Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-23
SAYS BALDWIN
FOOLED MANY
WOMEN
MRS. TURNBULL GIVES
TURFMAN BAD REPUTATION
SAYS His Ideal of Married Life
Was Turkish Haremi Refused
to Live With Him After Learn
ing He Had Another Wife,

LBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 22,-Tomor-
row afternoon the curtain is expect
ed 10 fall on the chief attraction in
| the Baldwin will contest. The case
itself, according to the announcement
of attorneys may last for two or three
months, but Mrs. Lillian Turnbull
may leave the stand for good when
court adjourns tomorrow.
Mrs. TurnbulPs long ss-examina-
ton at the hands of counsel for the
estate was practically completed to-
day. She has had four days of It, but
all that now remains is the laying of
foundations for impeaching her tes-
timony regarding the contract mar
riage, on which is based her daugh-
ter's contest for share of Lucky
Raldwins millions.
The proceedings today had nothing
of excitement or surprise. Mrs. Turn
bull denied seriatim the letters which
the defense in the present case expects
to prove she admitted were genuine IN
her former suit against Baldwin. she
admitted that she had been known as
Mabel Garrison before she met Bald
win in 1891. She also admitted that
although she had never taken pro-
marriage to Baldwin annulled, she
vet went through the marriage cere-
mony with DR.. Turnbull of Boston,
five years ago, as Lillian A. Ashley.
After Mrs. Turnbull had reiterated
former statements that the letters
resurrected from her former case
against Baldwin contained forged in
terpellations, Attorney Gavin McNab.
the cross examiner, switched TO quer-
les concerning the conversation Mrs.
Turnbull had with Baldwin relative
TO the return of the marriage con-
tract. This certificate. she testified,
had been taken from her by the turf
man four days after he is alleged TO
have signed the paper which said, 4
take Lillian Alma Ashley to be my
lawful welded Wife,
"There were two or three conversa-
tions between u.s." said Mrs. Turnbull,
.srelative to the return of the con-
tract" When l told Mr. Baldwin l
had discovered he had a wife living,
he frankly admitted that he had done
wrong. but he said he was MO-
hammedan and believed in having
more than one wife. He called me
narrow-minded New England Puritan.
but said my mind would broaden. The
finest picture he ever saw, he SAID
was Turkish scene of harem' he
told me he would give me back the
marriage paper on condition tnat 1
agree to live with him, as another
girl had done after he had deceived
her the same way.
HE had fooled many girls, ne said'
hut after fooling them they remained
with him. He wanted me to do the
same thing. saying that if his wiie
would secure a divorce he would
make things all right in the future
and take care of me and my baby
when l refused to do as he said.
he nut $3.50 on the table so that 1
could 90 east to him if l changed my
mind"
..Did you take the money!" asked
McNab.
Il 6.d" replied Mrs. Turnbull. but
never went to live with him"
Just before court adjourned the
case until tomorrow afternoon, the
attorneys for the estate declared they
would seek TO impeach the testimony
of Mrs Turnbuil by placing on the
stand Judge Charles Slack OF san
Francisco and all the court officers
who heard her testify In her former
suit and saw the letters introduced az
That time.