Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-16
KEEPS COUNT OF
BREAKFAST KISSES
Mother of Baldwin Claimant Tells
of Courtship and Con-
tract Marriage
DECLARES SHE WAS DUPED
Asserts Letters Which Contra
dict One Portion of Her
Story Are Bogus
DECLARES SHE WAS DUPED
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appareutly, a simple instrument, being
merely a mutual agreement to take
each other for husband and WlIe 80
"rho next morning" she resumed
counted the kisses he gave me uuIllls
breakfast They numbered Twenty-Five
Then he said he wanted my photo
graph to wear in his watch case. we
went to Il photographer and ordered
some. He selected one finished in blue
for himself and ordered one for my
locket that was finished in red.
KISSES ARE COUNTED
"N1r. Baldwin was a very demonstra-
tive man and knowing that / had
counted his kisses at breakfast ana
that they were twenty-five. he Sug-
gested that l place the number -
upon the back of the picture.
At this stage of her recital the pho,
tograph was introduced, as was one OF
Baldwin himself, showing him to be
about 60 years old. Mrs. Turnbull
declared that the horseman gave 1t
to her. saying that he wanted her TO
have it.
"Mr. Baldwin found it necessary to
go To Bakersfield on business" con-
tinued Mrs. Turnbull. Before he went
he asked for the marriage contract.
l said 1 had locked it up in my purse
He told me to give it to him say
ing that girls are careless and l might
lose it.
Il came to the Hotel Westminster,
registering under the name of Lillian
A. Ashley, and a few days later was
Joined there by Mr.. Baldwin and we
took a trip to San Diego and Coro-
nadu.
"Mr. Baldwin was most fascinating
man-the kind to win woman lie
was dancer of ability and most
winning talker. While IN san Diego
l asked for a wedding ring and he
promised to give me one. He later
gave me a plain gold one which l wore
upon the customary finger until | mar
ried my second husband when l trans
ferred it to the right hand.'
Mrs. Turnbull removed her glove and
showed a plain gold band ring.
PRODUCES FADED ROSES
Continuing her story she told Of
going to Santa Anita, where she lived
at the Hotel Oakwood, where Bald
win, she declared, showed her every
attention that a husband would to a
youn5 wife" There were mutual din
ners-the one he gave her partaking
of the nature of a bridal banquet. She
kept as mementoes the roses she wore
that night as well as his buttonhole
Louquet. Both were introduced as
evidence.
"Of course" said Gavin McNab,
one of the attorneys for the defense,
when the withered posies were placed
before his eyes, we understand these
are flowers which bloom in the spring
tra-la,' and believe they have nothing
to do with the case
Other dinner faVors, relics of the
same festiVity, were shown. They were
red paper bonnets for the women and
paper caps for the men. Other pic
lures of the days of 1898 were shown,
one being that of Mrs. Turnbull seat
ed upon a white horse given her by
Baldwin. Another was of herself,
upon which she said she once had
written. Lillian A. Baldwin later
removing the words when she learned
she was not BaldWins wife.
''Why did You remove the Words?''
she was asked.
Because l wanted nothing to do
with such a name" answered Mrs.
Turnbull with sob, ''When / learned
was not his real wife. l removed
them when ! went east under the name
Of Alma Belmont which l assumed
so that Beatrice might not know who
She is
Mrs. Turnbull queted herself and
continued telling of BaldWin's kind
nesses 10 her at Santa Anita. Upon
one of the boats on the lake there the
horseman planned to paint her name
He was Instrumental in taking hel
brother, Everett p. Ashley, there tC
bear her company so she should not
be lonesome in his absence.
LIFE AT SANTA ANITA
He showed me every social attcn-
ton" said Mrs Turnbull. "JIc went
about with me in public all the while
We sat at the table with each other
at meal times. We drove and rode
horseback. Sometimes we would lean
over and kiss each other as our horses
Ealloped along
That was the old form Of 'ioyrd-
ing" said Nh McNab, sotto voce
which has been succeeded by spurts
in automobiles
"One day" resumed Mrs. Turnbull
we took ride into Zig Santa Anita
canyon. II was Oh that trip that
told him J expected io become 4
mother He was very glad. lie lllssec
me and said that if the child were q
boy we would name it after him and
if it were d girl we would make One
of her names Anita in honor of the
place in which / had told him Of the
happiness in store for us in tho posses
sion of child
She related more Of their life together
played croquct n ldme at which Bald
win eXccllcd. She told Of his tenderness
upon Il long trip they made once to q
pucnto sheep ranch, an occasion when
she was suddenly taken III.
Finally ne left for san Francisco
paying both his and her bills at tho
Hotel OakWood, and giving her instruc-
tions to follow him in a few days. She
left April - and in accordance with
Baldwin's orders drove TO the Powell
street entrance of the Baldwin hotel
in the northern city, There she was
taken in charge by a servant, who con-
Quoted her to sleeping room in Bald
wins suite. She said 1t was beautifully
furnished.
MORE KISSES
1T was not long after my arrival"
said Mrs. Turnbull. before Mr.. Bald
win came up TO the apartments. He
greeted me with kisses.
1--WE occupied his apartments to-
gether We ate our dinner there to-
gether nearly every night and nearly
always brealfastrd there, though We
lunched downstairs. Servants frequent
~ came to the apartments AT his or
ders to see if there were anything