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

her were engaged attempting 10 destroy hetIana TINS
without the slightest reason. for they hah Always
treated her with the greatest kindness and respect
and the absence OF reason IN regaiu ~ wy. "as
shown iu this, that although sue wou'a .asn
rIad 10 see them come back ana De with nor
There were various other decisions on her mnd whtch
Il IL hardly worth while tell you She thought her
premises we're full buried treasure, and wanted people
n hun, for IL She thought that she had the power or
mracnIousys curngs persons by the mere imposition
~ hands and there were variety Of things OF the
extraordinary nature in her conduct which thiRk II
hardly necessary 10 lay before yon II was while sho
was 10 that condition. in this last stage that the 10Th
of April 1888 the will in question was made. Lawyers
had been called and attempts made 70 do for her the
any viii which she talked about but they always failed
to bring her to conclusion IN consequence OF her hghti
ness and OF flying OF from the business on hand
talked to her for hours, upon all subjects
on sf q @. h. d. sss hsl
himsslf, and in one way or other, induced
then get any other disposition out Of her for the
manderi 80 he sad to her"Shall put down the rest
to divide among these She seemed to consent
said be Madame sign the will" She did not sign it,
and the Will remained nher possession II that
habit Of visiting her had this projected will produced to
him, and made certain alterations in It, do not think
IL 90 the Of s
which stripped this family her property but left
will in its essential legal characteristics bes.; snan
as w hps than Sai as @s Mhcs
mentioned by Mr. Smith, the mi-ster ana ~ ne SUP
Dy h bsooSh, 70 he couple aeghbors
one day, ana she in fumblag kind Of wy Ru. her sig
nature TO it, conducting he,s 20 doa Of bv Mr. Smith
aua in dne time after hereah turned up and here 4
Isl and II is the paper opwhch you are now =" pss
%sn The nature Mn,,S Of 's rhaps
II gives first sxtee. ots the exnenses of tho hnd
church. and to ds5r Of parsonage This she
ing and also q devise to tho corporation Of the
church IN thaister. This paper. called viii. also
Smith was smith himself So. ooo and gives S. 600 and
other SIR William J. Chase, her tavorte grandchld,
givesg-cuts him off entirely It gives TO Mrs Perry
no' then had child, and who was entirely de.
4,sndent upon what this old lady might do for
might labor for a living for their mutual
INCOME from during her e and the capital to 20
her ISSUE If she should leave any at her death The In
would be about $500 at the utmost enough proba
all they were to get out Of her vast estate is not
necessary should say, for me TO comment much at
large upon this case, or to comment upon any Of the
facts attendant the particular act of executing
this will The bare statement Of the shows
30 strong--so exravaganty strong, might say-so
pre- eminently strong, I should say with more pro-
priety-that ID is stamped upon the face of 1t as
an act of unacy No person in the possession OF
his senses could possibly make such an instrument
under the circumstances which this lady stood as the
protector it may be said the parent OF these three chill
den There will be probably little dispute in the
always willing give up to those charitable institutions
the $40 900 $4,000 which was beQueathed to them,
because they were such legacies lady in her crcum
stances, with her fortune, could consistently with her
duty to her family well have made. And gentle
men, it is but fair for to say that Mr. Chase
agreed pay those sums deducting something make
also agreed to pay the legacy made to Mr.
Smith, the minister The interest Of those
thu ~ sp,~
should get instead Of their S. 600 apiece equal pro
rata share Of the whole residue which would give each
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you the plaintiff Our principle in this that
matter Of reason and justice this old lady was bound
ren Of Mr. Chase, and the whole Of it, with the excep
lion OF anything in the way Of legacy TO friend to
S but sh s sss 1 oS.n ss y nU here.
here difficulty In their making any
aaim. Mr. Chase was not an he'll. at-iaw,
bose children was he siGer Of those four children Of
ladame Jumes sister, Mrs. Jones They were the
SsS Ts w wssS a u Sss
SINE Of mind, In which she made some allowance 70
tler family OF moderate amounts, giving all the rest 70
sx wen that that Was hef duty that that was what she
oght 70 have done that that what in the posses
therefore agreed with Mr. Chase that as hs repr ssentnE
hamy the proper person TO receive this estate for
hiafamy, IL ne would give them fair liberal proper
$1,000 piece-they wsuid release to him their inter
est the estate and let aim 60 and establish his title
The ST nsss Of the
your Honor please and Irill proceed to lay the EVIL
dsnce before the jury. =
Bingham Warner Walsron was the nrst witness
called the part Of the plant and testified fol-
O. Arc you counsellorat-iav, residing in this city,
O Were you acquainted with sh> Hon. VIM. Inglis,
xxA aro uoxHy
Q Was he counsellor at law in prs<ce in this city
n tho year 1857 A. He was. f7'
8 You ana mai he occupisd The same object = Yea
q when did he dief A. In May, 1868
Q. Did you know Madame JumeI-EIIza > Jumel-
Q. Did you know her wells A. Quite well.
Q. Did she at any time have anything done 4 the
cutting Wilt A Yes sir she came there and had
will drawn by judge Ings for her.
Q Did you hear her give the nstructonss A. Pat Of
O. Do you know anything Of her furnishing any msna-
A. have which suppose is the she furnished;
did not see II furnished but found Il attached y
draft OF the will
O And you suppose that is the one she furnished
O. You found It among the papers of Judge Ings'
Q And how It got there you do not know A.
know thar she did furnish . memorandum, and sup.
pose that this Is the one.
" u
wilf A. Yes, sir that is tho draft of the wf II is in
the handwriting Of Judge Inglis
Y. Is II completed In such q way as 70 constitute
,opy by having the signatures 10 hs A. lis II con-
aims the dates and all the signatures Of the party and
O Then II appears TO be q drafs Of the will which,
liter the will was executed turned into copy for
A. Yes sir.
q. DO you recollect Madame Jumel's executing the
original WHY A. think do although my recollection
81 Il Is ndistinct, appears the draft
Of tho witnesses; have doubt she did execute it,
q Do you recoect the circumstance Of seeing her
with Judge Inglis? A. Yes, sir.
q. Talking about her will 7 A. Yes, sir
Y DO you recocct whether abe did furnish any men,
DrandumY A. I remember she furnished q memoran-
FUN she went out of the ONCE for the purpose Of get
ling the names OF some OF her family.
The draft Of the will Was here put In evidence,
also the memorandum attached. This witness was not
ross-examined
TESTIMONY PAUL y FULLER.
Paul Fuller clerk In tho law ONCE Of Messrs Cou-
icr verified TRANSACTIONS Of letters written in French by
Madame Jume during the 1854 and 1885, Of
hem being to the parents OF Mr. Perry who married her