The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-08
THE JUMEL WILL CAsE.

This case, which was postponed from Nav
last, ana peremPtorily M set down for trial at the
opening OF the November Term OF the Supreme
Court was called yesterday, in Part l. before
Juoge j. F, Barnard, and again postponed until
10 O'Clock this morning, when it will positiyeIv
Coz ths I, ana VIII probably occupy the Court
As the "Jumel Will Case" is likely to take
rank among the celebrated trials that nave
occupied the attention Of the Courts of this CITY,
Driet rehearsai OF the main features of the case
may not be unnterestiDg to our readers at this
time, although it involves Cnly a repetition of
facts published months ago.
Madame Jumel, many of our readers NAV
re"ollect, died in this city on the 10th of July,
1860 at The ace OF ninety-One years. She left
an estate valued at million dollars or more
mostly landed property and houses in this city
the Uulk OF which she beQueathed by will to
various charitable institutions, and but little of
whlth was LETT to her relatives or those who
claim to be her relatives, and la 8fuI heirs
As is usual under such circumstances the heirs
have resolved to contest the will, the ground of
contest III this case being that the will was
made during the last days OF the testator when
her mental capacity untitled her for sucn
an act; that it was in direct opposition To
a viii previously made when she was in
sound mind, and that it was made at the in
stlgatlon and under the influence of interested
parties having no relation by blood or marriage
to the testator, and to whom she was under no
oblieatlons whatever But it is not so much
the will itself, or the amount of property in
volved, az the personal history OF the testator
lndC iHEerts TINS trlal With peculiar lnIere.t
Mime Jumel was one OF the most remarkable
female characters that figured IN our Reyolu-
tionary era, and was possessed of beauty and
accomplishments that would have made their
mark IN any era. Born at sea OF mother
who oied in giving her birth, she was
brought up as an orphan, in the quiet town
OF Newport, X. l., until the age of H. when
she eloped with an English officer and came
fashion commenced, aud where she first came
in contact with the distinguished men of tbe
Revolution. Here and in philadelphia she
formed the acquaintance of Washington, Of JET.
terson, OF Benjamin Franklin, of Lafayette. of
Patrick Henry, of Aaron Burr, and many more
OF the lesser lights of that day, all of whom
admired her beauty and accomplishments and
many OF whom were captivated by her charms.
None OF them were, however, accepted by her az
husbands, If they ever made the offer, and after
several years spent in Illuminating the fashion,
aoe circles OF that era, she finally allied herself
with rich French wine merchant of this citv
and Miss Oapet became Madame Stephen Jumel
The happy pair shifted their residence to Paris
where Madame Jumel shone lot less brilliantly
than here-enlivenlbg the Court of Louis Phi
llppe with sher charms, fascinating the wary
Tally rand, and spending her husbands money
III truly royal style. Wnen Monsieur Jumer.
eNchequer broke down, az 1t soon did and ne
became moody and low spirited. Madame JumeI.
IKE COCO, economical wIie, turned her atten
tiou 10 finance, came back to New YORK took
charge OF the remnants OF her husbands estate
nurtured and cherished II till it grew once more
h'O llNluR plOpOIl OuS, anu LucD invited the
melancholy wine merchant to come over and
en5oX II with her. He came, and the TWO lived
together until his death, at the age OF TO- While
widow she renewed her acquaintance
with Aaron Burr, whom she had occasion
10 employ in his pro essional capacity os
lawyer. Burr appears from her let
ters t. have been the only man of the
keyoluliona1y era, or any other era, who
inlly answered her ideal of what a man shonIJ
oe-Delng, as she says, a union of Mars and
ADcllo-and it was not strange, therefore, thai
when he offered her his band a second time
and insisted upon il, she consented to become
Mrs. Burr, although her "Mars and Apollor was
then past 20. The match did not turn out we'll
however, and the welded life was of short dura.
ilon' Madame Jumel had by this time dropped
love and lomance, and become inancien and
as BUTTS talents in that line did not agree with
hels, the partnership was dissolved by mutual
consent-the lady taking divorce without on.
position, and resuming the name of Madame
Jumel. From that time till her death she lived
a retired life, clinging with tenacious grasp to
her real estate property in this city, which
steadlly increased IN value till it enabled her to
Gle o.s millionaire, and bequeath her riches as
The leading party who now contests the will
Is Nelson Chace, Esq, lawyer OF this city