The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-09
TURNRyLL. GIRL
Loses HER SUIT
Judge Instructs Jury to Return
Verdict in Favor of Estate
of Lucky" Baldwin.
DECLARES EVIDENCE
IN CASE FALLS SHORT
Legitimate Daughters of the Old
THrfman Secure in Posses
sion of Millions.

Los ANGELES. Cal, March s.-The
Jury in the case of Beatrice Anita
Baldwin Turnbull, the sercnteon-year-
old Boston girl seeking a one.sixth
share of the 100000 estate OF
"Luchy'' Baldwin, today. under IN
structon from the court, reported
verdict adverse TO the claimant.
Eight days ago arguments for an"
against q motion to instruct the jury
TO return verdict against the P!alntih
| began. and a few minutes before the
noon recess today Attorney Garrett Nc.
| Enerny of San Francisco concluded for
the respondents. Only momcntary
pause cnsued before the judge an
nounccd his decision, blasting the hopes
of the Young claimant TO the Baldwin
millions
Charge Of the Judge.
Judge Rives delivered the following
| charge TO the Jury:
| "Gentlemcn Of the jury: We have
about reached the conclusion Of tins
case, contrary 10 your expectations.
The matter has been submitted 20 the
court as purely question OF law, as
to whether or not. taking INTO con.
sideration all the testimony introduced
and giving il full weight, With the
greatest possible favor to the plaintiff
she has made a case.
"'In other words, do the proofs In
troduced established marriage!
q, After n careful consideration Of the
matter and a thorough argument, both
as to the facts and the law, l have
concluded that under the testimony in
this case. there has been a failure 70
establish marriage, and therefore II
becomes my duty as Judge OF this court
"a so instruct you. and direct you to
find verdict accordingly.
The jury then retired, and when II
returned. brought in the following yer
diet:
Verdict Of Jury.
eve. the Jury impsneled tn try the
issue raised and joined therein. upon
the direction of the court, do find that
there never was a marriage either vahd
! or null in law. or any marriage what
ever between tbe mother Of sand Bea
trice Anita Baldwin, otherwise knovr
as Beatrice Anita Turubull, and the
: said T. j. Baldwin, deceased.
"That Beatrice Anita Baldwin
, otherwise known as Beatrice AMT;
Turnbull. is not g Legitimate daughie'
or legitimate child of Elias j. Bald
: win. deceased y
The attorneys for the contestant not
, ed an exception to the instructed yer
: Dict and announced that they would
take an appeal direct to the supreme
court.
The suit to break the Baldwin vii
has been on trial since the first week o.
December. Al one time. iust afteI
filing of the petition. there was said e
be n disposition among the recognize'
heirs TO compromise and procure al
early distribution of the estate Tn
Baldwin estate was appraised az Sl1,
600 900, but is commonly reputed TO b
worth twice that sum One heir is un
derstood 70 have held out against an
Y compromise with Miss Turnbull and
fight was decided upon.
Great Army of Legal Talent.
l Upwards of fifteen attorneys, amon
whom are some of the most prominen
members of the California bar, were at
raved on one side or the other of tn
contest.
| The eighteen year old plaintiff. Bes
trice Anita Turnbull, and her mother
accompanied by Boston lawyers, cam
here from Brookine. Mass, last Ser
tember and Lee j. Maguire, a realt.
broker, was named by the court to ac
, as guardian for the girl
liz the trial, Mrs Lillian Ashle
Turnbull the mother of the contestant