Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-24
BALDWIN WIDOW
CLAIMS FORGERY
Attempt of Mrs. Turnbul'S Sister
to Kill Turfman Figures
in Testimony
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| Francisco Law Journal, in which Judge
| Slacks opinion regarding her seduc-
ton suit was printed.
You supplied your counsel with this.
| I believe remarked McNab. You
| kept it all these years and have read
| it, of Coursc2'
Il did not know I had it until a few
! weeks ago' said Mrs. Turnbull.
Yet YOU did keep it,?
Yes"
| "Now, Mrs. Turnbuu. we wish to re-
/ view the case and will take it up
| chronologically.
with Mrs. Turnbun reading the
printed opinion and McNab reading
from a typeWrittcu copy of it, the re
! view began, the early incidents of Mrs.
/ Tmnbulrs life being hastily passed
over before \. w. Hutton. one of the
attorneys for the plaintiff, arose.
TALK OF sUNIMoNING JUSTICE
we don't admit" he said. that that
is Judge Slack's opinion. nor that if it
is that il Is correct one, nor that
| the publication is "a correct version of
il
IF the lady disputes it" announced
/ Garrett McInernN, for the defense,
Slack and others
If you place Judge Slack on the
stand" retof ed Hutton. well cross
examine him"
McNab resumed the review of the
opinion. reacning that part of it where
the engagement of Mrs Turnbull, when
a very young girl to the son Of
neighbor, the young man having died
before the marriage became more than
a possibility.
1T was a family arrangement" said
Mrs. Turnbull, mot. mine"
1T was agreed to by everybody ex-
| cept the star" suggested McInorny
! THANK you" said Mrs Turnbull
The Introduction of photograph in
! the seduction trial was mentioned in
| the opinion. Mrs. Turnbull was asked
| about it,
II know it nearly cost Baldwin his
/ life she said. "as it was just after
| that was shown that my sister fired
the shot"
At tho photograph" quoried Nc
| Nab with sarcasm.
AT Baldwin"
1t developed that the man in the
| photograph was one John Osborne,
! who introduced himself 40 Mrs Turn
| bull and her mother years ago when
| they were on a train bound from Yer
mont to Boston, according to what she
testified.
"As for the woman in it," she said,
Il was told by Osborne afterward that
she was a daughter Of his landlady.
1t certainly was not l.
OBJECT TO DEPOSITION
When the taking of Mrs. TurnbulTs
deposition February "a, 1895. before
| the seduction trial was mentioned, the
plaintiffs attorneys objected. The de-
! fense, however, declared that its dis
cussion was necessary for the i'm
peachment proceedings.
Ir-11t u, I,o1 ha1 ~
subject of discussion, such as Mrs.
| Turnbull's alleged intimate associations
with Colonel Albert A. Pope, of Bos-
| ton. with Baldwin and the letters she
| is averred to have written to James Il.
| Wood, a detective. was repeated.
When Woods name was mentioned,
Mrs. Turnbull said, He practically has
ruined my life for years"
Despite the bitter tone in which she
made the remark, Wood only a few
feet away, heard it without the least
apparent feeling, his conduct being the
same as it has always been when Mrs.
Turnbull made allegations regarding
him.
when you met Baldwin in San
Francisco. was there promise of
marriage?" queried NTcNab.
NO, there was no promise of mar
riage. He just married me. that's all"
IF you had Leen asked that ques-
tfon in the seduction case would you
| have made the same ansWer?"
I certainly would
Asked if the question had been asked
| her in the course of the trial of long
| ago, Mrs. Turnbull could not remember
! and began such a lengthy explanation
of its having been so long ago and
other side issues, that McInerny in
/ terrupted her.
| IF your honor please" he said. adj
! Jrnsgi,cr l1f an
/ swers which answer. We don't want
! barrel Of explanation and an apple of
/ answer
shortly after that the defense an
/ nounced that its cross examination
was ended.
1--WE want the court TO issue an order
/ for Mrs. Turnbull to remain in attend
ancc at the trial, however" said Nc
/ Inerny.
! "Oh, she'll be here" asserted Messrs.
/ Grant. DockWeler and Williams, for
the plaintiff.
we don't know about that" said
/ McIuorny we haven't subpoenaed
her as a witness and might want her
here badly
DockwciIer rosc to his feet.
II want it understood" he said,
that Mrs Turnbuu will remain here
and that the defense. despite what
Brother McIneruy says. has sub
| pOended 09r aS Wllnt SS. 1t Was lS-
sued out of the office Of Bradner W.
| Lee"
It was Lees cue.
'T did issue the subpoena" he adj
mitted, "and neglected to inform Mr..
McInerny about it,
After brief discussion, it was dc
cided to adjourn until January 4.
Judge Riycs suggested tho day before
that. bur MrInerny said he has case
scheduled for the supreme court at
that time. The Judge then said Jan
uary will be the day for tho resump-
ton Of the contest, fixing the time at
II o'clock tho morning Of that day, as
he had a short probate calendar to call
before he will be able to take up the
other action.
INFANT WORTH MILLIONS
HAS BIRTHDAY FESTIVAL