The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-16
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 15.-The legal
baltic for portion of Lucky Bald
wins S1l,000,000 estate, contrary to
the provisions OF his will, began today
and the sensations expected by those
who had known the old turfmanS
proclivtties for romance and adven-
tures In love, were Immediately In
process of development.
The plaintiff in the case is Miss
Beatrice Anita Turnbull of Boston,
the 17-year-old daughter OF Mrs. Lib
lian Ashley Turnbull, who seeks a
$2,500.000 share of the Baldwin estate
on the plea that Baldwin was her
father.
Not In Court Room.
Miss Turnbull was not In the court
room, having been excluded so that
she might not hear the story OF her
mothers acquaintance with her al-
legged father. But no other women
were kept out, and fully half OF the
throng that packed tho big court
room were women, who craned their
necks and strained their cars to hear
the story of the love affair that gave
Baldwin more than one experience In
court. and once brought him face 10
face with death at the hands OF Mrs.
Turnbull's sister, who fired at him
one day In court,
Mrs Turnbull was the first witness
and within three hours after she
took the stand was In maze OF ex.
element that took her over the
ground OF her Testimony In her S75,-
900 suit against Baldwin for betrayal
~ IN fhG
crucial point.
Attorneys Go Straight to Point.
The attorneys for the recognized
daughters and heirs, Mrs. Clara
Blocker, Mrs. Anita McClacghery and
Rosalda Selby of San Francisco, went
straight to the point as to which of
the two pleas Mrs. Turnbull has made
against Baldwin is true and correct
the one of seduction, the one now on
trial, that Lucky Baldwin had mar
Tied Lillian Ashley by contract In San
Francisco on March 8, 1893. and that
Miss Beatrice Anita Turnbull, the
pretty 17-year-old plaintiff in the case,
was the child Of that union.
Mrs. Turnbull told of her meeting
with Baldwin ut Winchester, Mass,
In 1891, her alleged marriage to him
on March 8. 1898, and the severance
of their relations the following May.
Said Letters Were Forgerios.
Plncidly she told Attorney Gavin
McNab of San Francisco, cross-exam-
iner. that several letters vital to the
case OF the state were forgeries. She
branded them as forgerles, despite
the fact that they bore the endorse
ment of the clerk of the court who
received them in evidence In the case
which was tried In San Francisco
fourteen years ago, and marked them
rs exhibits, which Mrs Turnbull had
sworn we're genuine.
McNab asked Mrs. Turnbull II she
had ever mentioned marriage con-
tract prior 10 the death of Baldwin
nearly two years ago. When she
said she had written to that effect to
former Governor Long OF Massa
chusetts some time during 1894. the
attorney challenged her attorneys TO
produce the letter.
Col. Pope In Case.
The name OF Col. Albert Pope Of
Boston was brought into the case
when Mrs. Tumbull, answering tho
questions OF the cross-examiner, de
clnred that on discovering in May.
1893. that Baldwin had deceived her
IN stating that his wife had been d.
vorced, she told him that she would
no longer live with him
"You did that because OF your re-
gurd for the moral code, did your /
asked McNob.
"Yes," replied Mrs. TurnbUl.
Then" McNab said, 1T is not 4
fact that you sustained the same re-
latIons to Col Pope in Boston during
October, 1892. that you assumed with
Baldwin a few months later?'
Mrs. Turnbull denied II. and then
came a series OF question that con-
Guided with this:
'Is 1t not fact that you know that
the money with which your house and
lot In Pasadena was purchased came
from Col Pope2"
Mrs. Turnbull admitted that she
did
The court ordered an adjournment
until next Tuesday, when the trial
will be resumed.
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