The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-13
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provided for and six nots A.

blind was provided for; the Amencan BDie soo'ey WAS
Q. There were three provided for and six nots A.
o Have you stated all the interviews you had with
Madame Jumel from the time she sent for you IN the
summer Of 1852 down the time you met the man at
sSs S not vss
know there two or thrsef other visits, from my
remembering slight circumstances con9ecssa WIN .ne9
these other ysitsf A. Nothing material beyond one
single fact that at one Of those congregations told her
ns of as Ssns pointed % ne G
the Rev Mr. Tying nssps 4. saes any q ministers to
O. Besides whasyou have stated tothe Jury did you
suggest anything in reference 10 the contents Of Wilt
Q, From September 3, 1862 how long period elapsed
before you saw Madame Jnme againf A. never saw
O. Where did you then see herr A. AT her house Z. d
q hid you make any attempt 70 see her from septem
Der, 1861 20 March, 1865 A. never attempted 70 go
q What induced you TO go' A. When was al the
village one day heard she was extremely iieick
death, 40 was supposed-and went there.
n Did yoase her A. Not that day; saw her the
o. Was she mY A. She was IN Ft4 mas
@ Was the will spoken Off A.. No, sir. cnlgma8 ~
q When did you next see herr A. some days after
that; canno. answer precisely II may have boon one
or two days; ashert time, however. seigecg ell Ia
eS1sd making her ~ aha 'ss ssd sss~
DID not intend 70 do So referring y the interviews
q Did she reply A. No, sir, she did not; or IL she
anything s Ps On M pse Occasion about the
q. When did you next sec herr A within short
time. " ea 9a Uss hsvtT taf
Q. On thar occasion the will spoken Off A. 1t
Q Who first spoke Of ns A. She did herself
q What did she say A. She said she had been
wishing make her will but that the lawyer whom she
had seen IN the meantime wished 70 make such dlspS
and she could not arrange II with him. asked her then
Have you not win u existence y and she said None
the right The wish TO dictate you In any
or form what you should do with your estate, but
large that should be left to 20 to the
four winds when you die; 1t is certainly your duty to
make will such as viii suit yourself, and thus dispose
duty and she would do IT. she then asked would
Ieqaes, her old lawyer, Mr. wesmore to come and see
O. Was anything else of importance said at that timer
A. Not that remember o.l
Q. Did you make an appointment with Mr. wctmorea
I @ Did he go there ? A. He did.
O. Did you at any time say anything TO Mr.. wetmore
may have done so, but DO not recolect DIST nelly
there : A. short time before Mr. wctn,ore came up
Q. Was II in the month Of March, 1884, that Mr. Mold
aow came Mr. may MSd hav 70 &c bere
Jumel talking 10 Mrs. Perry and myself about the
plans fer the church. provision 70 build which she
city, but none were satisfactory. asked her why not
have architect and fix upon a plan which he might
ey aSa saw a
Mold having been directed to him by friend, and he
came up according to appointment, bringing with him a
number OF plans and specifications
O. Did any person at Madame Jumels look over those
plans, II 80, whos A. Madame Jumsl, Mrs. Perry and
o Did Mr. Mold show any particular plan for the
church A. Yes; after showing several which were not
satisfactory some on account Of the expense he showed
paper she was very much struck with il and asked how
much would cost to build that church be said be was
then building IL a ~ estimate Of 10000
@ Mr. wetmore then came upf Yea
Q. Who came up with him on that occasionf A. An
old gentleman whose name DO nos rscollsct heard
Q where did Mr. wssmors sof A. Hs went up
: q. who went with bimY A. This old gentleman, who
was understood 70 Be his amsnuenss sb SH
Q. How long did Mr. Wetmorc and his Amanuensis re-
main nR .rss Three 6~s OF four hour should : ssy
A wss sitting with Ara Perry IN the sosthessterp
ROOM WHICH wss ordinarily occupied BY Madame Jumel
q. Did you during the whole time shas Mr.. we,mers
was there zee Madame Jumelf Ako. sir
DssT SsS. Not Il room VINE 'h'
Q. Did Nj. wetmors come down stairs a anf A. He
Towards the sud q the three q four hous did be
20 what did yor then dol A. n vac ssormips heavily,
and went in her carriage, which vas on hand 70 ind
o Dh you bring witnesses thsrsi A. I did.
9 wsstne IN, exsccsed On That days A u was nct
Witness A think did not; vent away with Mr.
! q Did Ven On tsss day know tho contents Of that
paper which Mr.. Weimors had drawn 4 Not In any
sense q AL -. s,. -.
sss "a E; ,a a' Isa On ss s, a. x.
hrss visit that rscollect after that WAS within two
weeks although may have been there and seen her in
q Did you sse her within that two wesks wAsn the
Win VS. the subject OF conyersasionf A. Yes, once.
ton wse:Ssr she "a. ala rot intend q execute her vii
@ What did she ssyf A. She made very slight
rsspcnse which have no recollection Of -.
o When was Che next time that you talked with her
troducsd The subject herself saying that she had bean
written such blind hand-sha, wa, her sspressios
that she could not read H. and that she had told her
husband before his death she never would siGn an I'm
portant paper without reading u, she said she would
have 70 get somebody read i for her told her that
would endeavor 70 nnd person TO read u for her. she
70 read ~ Madame" said l. III you wish 10 do 20,
viii DO 70 with plsasnrs;n she Immediately ruse,
osy
distinctly; while read the will she remained In an as.
tude Of quiet senous attention ihrouaboat scarcely
moving except when she interrupted me 10 make seg-
q How dsa shs interrupt your A. When came %
place on bond and mortgage $40 600 the IL 70
accrue him annually" she said 1T must be put
down at $1,000 made Memorandum OF ", whether
the margin Of the paper itsef Otherwise do not
recolect the provision for Mrs. Eliza Perry,
$4,000 bond and mortgage precisely az u 10 on the
paper there with the difference OF the amount being
only $4,000 she sad, That must be pus down -
$4,000 Also; read on and came next 70 provision
for myself TO pay 70 Rev J. Howard Smith $780, she
stopped me Immediately saying, u told him $1,000
"6hall write II 80 ~ said "Yes,p that was all that
said that subject; read and 10 legacy
OF 900 for Mrs Perry; That must be cut on Z" she
said next vss $4,000 20 VIM. c wstmorc, Esq 'Tha,
must BE- on she aid mart thsre the appoint
mens Of Charles O'Conor and VIM c. wemore execu-
tors Of her Lea viii and Testament she sad they mus
BE- Get Oh, - the would have no lsvyers IN that
position; after reading through l went 70 the
bcginpng again. and told her she bad forgotten that In
our conversation she had sxpreessd the intention 70
provide for the building of recory the legacy 70 the
church vas SEQ 600, written thsse therefore sog
gested that the land she had len which w. 100 feet
front and rear and 200 fest depth should Be Increased
$50 feet front and rear and 200 feet In Depth and
that 90 should b. added provide for the building