Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-14

| a. RaNmer, insurance, Los Angeles
Adam Vogt, fruit and berry dealer, Los
Angeles.
Harry L. Alexander. retired. Los Angeles.
After a. day and a half of examina-
tion of talesmen, a jury to hear the
contest of Beatrice Anita Baldwin
Turnbull. alleged daughter of elias j..
Baldwin, for a daughters share Of
$1,000, 900 of his estate of $11, 100000 was
obtained late yesterday afternoon In
Judge Rives' department of the su-
perior court and adjournment was TAX
en- until o'clock this afternoon. 1t is
probable that the mother of the girl
will be the first witness, and will tell
of the romance in which she and the
turfman were the actors
All day yesterday the monotonous
questioning of men called to the jury
box continued. Interrogation after in
terrogation was put to them, includ-
ing, besides the customary queries as
to names, addresses and occupations,
others as to the papers they read, the
church to which they belonged, the
fathers, how these offspring are divid-
ed as to boys and girls, and their po-
sitions regarding the rights of legiti-
mate and illegitimate persons.
Early in the day, when Berthold
Baruch, a Los Angeles capitalist, was
asked how he regarded the rights of
illegitimate children so far as obtain
ing a share in the estates of their
fathers. he declared that even If the
court should instruct him to bring in
a verdict giving a child of such birth
a share in an estate, his sense of NOR
ality would prevent him from doing so.
Mr. Baruch was not accepted as a
juror by the attorneys for the plain
tiff.
SYMPATHIZES WITH GIRL
Quite to the contrary was the de-
cIaration of George H. Stoll, who was
refused by the defense. He asserted
that his sympathies are so strongly
with the young girl claimant in the
present case that he should vote TO
give her a share of the estate of the
multimillionaire turfman even if the
court instructed him to the contrary
1--WE challenge the juror for cause, !"
said w. l. Foley. attorney for the de-
fense, when Mr.. Stoll had made that
statement.
Evidently slightly facetious. Judge
Rives turned to Isidore B. Dockweiler,
for the plaintiff, and asked, do you
object?'
mo" responded Mr.. Dockweiler
smilingly.
c. A. Austin, who said that he could
not serve as q juror upon case which
will consume much time because he
is about to undergo a surgical eX-
animation was excused by the court
with the consent of both the plaintiff s
+e' aff
William II. Archie, negro plasterer
who resides at Covina, was promptly
excused by both sides.
J. M Quinn, a member of the Los
Angeles board of education, was called.
DO YOU know the widow of F.. J.
Baldwin," was one Of the questions
asked him by Mr. Foley, for the de-
fense.
NO" answered Mr. Quinn. 'T never
have kept account of all of his mar
riages." ~,
"What do you mean?" he asked
sharply.
HEARD OF ANOTHER "WIDOW"
well, l understand" responded Mr..
Guinn. that he, contracted several, and
that another claimant to the position
of Baldwins widow might be Miss
Abbott, who, I have heard, once
claimed to be his wife.
Il REFER said Mr.. Foley, ''to Mrs.
Lilly Bennett Baldwin, now the widow
of Baldwin, and his wife from 1884 to
the time of his death
II do not know her. said Mr.. Quinn.
Mr.. Quinn was excused.
So the questioning continued until
finally q jury apparently satisfactory
TO both sides was obtained. 1t is COM
posed OF Elmer e. Bailey, banker and
real estate operator, Long Beach; Wal
ter NJ Curtiss. retired, Santa Monica;
E. d. Hostetter, merchant, Santa Mon
lea: James e. Grogan, retired, Long
Beach; G. M. Parker, business operat-
or. Pasadena; T.. J. Collins. orange
grower, Pomona: Charles Jacobson,
real estate operator Los Angeles; 9.
IL. Post, retired, Monrovia; S. w. LIZ
man, grocer, Los Angeles; A. Rayner,
insurance underwater. Los Angeles;
Adam Vogt, fruit and berry dealer,
Los Angeles, and Harry l.. Alexander,
retired, Los Angeles.
Before the twelve men We're obtained
to form the jury, just twice that many
had been examined.
Then Judge Rives told the attorneys
that today he you'd be unable because
pf press of other probate matters, 10
give them more than a half session
and asked if they chose to take advau-
morrow, when a full day would be Civ
en- them. A short discussion resulted
in the agreement 10 continue the action
at O'Clock this afternoon.
TO AGREE on ISSUES
Before the taking Of testimony be-
gins the judge ana attorneys on both
sides will hold conference and decide
upon the issues of the case in order to
avoid consuming any more of the
courts time than is absolutely necessa-
ry for a decision upon the matters real
ly at issue.
carret McInerny. for the defense,
stated that there are only two issues to
be considered in the matter. Those, he
asserted. are whether there ever was a
contract of marriage between Mrs. Lii
liam Ashley Turnbull and Elias ]. Bald
win. and if so whether Beatrice Anita
RaIdwin-T -Turnbull is the issue of that
The issues, however, will be
determined by a conference, and the