Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-27
BEGIN BATTLE FOR
BALDWIN MILLIONS
Girl Demands Recognition as
LuCky'S Daughter and Two
Ninths of the Estate
COURT ACTION IS FILED
Partitioning of the $11,000,000
Halted Pending Fight-Jury
Trial Being Sought
COURT ACTION is FILED

Beatrice Anita Turnbull Baldwin,
through her guardian and his attor-
neys, yesterday filed in the probate
department of the superior court the
long expected contest over the distri-
button of the estate of the late Elias
j. Oucky) Baldwin, millionaire turf
man.
AS the result Of the action filed the
petition a partial partition OF the
$11 900 900 estate of Baldwin, which
caused the contest and which is said
to have been filed to bring matters to
a focus, has gone over until December
/, when the contest, according to pres
ent plans, will be begun.
Already there is talk of further ar
gument in the matter, 1t being under
stood that the youthful litigant's at
torneys desire a jury trial, and that
the two daughters who asked for
partial distribution do not.
Miss Turnbull- Baldwin, through her
guardian, Leo j. Mcguire, asks for a
daughters share in the estate, as she
alleges she is the offspring of Bald"
win and Mrs. Lillian Ashley Turnbull.
AS guardian of "the estate of Beatrice
Anita Baldwin and as guardian of the
estate of Beatrice Anita Turnbull,"
Mcguire reserves the right to contest
the alleged last will and testament of
Elias j. Baldwin and the probate
thereof" and he so answers the petit
tion of Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker
and Mrs. Anita Baldwin McClaughry,-
daughters of Baldwin, for the partial
distribution of the estate of their
father, that was filed in their behalf
by Bradner w. Lee.
CLAIMS GIRL Is DAUGHTER
Mcguire recites that July 25 of this
year he was named the guardian of
the estate of the young gtfl who is be-
hind the contest and that he qualified
for such position August s.
He then denies that Mrs. ZELDA
Selby is a daughter Of Baldwin, and
that she and the other petitioners are
the only daughters of children of the
dead horse owner, and declares that
Beatrice Anita Turnbull Baldwin is a
legitimate daughter of the turfman,
having been born December Z, 1893
Another allegation contained in the
contest Is that in the last will and tes-
lament of Baldwin, drawn by Bradner
w Lee, Baldwin omitted to provide
for the minor in whose interests the
contest was brought.
1t Is asserted that the omission does
not appear to be intentional, that as
sertion being followed by another to
the effect that Beatrice Anita Turn
bull Baldwin is entitled to two-ninths
of the estate of her alleged father
after all of the debts have been salts
fed, and that neither Mrs Stocker
nor Mrs. McClaughry is entitled to a
distribution of the property as they
request.
The formal allegations having
reached an end, the equally formal
prayer follows, the request for de-
nial of the daughters request for q
distributions the division of the prop
erty so that the young alleged heir is
given her rightful share; and that she
be decreed the legitimate daughter OF
E. ]. Baldwin, being included
CONTEST BEGINS DECEMBER /
Miss Baldwin and her guardian, Mr..
Mcguire, are represented in the ac-
ton by Isidore B. Dockweiler Fand
Hutton & Williams of Los Angeles;
Walter 3. Grant of Boston, and Wall
ter L. McCorkle of New York.
They said yesterday that Miss Bald
win and her mother, Mrs. TurnbulI.
who left last Friday morning for
Brookline, Mass, suburb of Boston,
presumably must be at or nearing
their destination, as they have not
heard to the contrary. Miss Baldwin
was anxious to return to Brookline to
resume her studies. According to
present plans, she will not return to
Los Angeles until the beginning or
the contest December 1.
The fling of the contest was made
in Judge Rives department of the
superior court. 1t was in his court
also yesterday that nine sales of real
ty in the Baldwin estate, aggregating
slightly in excess of $4,000, were con-
firmed.
They follow:
Fl. T. Coffin, S.OOO John r. Eagan,
SS75; Walter P. Temple, $500; Sydney
s. Smith and Edward C. Dunning,
$25OO; Charles A. Smith, $250O; Theo-
dore D. Romans, $500; w. V. Marsh
burn, $4473.75; B. Frank Taylor, $4,000;
and Justina Moll, $4,000.