The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-15
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

s.~
PENDANT.
Before Judge Shipman.
gne rurther hearing OF the case OF George Wash.
v,t ~ on &c wen VS.. Nelson Chase was resumed yes
rdais
yames U. Carter summed up the testimony on
b. ara II the defendant, Mr.. Chase. He said there
vas one hing In which he was sure they would all
agree, and that was that they we're approaching the
end II s trial in many respects remarkable, and
2nont hsrassing to counsel, owing to Its magnitude
and this length OF time 1t had occupied. He thanked
tht jury aud the court for the patience they had
hipiieo attending TO the details OF the case. He
gas here as junior counsel for the defendant, to
Whom they all regarded as The veteran leader Of the
AR, mao desired him to do this and he was
aS Counsel tS Say 70 the ha best tss
a e6nadent with regard TO the allegation that
@adamc Jumel had son, aud that that son was
deofgo Washington Bowen. The witnesses who
YER Examined on that point were picked up
wore Of which was deserving Of credit. or the
earn history OF Madame Jumel very little was
evldenee very closely. giving inc details, SO far as
sbey came out upon The trial. observing that there
STll i in Providence for three years before the
he.self ae then traced the history Of the family
kaoane was woman OF great personal beauty.
II na8 said by the other side that before ner
in9trigc3 to Mr.. stephen Jumel improper relations
Rha cxlsted between them; put there was not par
Gee Ul eyidence 10 support such an allegation Mr..
apo Mrs umel lived on terms OF great affection and
stiachns The relations that existed between Mr..
Chase ~ Madame Jumel were cordial. Madame
alwsya eated MIR. Chase and his family With the
grSa 1s kindness until 1884, when, with the weight
~ yem and indrmltes upon her, she was seized
Elit 4 = OF monomania. she turned against her
ssmly friends she thought they Were injuring
Her Al busing her. She thought they wanted TO
~ There was no eXtravruinary language
o ainst her e lie or happiness that she eft dId
.lot act them OF being guilty. But all that was
Il eas because AIR. Cnase believed she mad ex. :
routed her Will while laboring under that state Of
mlu0 fhat he mad Instituted proceedings In the
Stat coart 10 set it aside Counsel adverfed to the
various wills made by Madame Jumel, the last one
leayni At the provisions which the preceding ones
lad made in favor OF Mr. Cnases family. MIR.
phsses desire simply was that the provisions OF the
forrc Ills IN favor Of his family should be put
NJ. Cirter wno like Mr. OConor, mas devoted
much ae and attention to this case, asked recess
q Tie c9urt having spoken about an hour. He
1he curt. at twenty minutes past twelve O'Clock,
tooh recess OF half an hour.
wien The Court reassembed Mr. Charles OConor
los he argament on behalf of tao defendant
pc nded that there was not a single tittio OF
Eds from newspaper or birth record show
tng Iee parentage OF George washington Bowen
eShceps he King Henry book and family Bible.
% ae S al aaye nor nr ed son
gnceE restraint. But she never did. The statement
nat one ol lhs Witnesses mad ON one occasion said,
"here ccmes the Madame's bastardn was utterly
prepcsiS :ous, because the witness had never seen
sne msa before There wond be no safety in the
ssidcSs Of thai Kind were credited Tor moment
urt Of Justice. Mrs Williams the Oh
= 70 O the tune she had seen ' Madame
Jurae mere was mistaken, and though she was
N the dsrk valley In which were found the wit
Issses l,r the plaintiff IL was deposed on the
tutE that she was then IN the hfth year OF her
natr'ponla lne, the vile OF highly respected
kDie nor Sc In Whitehall street ana riding In her
earr0ge,. Mr.. OConOr next adverted to the testi.
pnwoItny Of credit He was kind OF witness who
tolgn, be found by people who were In the market
be and sneerer az religion The Ury n a. a
heard me evidence OF Mr.. Devine, ana he tMr.
pCouop had heard nothing to impeach that gentle
tho title OF the Joneses to be the heirs OF Nine Jumel
and N he contamination OF that business he was
lcosi"T for evidence In Providence. he heard OF
islA )rge Washington Bowen, and supposlng that
&c mig ut be relative Mr.. Devlne thought he might
some s,S desirable Information from hun, Mr.
lolG min at that time that ne did know OF any
Gang It all OF Betsy Bowen; at that time he told
shid NJ. Deyine. ''nere Is the memorandum wrote
AoMn nat very DAY. have kept 1t since, and am
% 4 George W. Bowen had sworn to IT. Counsel for
inc piaintin took the paper and cross-examined Mr..
Deylne about It, and while the witness adhered to
- .. The other side to let the jury see 1t. They re-
used. They had right to refuse, burne did not
es,ionally engaged IN far examination, hoping
slmeiltng would turn up IN lavor OF ms clients.
n Conformity WITH It. and Though lie u exa M
mel other witnesses for the purpose Of showing far
q ihey might Il they were heirs to Madame Jumel,
Dc 1d not examine Bowen, because he told him
no Knew nothing about Betsy Bowen. flo
!, enc , was ia no way related TO him. These state:
lr Devine; the paper was produced In Court and
shown TO counsel Tor plaint IN the presence OF the
10 Dc o ss1 BY g inter tier
CLAIM OF the planti1 was that all his life ne knew
ihat mis- great lady, Madame Jumel was his mother;
lN nus was known In the family; that he had
gien'y OF witnesses 10 prove that he was her son;
, "a that OF course, 1t was notorlous-what the
, .antin ayowed here-tnat ne was illegiIlmate
8eo re w. Bowen married young woman IN his
'u ., ana she naturally would have some curiosity
i've with hls wife down co about Inc pe,icd Of .he
&C OF Madame Jumel, but he never once breathed
9 lrd 10 her that she was his mother. He used TO
80 81 saratoga almost every year with his wife, and
1n cue occasion he saw Madame Jumcl there. His
-, SAID aiiud1ng TO Madame. "rhat Is q fine
proNed mat any human being ever told him that he
vas Inc son 0I Madame Jumel prior TO Madame's
"a au n ne 10, sW9Ie mat he had no reliable informa.
MI UConor then took up that part of the case to
n,,n ane testimony OF the Nandervoorts referred,
ana upon tnis branch he adyerled 10 the reprehen.
ftbie practice Ill operation among some LAWYERS OF
sak ng up actons III the hope that they Will he able
&C. OBTAIN compensation for their professional SER
wees II they should succeed IN gaining their suits
II was shown In these proceedings that there mad
been bargains OF this Character with LAWYERS lie
Oar. O'C0nor) thought 1t most dangerous practioe
q adopt, though recent laws seemed " give II some
Kind Of countenance. Those laws should be treated
win such respect as they deserved. He rega rded
lUc1 laws as mucn as he was bound 10 respect
ben. They reminded him OF what Washington
~ ng said about the Old Knickerb0ckers feelings
~ ard his Satanic Majesty. They regarded him
~ the utmost respect and adherence. Such laws
v e dangerous and miscnlev0us, and, while he re.
cted them. ne must also abhor them. The men
made such bargains were not always honest.
sey were not always conscientious men; for II
"a got Q corrupt, bad case they have their
'tASes involved anu their consciences may prompt
mel TO acts that may lead them into q very dam
GUS position. The record OF the birth OF George
y Bowen, as II appeared In the King Henry BOOK,
y wed design, object, end and fabrication. 1t was
y i,arent 10 any one OF common comprehension
u was stamped with palpa6le fraud and per-
Y. This book contains record that George
shington Bowen was born OF Eliza Bowen on
Sc yin oil october, 1904, az the house Of Reuben
i Chlr1qa