Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-13
GIRL WHO CLAIMS
BALDWIN MILLIONS
ABSENT; TRIAL ON
No Interested Persons but Attor-
neyS Present When SeIeC-
ton of Jury Is Begun
MRS. TURNBULL IN ANTER00M
Woman Whose Romance viii Be
Rehearsed Waits Outside
During PreIiminaries
MRS. TURNBULL IN ANTERo0M

The most important will contest
ever tried In Los Angeles county, and
one of the most important in the
United States, was begun in Judge
Rives' department of the superior
court yesterday. 1t is the attempt to
have Beatrice Anita Turnbull Bald
win declared legitimate daughter Of
the late Elias ]. C"Lucky') Baldwin,
and consequently entitled to a share in
his estate, approximating s2,5O00OO.
Long before the action was scheduled
to begin, which was at o'clock ana
nearly an hour before it was opened,
other court matters delaying it, the
court room was crowded
Most of those who desired to hear
the proceedings were men, among them
many attorneys not legally concerted,
while here and there a colored man
could be seen, and one Japanese leaned,
uncomfortably against the wall ana
strained eyes and ears. There were
few women present, but not so many
as are expected when the taking OF
testimony begins.
Attorneys not connected with the
case asserted that the legal talent en-
gagged for both, sides formed one of
the most imposing arrays it is possible
TO OBTAIN IN IlllS state. lt yOuil6 6hA
contestant Is represented by Gesner
Williams, A. w. Hutton and Isidore b,
Dockweiler of Los Angeles and Walter
b. Grant of Boston, a force which soon
will be increased by Walter l.. NC
Corkle of New York, who is due in
Los Angeles tomorrow.
GIRL NOT IN COURT
The attorneys for the defendants are
Walter j. Trask and w. l. Foley of
Los Angeles Gavin McNab and Garret
McEnerney of San Francisco and Huh
McClaughry of Oakland, being sup
plemented by Bradner ~. Lee, the
attorney for II. "A. Unruh, executor
of the Baldwin estate.
Miss Turnbull- Baldwin was not pres
ent yesterday afternoon, but is ex-
pected to appear this morning. Her
mother, Mrs. Lillian Ashley Turnbull,
wife of DIR. William B. Turnbull OF
Brookline, Mass, went to the court
house, but not into the court room, re-
naming throughout the afternoon ses-
sion in an anteroom. She was dressed
in deep black and constantly under the
protection of her brother, Everett P.
Ashley of Woodstock, Conn.,. where he
is engaged in the hotel business. He
will be witness in the case.
When Judge Rives called the case,
Mr.. Dockweiler made brief introduce
tory remarks. declaring that the OBJ
ject of the action is to determine If the
young claimant is legitimate daugh-
ter of Baldwin.
Talesmen having been summoned by
Judge Rives from the departments of
Judge Mccormick, Judge Willis and
Judge Davis for duty in his court, the
names of twelve men were drawn and
they entered the jury box to be ex-
amined as to their qualifications.
ATTORNEYS WORK RAPIDLY
The attorneys for the plaintiff began
the examination, finishing the prelim-
mary work in that line with a fair
amount of speed, with the result that
the following jurors remained for SINH
lar tests by the defendants lawyers:
S. w. Lyman, retired, Los Angeles;
William Meek, president of the Meek
Baking company, Los Angeles; G. H.
Post, retired, Monrovia; A. Raymer,
retired, Los Angeles; G. H. Stoll, gro
Ger, Los Angeles; Adam Vogt, fruit
and berry dealer, Los Angeles: G. A.
Austin. retired stock raiser, Long
Beach: Berthold Baruch, capitalist,
Los Angeles e. j. Collins, orange
grower Pomona; Aaron CRUDE, cigar
dealer. Long Beach; James e. Grogan,
retired, Long Beach, and Charles ia
cobson, real estate operator, Los An
geles.
by the defense when the court ad-
journed until 10 o'clock this morning.
1t is expected that by noon today
the jurors will be selected and that the
hearing of evidence may be begun.
Who will be placed upon the stand
first has not been decided by the girls
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