Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-25
mrs. TURNBULL IS GRILLED
Attorneys Seek to Secure Grounds for
Impeaching Testimony.
LETTERS ASSERTED FoRGEREs
Woman Denies All Damaging Evil
dence--Admits No Promise of
Marriage Existed Before
Contract Drawn Up.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Dec. "a" Lucky
Baldwins gold could do anything against
defenseless woman"
This was one Of the parting shafts
launched at opposing attorneys by Mrs.
Lillian Turnbun before she ended her
testimony today In the contest Of her
daughter. Beatrice for nearly a quarter
of the Sl1OOO,OO0 estate the turfman left
when he died two years ago.
The record OF the woman's testimony at
the trial Of her $4,000 suit against Bald
win has been destroyed. and the attorneys
for the state were endeavoring TO secure
her present version Of that testimony pre-
paratory to introducing evidence for i'm
parchment. when she replied. as quoted. to
a query as to what reason there might
be for so many forgeries OF her letters
Seventeen more OF her alleged letters
were introduced and she declared every
one of them base, atrocious forgeries
perpetrated by a villain In the employ OF
that treacherous man. James r. Wood"
Wood is the Boston detective employed
by Colonel Albert Pope. whom Mrs. Turn
bull previously declared sold me out to
Baldwin"
One letter contained this sentence: II
resisted Lucky Baldwin more than I did
Colonel Pope for / loved Colonel Pope.
shall never betray his name. A woman
never betrays the man she loves. Never!'
Denied writing words.
Mrs. Turnbul1 declares she never wrote
this or anything like II although II IL
quoted as part OF the evidence IN the de-
csion rendered by Judge Charles Slack
Former Judge Slack will be one OF the
chief witnesses for the defense after the
hearing is resumed on January T.
Mrs. Turnbul said she did not testify
regarding her alleged marriage by contract
to Baldwin in the former case because
she had not been asked.
Did you testify that there had been a
promise Of marriage?" she was asked.
NO" Mrs. Turnbun replied. Il did not
so testify 1 did say there had not been a
promise OF marriage. which was true.
Mr.. Baldwin married me without making
a promise lie did It oft Of hand as
quickly as he could write the contract r."
Mrs. Turnbull also denied that she had
over admitted an alleged contract between
herself and A. II. Anderson. Baldwln's
former advertising agent. TO give Anderson
10 per cent Of whatever sum she could re-
cover from Baldwin. IN return for his
testimony In the suit she was shown the
alleged contract.
That's another forgery probably. be-
cause l never saw Il before. and I never
signed f." she said
However. 81 bore Identification. marks
as having been introduced in the former
case
Mrs. Tunbuii was also asked whethsr
prior 70 her meeting with Colonel Pops
she had not met man named John o.
borne and taken him out ito DO Boston.
for entire week
Il did not" said the witness
In your previous case did you NOT "a.
nit that q picture. introduced IN evidence
was Of you and Osborne IN q iovins a..
titadey' was asked
Il remember picture that Osborne said
was Of himself and me" she replied. out
a. matter Of fact. the woman iu the pte.
ture was the daughter Of Oaborn's land
lady Incidentally AR Nab that we
the picture that nearly cost T.mesy.
BALDWIN his life when Il Was shown A.
sister shot him then"