The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-13

turn from France, in 1854, l noticed remark
able change in her demeaDor; she got up q COM
pany, which she called her "leglon,n number.
ing about twenty boys, and dressed them in
| fantastic uniform, and marched them about the
house like military company; my son William,
about Ia years of age, was the commander of
the company; had uniform, but never wore
II; guards were stationed at night. alarms were
| given, and the whole garrison was frequently
aroused in the night, and general disturbance
created; while at the dinner-table i'm Caratopa
! In the summer OF 1866, / noticed a shock to
| Mime Jumel, and she put her hand 10 her
head, and complained of pain and OF
seeing things floating before her vision; while
| returning with her to the city in the cars, she
| sprang from my side in the car and ran up to
! party OF strangers, and, putting her mouth to
! their ears, gave a fearful Shrek; after we got
nome she still labored under this same mental
! excitement; she accused my son of having un-
! screwed wardrobe so that it might fall and
| Kill her; she finally insisted that he should
leave tue house; when he left she placed a blqck
! patch on the face OF picture of nv son which
she had ordered painted in Rome: nv son
frequently called to see her after that, aud
was treated kindly by her; she even set
MN up III business alter that but always
insisted that ne intended to kill her; sne
often charged myself and daughter and others
with an intent to poison her by putting drugs
IN her tea and her food; frequently mad to eat
or drink the ioOd 1rst, in order TO convince her
that there was no foundation Tor her suspicious:
tnefe was not the shadow OF foundation for
these charges; there never was "A person treated
more kindly and atiectionately than she was by
all oil my family; she also for three or four years
previous to her death charged three or four of
her neig boIs of the highest responsibility with
ro0bmg her; among her other delusions she
IMAGINED she had been in Heaven, and
described the wonderful sights she had seen
there; she also engaged men to dig
and blast rocks TO recover treasure
which she said had been secreted in the earth
by wealthy cltlZens during the American Revo-
luton, after General Washington took bosses
sion Of New York: she claimed that she had
repeatedly cured diseases BY the laying-on of
hahds, ana was victim to various other delu-
Slons; IN my judgment she was not at any time
during the year 1868 of sound mind; she took
enormous quantities OF sweet-oi for years
being under the delusioE that this was a sove-
reign remedy for all her ills including the
ehects OF the poison winch she imagined was
gwen her. -
John }. Crane sworn-Am physician in this
city; attended Mime Jumel from June, 1869,
until the time OF her death; the tirst time /
called on her she was suffering from eating
strawberries; she said she had eaten twelve
hpaske.s' but that she usually ate twenty-four
oasEe,s, !, DIt sne sad she had taken a
tumbler iul OF sweet-oil, and that would
cure her; the next day | called, and she did
not recollect that | had been there before.
she often expressed TO ne her power of curing
disease Oy the laying-on OF hands; she ire.
quently spoke about the conspiracy that was
organized 10 Kill her, and mentioned that the
wardrobe had been so placed as to fall on and
crush her; ber mind, in my Judgment was much
lin paired by age aud disease; DR.. Clark and my-
self consulted together regarding her condition.
ana both OF US concluded that no will she might
make would stand; she was undoubtedly of un-
sound mind; she suffered from gastric derapge-
ment and from disease OF the kidneys,
Alonzo Clark sworn-I visited Mime Jumel in
company Win Dr. Crane, as consulting pnysl-
clan, IN March 20, 1868; she was in feeble
health, suffering from gastric disturbance and
disease OF the kidneys; she talked at random
and labored under various forms of haIluclna-
hon; she was perpetually under the influence of
some deluslon: her reasoning was good enough
from her premises, but her premises were gene
rally false; DIR. Crane SPOKE TO me of her desire
10 make will, and / stated TO HIM that, in INV
she was not capable Of performing
such an acc
Counsel here read the will OF Mime Jumel.
made in July, 1851, when she is claimed to have
been III sound mind, in which, after several
small bequests to various individual friends and
charitable institutions, she bequeaths the bulk
OF her property, in trust, tor the wife of Mr.,
Chace, and after her death to be distributed
equally between the children OF Mrs. Chace
and the children OF her sister, Mrs Jones. The
will appoints Francis f. Berge and Charles
OC0noT as executors.
Nelson Chace recaIled-Mrs Jones' mentioned
in the will just read, was the sister of Mime
Jumel; the other persons mentioned (naming
theml were children OF Mrs. Jones and other
relations.
Eliza Jumel Perry sworn-Am the wife of
Paul X. Perry; was niece and adopted daugh-
ter OF Mime Jumel: my mother was the wife of
Mr.. Chace; was born IN Mime Jumels house
and lived with her till was married; remem.
Der the last season sne was at Saratoga, in the
summer OF 1853; after my return from France,
in 1854, l noticed a great change in Mime
JumePs mental capacity; when she returned
from her last visit TO Saratoga she showed
symptoms OF insanity; she accused us all of
attempting to poison her; she said / carried
arsenic in my pocket to put in her tea: after
making those charges she would treat me with
the greatest affection, and say how much she
loved me; yet she continued to recur 10 these
charges up 10 the time of her death.
Paul r. Perry sworn Witness shows two
letters from Mime Jumel, dated Paris 1851
These letters were received by my father while
the marriage negotiations between myself and
Mme JumePs niece were going on. No cross
examination.
William 6. Chace sworn-Am the son of
Nelson Chace; was brought up by M'ne Jumel:
ceased to live with her III 1885, when / was
compelled to leave the house on account of her
charging me with attempting TO assassinate
her; previous to that time she was very atfec-
tionate towards me; / was her favorite; one
night she came down stairs while was sitting
at the supper table, and accused me OF unscreW w
ing the wardrobe SO that 1t would fall on her;
she was in furious passion about it; attempted
to reason with her, but TO no purpose.
Benjamin Shelter sWorn-l lived with Mime
Jumel three years from 1857; in 1859 she charged
myself and William Chace with taking the cover
on the wardrobe so that ii would fall and kill
her; there was no truth at all in the charge; she
ulrecud me TO dig for gold on the premises
Wn.le w lived with her; didn't find any gold.
(lIaughIer IN Court.)
EiHa D. Erankell sworn-M'me Jume was
my aunt; William and Maria Jones were my
ialher ana mother; knew Mime Jumel from
tne IIIhe was nve years OF age; | was born in !
1908; my father died in lS49 and NV noother in
1850; up to the death OF my father and mother
there was always friendly iuterconrse between
NINE lto JUNE, anu .E our family; there never was
sent my sister and youngest brorber and -
self TO Connecticut to school; my oldest brother