The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-13

call this adopted daughter OF hersS A. Niece
@ VINO wssreputed and understood TO be her motherf
A. Mrs Maria Jones, that tho repute In the family
@ According 10 the repute in the family as 70 her age
about what time she borns 1901 or lso2
that lady during ali the time thss you knew thems
mean as TO friendship love or attachment a As0ns.s
affection existed within my knowledge between
two human beings. -
q At the deasl Of your wife, how did Madam !umel
receive that events A with tbs greatest e1eii sue
took 70 her bed and remained there for . week
Q. What became OF tas children on that oocasicn' A.
NOT long ate. 100 d'a ssr house and adopted
them into her family, and continued them there
during their infancy acting 's.ohos them sSe rud
ments OF education for young children hsrsel and
nursing them in all the diseases incident % inisncy
This continued down to the time OF the marriage Of my
dsachter which Madame Jumei negotiated In 1854 and
| in the case OF my son until she became innsm ana
Mr. o,Couor-I do mot want you to say anything about
that mean until what time did II oontinaef Until
fsos Children and yourself lived with the old lady
| A. We did -, -
q And formed her familys A; Yes, sE a. 49,
last tmea A. She left this coaEy IN nss and SsI r.
NAMED in Europe with my cai.drea una July, 1904
when she returned with nj Whom sho had nseed
oeo'n Th a" VAS w.ne Jumels last visit abroad
fe Wb ssraadams Jumel went abroad, Dy wha.
ard -. Designate hersefs A. Madame Eliza D. Burr
name, she having been formerly married to Colonel
Aaron Burr
U.
have put in and say whose signatures them
A. They all bear the signature Of Madame Jumel in her
proper handwriting.
@ Are you perfectly acquainted with her handwriting
The letters, which were principally rom Madame
tions of his marriage with her grand NIECE here
put in evidence and read. In some Of them Madame
Jume ntmated her intention to leave all her estate 10
her niece and nephew.
Mr. O'Conor-Did you notice, after Madame Jumel's
return from France in 1854, any change IN her cond
State any particular instance Of occurring some
time after her return. A. She got up military COM
pany which she called her French legion and uniformed
them In very fsntastica manner and had them march
about the house against my remonstrance: she con-
tnued this for number OF months, altogether support
ing large number of persons.
O. What numberY A. About twenty.
Q Was 1t in the summer, fall or winter9 A. should
think from about the month Of December until about
the month of May or June
Q Describe this legion If you please. A. She had
Q What was done in the daytime9 A. They
marching about the house like military company as if
the house were garrison.
Had they a commanders A They had.
q Who was the commanders A. Ny own son Will
Q. Had he uniforms A. Yes.
Q. Did he wear III A. He did
Q. Had you a uniform A. had
O. Did you wear it9 A. No Ineycr nut II on.
O. As to the guards at niRhi please explain how that
was a. was ses r ana agreed upon
from time to time, and this was kept up the whole
night there used to be alarms given in tho night and
the whole garrison was roused and there was pretty
general disturbance OF all rest
@ will pass occurrences from that !time along
until another period When this old lady last al
Saratoga Springs2 A. In the summer Of 1859.
Q. Did anything remarkable happen 70 her while she
Say sitting opposite her. when noticed kind Ge Of
once once and said; What Is the matter, madame y
SAID had dush thought .. the time that II was
50 marked that y was ncpient apoplexy although the
y afterwards OF objects being before her vision and
she seemed TO suffer pain in her head after that shock
tina. continued unit, We started 70 60 which we did
parcnty been visitors at the Springs and who made
towards taking Wiz r. IN an
aged a. she Was she sprang TO her passed me- and
cs R her
this hurried and took her by the and
got her back 70 her seat and ted % calm her the pas
After you got home did anything remarkable occur
Of DISTURBED mind and 10y some time asr
got homei finally she made charge against my son,
al: be n p; !. 0 e
Clothes in such way a. that II would fall down upon
her N. ma t n s.s sd mat reason a
foundation for IL took her TO the place. and showed
her that the top had NOT been disturbed that there
Of the top had taken place. she insisted II nsvesthe-
less and continued TO repeat IT, until she insisted that
she required 70 this subject repeatedly table AFTER
wards to me- still insisting that he intended TO kill her.
and sns % w .o We nss y our employ
which she had got painted d Rome rspsssnsns full
side, and she ven. and placed black patch over the
face Of my son immediately after this charge, and
face think up to the time or her death.
Q Did he ever call upon her after thatf A. He did
frequently, and was received very kindly and pleas.
O. Are you mistaken about the setting up in bust
ness being after thatf A. Possibly may BE-, but he
frequently called there and dned with her after that
O. And how did she treat hims A. She treated him
q As 10 this charge, would como up agains A.
Yes before be would leave the house. amer treating him
very kindly she would recur 70 the charge and insist
upon II that he intended TO kill her
O. After 1859 how long did she continue 10 persist In
that charger A. Down 10 the day Of her death.
9. And yet every now and then she received kindly
Vow as to any other idea that she had about people
n,enans 70 destroy her. state what you know Of that
with oSs,
intended 70 poison tina. they had put poison u her
ss aDd she s, would .DS sS used
would not touch Il at a. until vo back under ths des
s S,s and sao ns % % am sS return
in her presence did So many times; she sise CHARGED
and my daughter with attempting poison her fssd
and had TO have medicine, ad have repeatedly been
compelled to take the medicine abe would take IT,
from her own hands
.. For what purposef A. To try and convince her
that shc in her charge as 10 any attempt TO
poison her
Now as to the appearance Of tie piece Of furniture
you spoke Of there anything bout IL 10 Indicate
that part Of It had been 10 ,senedso 10, fall
A. Not the slightest
Q. Was she able 10 point out anything OF the kind
A. Nothing at all
Q Did her inability to point out anything convince
her that she was wrongS A. No, sir; she persisted in
her charge that my son had done so.
Y Was there any color sort Of evidenc, OF such a
thing having been done A. Not the slightest posi-.
bility or evidence Of such thing
q In regard to these attempts 70 poison her W your.
self and your daughter, there any foundation for
themY A. They were utterly groundless there w,s no,
q shadow of foundation for any OF them.
q How was she generally treated by your Ina YOU
treat her respectfully A. There never was pers.-
who was treated more kindly, respectfully and a1ec-
tionaeiy than she BY myself and Ill the members