Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
MRS. TURNBULL ASSERTS
| LETTERS ARE F0RCER|ES
"Lucky" BaIdwin's Gold Ef-
fective Against Defense|ess
Woman, She Says.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. December "a
- Lucky Baldwin's gold could do any
thing against a defenseless woman"
This was one of the parting shafts
launched at opposing attorneys and to
the jury by Mrs. Lillian Turnbull before
she ended her testimony yesterday in
the contest of her daughter. Beatrice, for
nearly one-fOurth of the e!even-million-
dollar estate left by the old iurfman.
The record of the wOmans testimony at
the trial of her seventy MISREPRESENTATION
lar suit against Baldwin has been de-
stroyed. The attorneys for the state were
endeavOring to secure her present YER
sion of that testimony. preparatory to
introducing evidence for Impeachment,
when she replied as quoted to a ques-
ton as to what reason there might be
for so many forgeries of her letters.
Seventeen Letters Cali Forgeries."
Seventeen more of her alleged letters
were introduced. She declared every one
Of them base atrocious forgeries, perpe-
trated by villain in the employ of that
treacherOus man. James r. Wood"
Wood is the Boston detective employed
by Col. Albert Pope. whom Mrs Turnbull
previously declared sold me out to
Baldwin"
One letter contained this sentence:
Il resisted Lucky Baldwin more than
did Col. Pope, for 1 loved Col Pope
1 shall never betray his name. A
woman never betrays the man she
loves. Never
Mrs. Turnbull declares she never
wrote this. although it is quoted as
evidence N CT
rendered by Judge Charles Slack, who
presided in the seduction case.
Former Judge Slack will be one of
the chief witnesses for the defense
after the hearing is resumed January 4.
Mrs. Turnbull said she did not testify
regarding her alleged marriage by con-
tract to Baldwin in the former case
because she had not been asked.
Did you testify that there had been
a promise of marriage?' was asked.
Mo- Mrs. Turnbull replied. Il did
not SO testify. l did say there had not
been promise o. marriage, which was
true.
MFR Baldwin married me without
making a promise. He did it out of
hand as quickly as he could write the
contract
Authenticity of Contract Denied.
Mrs. Turnbull also denied that she had
ever admitted an alleged contract be-
tween herself and a. II. Anderson Bald
wins former advertising agent, to give
Anderson 10 per cent Of whatever sum
she could recover from Baldwin, in re-
turn for his testimony in the betrayal
suit. She was shown the alleged con-
tract.
That's another forgery. probably, be-
cause l never saw it before, and l never
signed it, she said.
However, it bore Identification marks as
having been introduced in the former
case.
Mrs. Turnbull was also asked whether
prior to her meeting with Col. Pope she
had not met a man named John Osborn
and taken him out Ito do Boston, for an
entire week.
Il did not" replied the witness.
I'm your previous case did you not
admit that a picture introduced in evil
dence was Of you and Osborn in low
ing attitude?" was asked
II remember a picture that Osborn said
was of himself and me- she replied LAS
a matter Of fact, the woman in the pic
ture was the daughter of Osborn's land
lady.
incidentally, Mr.. McNab. that was the
picture that nearly cost Lucky Baldwin
his life. when it was shown. My sister
shot him then.