The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-31

hand, she was soon olSeQ 10 caplIulatei anu
became Mrs. Burr insfort order. At this
time, wonderful as itmay seem, Burr was
seventy-eight years o age, and yet agile,
| active, handsome and captivating In his man
| ner. He disowned ths advance of age, and
his proud spirit could hrdly bear to yield to
the death which soon .fterward called him
from the world. Having once obtained con-
troll of the widow Jumeliaffairs, he conducted
them In that dominan, independent way
which was peculiarly ht own. Quarrels and
jealousles soon aroae, which led to alternate
finally dissolution q the union was
accompllshed. Alter tie death of Burr,
which occurred, in 1856, Madame Jumel
retired to her mauslol and never after
ward contracted matrimonial alliance. Mr..
Chase and his wife the established them
selves with her as her projectors and COM
paulons, and, according the counsel for the
their alleged relationship and in reality hated
and vainly endeavored o get rid Of them.
Aud thus; vibrating betTeen her New York
mansion and Saratoga ottage, counting her
millions and brooding iEer her former tri-
umphs, endeavoring TO arrange her affairs to
her mind, being helpless, friendless, troubled
and weary, the old woman who had been the
pretty Betsey Bowen Ind the magnificent
Madame Jumel breatbel her last, at the ex-
llOmCJy uurohSSu e5S St3hASSJs
THE CONTROVERSY.
The present contest Il for the possession Of
two tracts of land, one OF ninety-four and the
other of thlrty-two acrs, with the Harlem
Heights residence; also certain property on
Broadway and Liberty street. The value OF
the estate must be enormous. The plaintiff
has already produced several aged witnesses,
including two or three ,olored women who
were formerly employed ly Madame Junel,and
who, of course, preserved lively and pleasant
remembrance OF the Either Of his Country.
They have all tesIifed tohaVlng had ireqnens nI
conversations with Madame Jamel as TO her
domestic affairs. and to having heard her re.
peatedly assert that she h,d never had out one
child, who was still alive and in good health
and condition.. Mr. O'Color has treated these
unique witnesses to Q rigid cross-ex-
animation, but so far has been unable to shake
their testimony. 1t was most Interesting
terday and the day before The long rows Of
lady witnesses, friends o. the plaintiff, ocen-
pied the seats usually relerved for prisoners.
Two colored centenarlanRs sitting In line, FORM
ed peculiar picture, and when one OF them,
Elizabeth Freeman. was called upon to testify,
and was confronted by the venerable counsel
for the defence, the effectwas dramatic IN the
extreme. The lady Is almost six feet In height,
and must weigh over one hundred and any
pounds, which is doing pretty well for one In
her time of life. She woie tremendous pair
of silver spectacles and . portentons black
bonnet, and looked like one of Macbeth's
witches. The trial Is expected to last two
weeks at least.
SOME REFLECTIVE CONSIDERATIONS.
Those who did not already know the story
of Madame Jumel can dedice from the forego-
Ing some idea Of It's strangenesa. The life OF
Bstsey Bowen has indeed been seldom II ever
paraleed, and must remain perpetual won
der through succeeding ages. Born amid the
very dregs of poverty, ignorance and vice, me
daughter OF rough sailor aud an llilterate
and brawling woman, nursed In lnfamy ana
educated in terpItude, accustomed to no COM
fort, never even dreaming of luxury, without
home, hope, honor or friends, Betsey advanc-
ed step by step, by dint of sheer tact and ambi-
ton, until she became the belle OF the Amerl-
can metropolis, the layorite of Americas great
est sons, the wife oil one of Americas richest
merchants, the cynosure of Partisan court,
the possessur of vast wealth, endowed with
beauty, rich In mpllshmenls, the brightest
star In her constellation, the Idol of the oppo-
site sex, the envy of her own; and hnally the
poor fshermans child, who first saw light In q
dlngy hovel, died at O good old age IN pal
ace. Surely this is tale which would seem
Incredible even were lis truth vouched Tor oy
Plato himself; 1t would be scofed at as t1n,
NATURAL onj psaposterons. though 1t proceeqea
from The pen OF q shakespeare; nor could IL
well be reproduced even by the Imagination OF
Poe.