming publicly known. Baldwin
told her that under the California law
a separate writing. signed by each
party, stating that they took each
other for man and wife. was as legal
as any other form of maria &c. Which
! was true.
| BALDWIN DECEIVED HER.
Mr. Baldwin. on the stationery of his
hotel. then drew up these agreements,
signing, himself, the one which read. /
hereby e Lillian Ashley as my Wife
Mrs. Ashley learned that Baldwin had
deceived her and that there was a living,
undiyorced Mrs Baldwin. She accused
him of the deception ana he admitted it.
This was about six weeks after the maxi
ing of the marriage agreements In San
Francisco OF course Miss Ashley imme-
diately left Mr. Baldwin. but asked him
TO provide for her. This he refused to do
unless she would come back to live with
him.
Grinding herself in Strengthened circum-
| stances, MISS ASIiey went ~ 81 h-""i'
where Baldwin had gone to the races
and there she again pleaded with him to
provide for her. He repeated that he
would only do so when she would agree
to come back to live with him. Then
Miss Ashley told Mr.. Baldwin OF her con
diton. His reply was that that did not
alter the circumstances so far as he was
concerned.
CHILD BORN IN LOS ANGELES.
After the meeting in st. Louis Miss
Ashley came to Boston and consulted
with the late secretary of the navy, Johr
D. Long, after which she returned to l-o;
Angeles, where the little girl was born
Miss Ashley then went TO New fori
city, where she supported herself ant
baby by opening a school for teachins
girls. manicuring and hairdrcssing
She later met DR.. Turnbull and they
were married. Determining to leave be
hind all the unpleasant memories or tn'
past and to start their newly married
life where Miss Ashleys identity coult
he drowned and forgotten. DIR. Turnbul
and his bride came TO Boston.
after moving to Boston, DR.. Turnbul
formally adopted Lucky Baldwin.
daughter, by decree Of the probate cour
OF MiddleseX county, and she has Sine,
been known as Beatrice Turnbull"
In addition to the Boston lawyer. Mrs
Turnbull has engaged Walter l.. Nc
Corkle Of No, % Wall street. New York
Baldwin millions.