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Show MRS. TURIM ON Tl ST10 LOS ANOELES, Jan. I. Keyed "P to the point of desperation by the stinging comment of opposing counsel that seemingly the only persons cog- I nlzant of her alleged marriage to "Lucky" Baldwin wore negro servants and persons "now numbered in the Innumerable In-numerable Hiring populating the cemeteries," cem-eteries," Mrs Lillian Afhley Turnbull made the direct statement on cross-examination cross-examination at the reopening of her daughter's will contest today that tho turfman had told his daughter, Mrs. Clara Sockcr, In ftur presence, that she was his wife. It wag the first unqualified statement state-ment of the kind Mr.". Turnbull has mado, although for six days slio has been under the fire of cross-auestlons which often dwelt particularly on that point; and her declaration apparently surprised even tho attornoys rcpre- Renting hor daughter. Beatrice Anita Turnbull, who Is seoklng to break Baldwin's will and obtain a -J2,50p,0n0 Bharo of his estate. An Incident concerning n cigarette, tho first and last she over puffed, Mra Turnbull sald, brought about hor direct di-rect knowledge that Bnldwin had told Mrs. Stocker, then Mrs Harold, that sho was Mrs. Baldwin She quoted tho oxnrt language which she sa'd the turfman had used on that occasion. "Why did you not romember this duelng the trial of your seduction suit four years ago, or was It because you wanted the $75,000 too badly," shouted one of tho counsel for the stato. "My memory hai been refreshed." sho ropllod. "Besides, at tbe trial I was not askod questions which In' volved the Contract man-lagc." Beforo the witness could reply fur-thor, fur-thor, Garrett McEneraoy, another of tho attorneys for the estate Interpolated Interpolat-ed the remark; "Sho was the fountain of truth waiting wait-ing to be tapped, but Bho wasn't tapped tap-ped " "It should havo been," she went on. "But tho lawyers wore running the case. I was a baby In their hands." "You wore 2S years old," retorted McNab. "Were you tbe same kind of baby that you were In tho bands of Colonel Pope, of Boston?" Mrs. Turnbull burst Into tears, but quickly drying them, sho angrily replied: re-plied: "You Insult me." Her daughtor's attorneys came to her rescue, with objection to the methods of tho defense and In replv McEnerney declared that tho witness was not entitled to a "perfumed cross-examination." cross-examination." I "She Is not getting It," said the court, and the caso was adjourned until un-til tomorrow morning. |