The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-23
MRS. TURNBULL ENDS
 LONG TESTIMONY Plaintiff in Baldwin Suit Is
 Cross Examined TRIAL WILL BE LONG ONE Mrs. Turnbuu Testifes to Having n Marriage Certificate But That
 Baldwin Took Is Away
 From Her
TRIAL WILL BE LONG ONE

Los Angeles, December 22.-Tomorrow afternoon the curtain is expected to fall on the chief attraction in the Baldwin will contest The case itself, according to attorneys, may last two or three months. but Mrs. Lillian. Turnbull may leave the stand for good when court adjourns to- morrow.
 Mrs. Turnbulrs long cross examination was completed today. She had four days of it, but all that now remains is the lay Ing of foundations for impeaching her testimony regarding the contract mar riage on which Is based her daughters contest for a share of Lucky" Baldwin's millions.
 Mrs. TtIrnbu1l denied seriatim the let ters which the defense expects to prove she admitted were genuine in her for mer suit against Baldwin. She admitted that she had been known as Mabel Gar rison before she met Baldwin in 1891. She also admitted that although she had never taken proceedings to have the al- legged contract marriage to Baldwin an- nuiled. she yet went through the mar riage ceremony with Dr. TurnbuIl of Boston five years ago as Lillian Ashley.
 After Mrs. Turnbull had reiterated for. mer statements that letters, resurrected from her former case against Baldwin contained forged interpretations, Attor- ney Gavin McNab, cross examiner. switched to queries concerning the con- versattons Mrs. Turnbun had with Bald win relative to the return of the marriage contract This certificate, she testified had been taken from her by the turfman four days after he Is alleged to have signed the paper which read: "I take Lil- ltan Alma Ashley to be my lawful wedd- ed wife"
 There were two or three conversations between us.' said Mrs. Turnbull, "rela- tive to the return of the contract When l told MT. Baldwin had discovered that he had wife living. He frankly admit ted he had done me wrong, but said he was Mohammedan, and believed in having more than one wife He called me narrowminded New England Puri- tan, but said my mind would broaden. The finest picture he ever saw, he said was a Turkish scene of a harem. He told me he would give me back the marriage paper on condition that I would live with him and said that if his wife would secure a divorce he would make things all right and take care of me and my baby.
 When l refused to do so he said he put $l50 on the table so that I could 20 to him If I changed my mind"
 Did you take the money?" asked Me Nab.
 Of course I did," replied Mrs. Turn bull but l never went to live with him."
 Just before court adjourned until to- morrow afternoon Mrs. Turnbull was asked to describe her suite of rooms in San Francisco.
 She could not do SO.
 You were never bride before" said McNab, 'and yet you can remember nothing of the gorgeous surroundings that so impressed you with the wealth of MT. Baldwin,"
 q married MT. Baldwin because [ was fond of him, not because of the money" Further queries brought out the in- formation that during the three months they were together Baldwin gave Mrs Turnbull about $125 In money and bought her only pair of shoes and few sou venir trinkets. Mrs. Turnbull admitted having once penned such a phrase as ''He will find me glittering steel" In a letter dated early In 1894 she wrote: My baby is a girl-Beatrice Badwin-little Miss Lucky" for she has her fathers disposition to IT.
 Attorneys for the estate said today they would seek to impeach the testimony ot Mrs. Turnbull by placing on the stand Judge Charles Slack of San Francisco and all the court officers who heard her testify in her former suit, and saw the letters introduced at that time.