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> UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Tho Estnte Of Madame J"mei-The Summing
I'D for the Plaintiff.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT cOuaL
Tho Estnte Of Madame JumeI-Thc Summing
Up for the Plaintiff.
Before Judge shipman.
The further hearing OF the case Of George Wash.
ington Bowen vs.sNelson Chase was resumed yes
terday.
Shortly after the sitting OF the Court Mr. Charles
OConor read TO the jury portion OF the testimony
OF the palntlf Bowen, In relation to his acquaint-
Rnoe with the witness Perry.
ARGUMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
MI. W. A. Beach then proceeded to address the
Jury in summing up the evidence on The part OF the
plaintiff He commenced by observing mat Rufus
Choate had said IN case III which he had Daniel
Webster for an opponent, "Gentlemen OF the
Jury, have no fear OF my cause on It's merits,
but do fear transcendent ability welded with I'M
hesttattng confidence" and standing ne (cOunseL
did In opposition TO one who was justly claimed
the leader OF the Bar OF the State felt might
In che tmorous and delerentia language of the
Massachusetts orator, adopt the sentiment he had
uttered. No one would tnink him as Affecting any
comparison the most remote between himself and
Mr.. Choate, nor aid he mean to suggest an entire
likeness between his learned adversary tMr.
O'ConOr) ana Daniel Webster, because, although
both were gentlemen OF high merits and great
distinction, they occupied different departments
Of learning and moved IN different spheres
Daniel Webster, with his massive brain and vast
resources, could nave produced the opening which
they had Hstened 10 from mis- learned adversary. In
many respects IL was an extraordinary producuon,
and ne meant no nisreSpect to the gentleman whoa
he said IL IS not marked py any profound or pno-
sophie display. IL was oil different character but
SKIuy ana admirably devised 10 meet the necesSl-
treated with great deal OF aaroitness ana skil,
but departed from the ordinary usage IN courts or
Justice IN lnis country which regarded reasoning
Of The case you went along in an opening stale
ment As not admissible.
Counsel then went, on to say that 1t would be ms
duty 10 sup Madame Jumel or me claim set I'D Tor
her OF being an angel OF virtue he conceded 10
Mr. O'COnor undoualed superiority III the legal pro-
iesStOn. mat gentlemen stood uncnaelged IN us
pre-aminence. The learned gentleman appeared TO
feel great deal III reference W TINS Case TO which,
no doubt, ne had deyoied much attention. Inere
had beeu quite waste OF time IN the conduct Of
this case as 10 collateral matters that nad no signii
cant Gearing upon the question W issue. lie would
not weary the Jury; bnG would take q Dirds-eye
view OF the testimony, or rather OF HE prominent
parts He referred TO The testimony OF Elizabeth
Freeman, who depOsed that Madame sad 10 her
that she had son; that she lei him IN Proyldence
that Madame sad he would come back; that the
witness should not believe the story That Madame
had Killed or drowned her son. Mary q. Eddy,
daughter OF Ellzaoeth Freeman, testified 10 the
same tang; that madame told her she aad q son,
ana that one day lie would return ana make
trouble. EIizaoeIf Price had also testified that
one occasion she mad found picture at the
Madalne's house. hut Madame TOOK II from her.
locked it up, ana sad 1t was picture OF her SON. 1t
was small picture and OF cnllo; size heard this
old lady say 10 Miuanle, "3etsy, you would not
know George now, he has grown SOL Tue evidence
Of Mrs. Canarne Williams was TO Jne erect That snc
saw Betsy Bowen passing her house III provIuence,
Il. L.. in company with oisrepulable persons; ana
Bowen, then Madame Junel. In New YORK, ut the
house o. Colonel McConber, revolutionary
SOLDIER, who had fought III the battle Vi Long
Island. Mrs. Miilams SAID that the lady sne Then
saw at Colonel McComDer as Maame Jumel was
the Betsy Bowen she had Known IN Providence.
l>avld Wilkes testimony SHOWS tnat Madame Jumel
aduiilted tDat she nad son, locating his place OF
he saw Betsy Bowen nursing TINS pabe III the nouse
OF FreeOve liaou. ANA he iartner idenuued Betsy
Afa,I II fhnn
refer 10 the testimony OF George w. Bowen,
observing that tas man was born In
and ii TINS trial had other result 1t would show
that man c0ld raise himself ABOVE the Stigma Of
his birth by lie OF lluustry 10 nonor. profit and re-
spectaoility He was respected clIzen, and would
It. DC SAID that ne had entered into a Conspiracy TO
pluDaer the defendant Madame Julncl mad Deen
quite q sensation i'll fashionable lie IN Ncw York,
and II was asked by counsel Tor defendant Wny tins
plalnLlii dd not claim Madame dume rs ms mother.
There was notniug 20 snow that Bowen was aware
OF tine IGeny Detween Betsy Bowen ana Madame
memory OF mother IN TINS case there Clustered none
OF those tender recolleclons that ring from viz
tue, he did not wonder that George W. Bowen
youth he had been abandoned shame
BY his mother. Having commented upon
the testimony OF Other Witnesses Tor the defence,
counsel adyerted TO the evidence OF Joseph Perry,
one OF the witnesses for tue piaIntiu. mat tesil-
mOny had been commented upon by counsel for de-
Iendant IN severe terms. No dOuOt his testimony
was pcrlured and suborned, but VINO suborned hm7
VINO found nims Counsel Tor defendant says IL was
Gideon j. Tucker. Did aswurn officer OF this COurf,
member oil The Bar, degrade himself by suDoruIng
y witncssS lie COUNSEL ASKED Them 10 pause ueiore
they attached implicit credence 10 thus impntation.
DID they peileve mat a gentleman Ike Mr. Tucker.
the manufacture of cvnien, G. and enter on the com.
mission Ol desperate CRIME The deposition Of
Perry mad been taken, and Mr. Tucker knew that
was on file Or year IN the Court. Alter advertiuG
to other features Ol the Case counsel observed that
MADAME Jumei mainlainen her character TO the
end. she held true to Gr character for fifty years;
but there were momens when ner feelin as a
mother asserted itsel, anu she would then revert TO
"a "a hnI 81 hln N ann ma <.f
the career of Madame Juncl from her cradle to her
grave. mad been lnat OF most American mOlners
lion him IN her wl. such q thing wOuld seem 10 be
the most unnatural tning III the world. But she
they TO expect IRON a childhood and %e' a
w0manhOod thus reared-from woman
Providence by the stern Purlian authorizes OF that
placer She came TO New York WIN her majestic
beauty aud her imperlous nature. What could
come from woman VINO entered into union with
q traitor and murderer Z Did they think that she
was alto ether unaware of the existence OF 1eorge
Baliou that she wanted her son, George Bowen TO
finish ms education, ana that Freelove remarked
she could not have bIm2 lie asked The jury TO pass
lar Judgment Oh the Character Of the witnesse,
VINO mad been produced upon the part OF the |
plalntl. - Wv
Counsel then presented to the Jury the KING |
Henry BOOK, and askeI them they uId not bclIeve
book was a record sucn a. an honest man would |
maker The record was signed by Reuben TALON
and upon that signature there was criticism NADIA
by counsei on the other side tnat ..ReuDen,i was
not properly spelled. But any one looSlng ut inc
RECORD closely would observe tnae the proper mum.
Der OF letters was III the word, one Of them being
little blurred IN The writing.
Nil. Chatneia next addressed the jury on the part
OF the piainan tic CLAIMED that as II point had
been made on the other side with respect to the
entty 81 the age oil one Of the witnesses In
la0lly BiDie he must remark that It was notorious
In the country, The entries Bibles Of The ages OF
unmarried uau4 ntcis who We're gettlng old aud
liked 10 10 considered young nearly all bloted
out. Great laughicI.) Ii there any thing in The
Worio woman hated 10 tell II was her age.
lbauentcr.) Ii she wished TO make herself
yoanS she would try 10 TO 50, and If she
We,e olu she would not nc ikelg 10
suy sue was (L,ughter.) Counsel then referred to
tne interest the various witnesses examined III the
,onrn nu ~ ,,s result Observing that no less tnan
t Nc. sen lawyers hau been produced as Witnesses
Tor the deendant The Courts ALWAYS held mat
tnis examination OF lawyers as to matters when