Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-16
LUCKY PICTURED
AS A LOVE THIEF
BY MRS. TURNBULL
Flowers, Wine and Luxury First
Chapters of Story-0eCeit
and Ruin in the End
DEAD ROSES SHOWN IN COURT
Woman, Cross Questioned About
Rich Boston Man. Admits
He Gave Her Money
DEAD ROSES SHOWN IN COURT

A breakfast punctuated with twenty
two kisses-favors of what was con-
Quoted as a bridal festivity: a withered
boutoniere once worn by the dead turf
king; tears, and severe cross-exam-
ination formed parts of testimony and
evidence given yesterday in the fight
of Beatrice Anita Baldwin-Turnbull to
obtain a daughters share of the estate
of Elias j. Baldwin.
Before an ever increasing crowd and
in sitting atmosphere the action was
resumed yesterday morning before
Judge Rives of the probate department
of the superior court. So many wanted
to see and hear that bailiff was sta
toned at the door to keep necessary
spaces clear.
More women appeared yesterday than
at any other time during the proceed
ings, being drawn, supposedly, by the
announcement that Mrs. Lillian Ash
ley Turnbull the mother of the claim
ant and whe alleges she was duped
into what she thought was d contract
marriage with Baldwin, would testify.
She did. being on the stand all day
long and gratifying the morbid by de-
tails of her relations with Baldwin.
Miss Baldwin-Turnbull. however, did
not appear, there being no legal need
of her presence. She supposedly was
at the beach.
Mrs. Turnbull was placed upon the
stand shortly after 10 o'clock. Her di-
| rect examination. conducted by Walter
! B. Grant Of Boston, occupied all of
| the morning session and part of that
| of the afternoon. She told the story
of her career from the date of her birth
/ at Royalton, Vt, November IL, 1868.
RELATES LIFE STORY
Her father. a stockraiser. died whom
| she was 10 years old, and his death
| was followed by that of her mother,
! in Boston in 1890. Then the girl went
to Winchester, Mass. to act as COM
panion to a Mrs. Thompson, who with
her husband were friends of the Ash
leys.
II first saw the name of L. J. Bald
win in a stock Journal" she said. II
was interested in horses, having acted
as my fathers secretary, and 1 wrote
to Mr.. Baldwin when 1 was about II
years old. asking for pictures of some
of the horses for a collection of such
souvenirs ] was making. He sent me
some and we began u correspondence.
"I did not see him until October 4.
1892. when he called at the home of the
Thompsons. He said he had tried for
a long time to see me. L escorted him
about the property of my friends,
showing him the flower beds and the
stable. He asked me to go home with
him as his daughter, saying he would
| adopt me and educate me. | said l
wanted to go to wellesley college.
AT luncheon he told me of his Cali
fornia property. describing his horses,
his ranch, his hotels and his mines.
He invited me to come west to visit
him, extending the invitation also to
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson.
ONCE REFUSED KISS
"There was nothing of an affectionate
nature about our meeting except that
when he said good by he wanted TO
kiss me. L did not feel sufficiently Well
acquainted with him to permit it.
1.-The ThompsonS and myself decided
to come west on q. trip We started
| February 6, 1898. taking a trip which
embraced stops at southern cities. Ny
| friends wanted to see the Grand Can
yon, and so left them. coming on to
| Los Angeles alone. l arrived here
February 20 and registered at the Hotel
Westminster.
ION the trip west had received sew
| eral kilograms from Mr. Baldwin, and
upon my arrival in Los Angeles tele
graphed to him, as he was in San
Francisco. He sent me $25 to go to
| San Francisco to see him. He met me
at the Oakland pier and we went across
the bay together, taking private car
riage thens to the Powell street en-
trance of the Baldwin hotel. 1 was
escorted to suite of two rooms which
had been prepared for me.
"That was March 2. 1898.
1--WE dined together that night about
9 o'clock, and he later showed me over
the hotel, including his own apart
ments, several of which were gorgeous
ly furnished. He told me that had
waited a long time to come to Califor-
mia, and that if L wished to stay he
would adopt me. He told me of his
private affairs, and was affectionate
and demonstrative, kissing mo several
| times.
FIRST TASTE OF WINE
'The next day. March 8. we 1unched
| together. drove about the city, We're to-
| gether again at dinner, went to the
theater together, occupying a private
| box. and after that had supper, at
which L tasted champagne for the first
| time,
HE continued his little acts of affec-
| ton, telling me of his lonely life with
no one to care for him.
IT said / thought he was married
He said he was legally divorced. Then
| he said that if L would not be his
daughter l must be his wife. I said
would like to have Mr.. and Mrs
| Thompson present at the wedding, He
said he would not wait--that we must
be married 'immediately-and suggested
| a. marriage contract which he declared
was Just as legal as if the ceremony
were performed by minister, priest or
Justice of the peace"
Mrs. TuInbul then described tho al
| Legged contract by which she became.
she thought, Baldwin's wife. II was,