New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
BALDWIN 4 MAR|ONE: TAN
Mrs: TurnbuII Testifies He
Wanted More than One Wife.
CALLED HER MIND NARROW
She Admits Having Married Five
Years Ago, Without Annul-
ment Of Former Contract.

Los Angeles. Dec. 22.-To-norrow after
noon the curtain is expected to fall on
the chief attraction in the Baldwin will
contest. The case Itself, according to at
.torneys. may ;ast two or three months, but
Mrs Lillian TurnbulI may leave the stand
for good when court ad5oTns tomorrow.
Mrs. Turnhulrs four days cross-examina-
ton was completed to-day. All that re-
mains is the laying of foundations for i'm
peaching her testimony regarding the con-
tract marriage, on which is based her
daughters contest for a share of Lucky
Baldwin's millions.
Mrs. TurnbuIi to-day denied the authen-
ticity of the letters which the defence ex-
poets to prove she admitted were genuine
in her former suit against Baldwin. She
admitted that she had been known as Mabel
Garrison before she met Baldwin. in 1891.
She also admitted that although she had
never begun proceedings to have the alleged
contract marriage to Baldwin annulled she
married Dr. TurTbuu Of Boston, five years
ago as Lillian Ashley.
After Mrs, TVrnbulI had reiterated for
mer assertions that the letters resurrected
from her former case against Baldwin, con-
tanned forged interpretations. Mr.. McNab
switched 10 queries concerning the conver-
sations Mrs. Turnbull had with Baldwin
relative TO the return Of the marriage con-
tract. This certificate. she testified, had
been taken from her by the turfman four
days after he Is alleged 10 have signed the
paper which said Z take Lillian Alma
Ashley TO be my lawful, welded wife
There were two or three conversations
between us said Mrs. TurnbuIl, relative
10 the return of the contract -
feWhen / told Mr. Baldwin l had dis
covered he had wife living, he frankly
admitted that he had done me wrong, but
he said he was q Mahometan and believed
in having more than one wife He called
me 4 narrow-r11inded New England Puritan,
but said my mind would broaden. He told
me he would give me back the marriage
paper on condition that l agree to live with
him.
He said If his wife would secure a di-
vorce. re would make things all right and
take care of me and my baby.
When refused to do as he said he put
$50 on the table so that I could go to him
II I changed my mind"
Did you take the money!" asked Nc
Nab.
'Of course / did, replied Mrs TurnbulI,
hut ] never went 10 live with him"
Further queries brought out the informs-
ton that during the three months they
were together, Baldwin gave Mrs. Turnbull
about S125 in money and bought her only {,
pair of shoes ard few souvenir trinkets.
Mrs. Turnbull admitted having once
penned such a pharse as he will find me
gIittering Steel In letter dated early
IN 1894. Mrs. TurnbuIl wrote: My baby
is a giri-Beatrice Baidvn--littIe Miss
Lucky. for she mas her fathers disposition
to t
Attorneys for the estate said to-day that
they would seek to impeach the testimony
of Mrs. TurnbuIl by placing 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 IN
troduced at that time.