Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-02-02 | Page 8 | Baldwin Will Case Scene of Many Shocks

Miit:iKh LOS ANGELES', Feb. 1. Tho defense de-fense In the contest of tho will or "Lucky" Buldwln spning several surprises sur-prises today by tho Introduction of evidence directly contrary to that given by Mrs. Lilian Ashley Turnbull, mother of Beatrice Baldwin, alleged to bo the daughter of the dead turfman. turf-man. 7 -Mrs. Laurlo Wilson James, of Rob-inotte, Rob-inotte, Ore., who lived In Cynthlana, Kentucky, In 1892, when Mrs. Turn-bull, Turn-bull, thon MIbr Ashloy, wns visiting there, waa placed on tho stand and said sho had discussed Baldwin with MIsb Ashley, tolling hor that no young woman could afford to number such a man among ',hor acqualnancos. Mrs. James declared sho told Miss Ashloy of Baldwin's possessions In California and of his being married and being the father of at least ono grown daughter. Letters Telling of Contract Marriage. Mrs. James was ono of those to whom Mrs. Turnbull asserted sho hnd written, telling of her contract marriago with Baldwin. But tho wlt-noss wlt-noss asserted that sho novcr received n letter from Mrs. Turnbull to that effect. Mrs. James, however, said that during tho trial of Mrs. Turnbull's damage against Baldwin In 189G, sho had- received one letter from Mrs. Turnbull in which the latter had written: writ-ten: "Do not think hard of mo, Laurie, you wouldn't if you knew all' Mrs. James declared she no,ver had understood from anything Mrs. Turn-bull Turn-bull ever wroto her or told ner that sho had married. " H. Babcock, -who in 1893 was manager man-ager of tho Hotel Del Coronndo, testified testi-fied that when Baldwin, wns there with Mrs. Turnbull ho had Introduced hor as Nhis daughter and not as hid wife. Arrangements aro being made for tho taking of tho depositions of Mrs. Graco Ormsby Brown and Mrs. Abigail Ab-igail Thompson of Boston and John D. Long, former governor of Massachusetts. Massa-chusetts. oo