The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-21
WOMAN DECLARES
LETTERS FORGED.
Mrs. ;I'urnbull Not Only Meets
ATTACK. but Fights
Back.
LUCKY" BALDWIN WILL CASE
Is Making Effort TO Secure Share
OF Fortune Tor Her
Daughter.

Los Angeles Cal, December 2o.--More
letters came out or tho past to-day to
confront Mrs. Lillian Ashley TurnhulI,
star witness in the Lucky" Baldwin
will case; but the woman who is fight
ing for so.5oo,ooo as her daughters
share of the late turfmans estate not
only met the attacks OF the cross
examiner, but fought back
The questions hurled at her made
the women in the courtroom blush
Yes, said those letters were for
eertes" she said defiantly, referring to
letters concerning her acquaintance
ship with Colonel Albert Pope. mil
lionaire Boston manufacturer. II satd
they were forgeries, emphatically so.
If you ask me why say so, ask James
Il. Wood, who forged so many others
James r. Wood is tho Boston de-
tcctvc, who, according to the testi-
mony, arranged q sottleTent between
Pope and Mrs. Turnbuil in 1894. when
Pope Is said to have purchased for her
house in Pasadena
Wood was in court, and when Mrs.
Turnbul expressed doubt as to tho
authenticity of one of the letters said
to have been written by ner. Gavin
McNab. the cross-examner, said he
would refresh her memory by giving
her glimpse OF Wood
stand UP. Mr.. Wood" he said
Wood arose. lie Is an elderly man,
with white nlustache.
Yes, that is James r. Wood" quick
~ responded Mrs. Turnbull and
wish TO say that Mr. Wood is the wick
eldest man I ever knew"
hlcNab, in cross-eNamination. endeav-
ored to show the Jury that Mrs. Turn
Dun hsd not been an unsophsticated
woman until she mot Lucky" Baldwin,
as she alleges. In this connection he
introduced letter which she admitted
she had written to Lewis Leach. pres
ident of the Farmers Bank. of Fresno,
Cal. some time in 1889 The letter
read:
Il was born and raised In Vermont:
love horses almost to distraction; am
twenty years old; alone In the world: .
my own mistress and have to earn my
own living. Saw your name In The
iiorseman in connection with the great
international running race AS I want
to have horse-loving friend In Cal
lfornia to assure me a nice position.
also further my interest In various
ways, so that can go there In tho
near future, l have written you. My
Eastern prince is Wesley Blach but
as am going to California to live
for while. shall need a count on the
Pacific coast Now, II you are a Whole
souleo youth, With the 'ducats, good
hsure and fair-loolSing face, write me
and inclose photograph. and on re-
cept of same will tell you more about
Yours truly.
MISS l.. a. ASHLEY,
"or THE BLONDE.'"
Lewis Leach was president of the
Farmers Bank, OF Fresno, Cal
The letter was introduced In evil
dcnce.
Attorneys for the estate said later
that they had scored tactical advan
tage by Mrs. Turnbulrs admission OF
this letter.
IN one of these alleged forgeries
occurred a passage describing an oatn
Mrs. Turnbull took regarding the pa
ternity of Miss Beatrice Anita Turn
bull the plaintiff. AS written. it Yaad ::
May God smite me into a thousand
atoms il Colonel Albert Pope not the
father of my child"
THAT is forged interpretation.
promptly interrupted Mrs Turnbull. "I
did make such an oat, on my knees
in the office OF James r. Wood Rut
said them May God smite me in
thousand atoms If Il. j. Baldwin IS
not the father of my child, and If he
was not married to me by contract