Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-22
Former Vermonter Fighting for
Lucky" Baldwin's $780,
600 for Daughter.
SHOWS WIT AND WhRINESS
She Declares That Detective
Forged Papers Concerning
Acquaintanceship with
Col. Albert Pope.

I,os Angeles. Dec. 20.--More letters came
out Of the past to-day to confront Mrs.
/ lillian Ashley Turnbul. star witness In
the Lucky" Baldwin will case; but with
remarkable forti,ude, ready Wit and
wariness that carried her safely Owe,
clcverlv set traps, the woman, who Is
lighting for s2501,ooo as her daughters
share of the late turrmans estate not
only met the attacks of the cross-eXam-
ner. but fought back.
All morning she faced the onslaught
with calmness. although the questions
hurled at ner made the women In the
court room blush. This afternoon, when
attorneys of the opposing side treated her
W., mara consideration, she started to
hecklc them.
Eyes. ] said those letters were forger-
les" she said dehantly. referring to let
tcrs concerning her ncquaintanceshin
with Col. Albert Pope. millionaire Bos-
ton manufacturer. Il said they were for.
reries, cmphaticaly so. If YOU ask me
why say so, ask Mr.. James r. Wood,
who forged so many others
James r. Wood Is the Boston detective
who, according to the testimony, ar.
ranged settlement between Pope and
II
to have purchased for her a house In
Pasadena.
LETTER ASKING FOR COUNT
Attorney McNab. in cross-examination,
rontinued his efforts to show the jury
that Mrs Turnbull had not been an un-
sophisticated woman until she met
Lucky" Baldwin, as she alleges. In this
connection he introduced a letter which
she admitted she had written TO Lewis
Leach, president of the Farmers bank of
Fresno, Cal, some time In 1889. In her
Nevious testimony the witness said that
this letter was one of a series written
by her to various horsemen. The letter
read.
Il was born and raised in Vermont
love horses almost to distraction; am 20
years old. alone in the world, my own
mistress and have to earn my own liv-
Ing. Saw your name In the Horsen1an
IN connection with the great international
running race. AS / want to have horse
loving friend in California to secure me
nice position, also further my interest
IN various ways, so that / can go there
In the near future, l have written you
My eastern prince Is Wesley p. Balch,
but as l am going to California to live
Tor while, snail need q counC on the
Pacific coast. Now II you are whole
souied youth with the ducats,' good
figure and fair looking face write me and
enclose photograph and on receipt of
same will tell you more about yours
truly,
MISS l.. A. ASHLEY, or The Blonde "
SAYS THE OATH is FORGED.
Attorneys for the estate said later tina,
they had scored a tactical advantage
by Mrs. Turnbull's admission Of this
letter. 1t was the only one, It was as.
serted, that she refused to admit at the
trial of her first suit
In one of these alleged forgeries oc
.urred a passage describing an oath Mrs
yurnbull took regarding the paternit,
of Miss Beatrice Anita Turnbull, thu
plaintiff. AS written 1t read:
MAY God smite me into Thousand
atoms if Col Albert Pope is not tn
father of my child"
That is forged Interpretation.
promptly interrupted Mrs Turnbull "
did make such an oath on my knees II
the office of James r. Wood. But
faid then May God smite me in thou
sand atoms if E. j. Baldwin is not tn
father of my child. and If he was no
married to me by contract prior to m
Entering the marriage relations Wit
him"
Attorney McNab said the cross-ex
animation of Mrs. Turnbull probabl
would continue two days more.