The Republican journal., 1872-02-08

detunct Bowen and his wife. Here Polly
died, but Betsev grew to be a young wo-
man, and IN 1874, at the age of 49,, be-
came the mother OF the present plaintiff.
George Washington Bowen. The identity
OF the father is somewhat obscure but
1t Is supposed that he was none other than
that redoubtable Revolutionary hero, Ma
lor Reuben Ballou, himself Inasmuch,
however, as Betsey had before that time
made pilgrimage to New York, and in
later life hlnted very strongly of an init
mate acquaintance with a distinguished
American. there are those who suppose
that the Youngsters appellation was not
gwen without good reason. This is i'm
material, though, rs the present action is
brought under the New York State.
statute, allowing children to inherit from
their mothers property, both real and per
Sonal
I BErsEl'S RISE AND PROGRESS
soon after this. Betsey shook the dust
Of Providence from her feet and went to
New York city, bidding final farewell
to her hopeful son. whom she left in the
tender charge of Mrs. Ballou, a woman
afflicted with no absurd iealousies In
1901 Betsey appears to have become do
mesticated in New ork, and then and
there began that extraordinary career
which has only Just now come to an end.
and which led her to the highest pinnacle
Of worldly prosperity AT this time she
was about - years of age, of great
| beauty, and-what is marvellous in view
! OF her education possessed Of q mental
| ability and tact which charmed and en-
thralled al. beholders. She soon became
very celebrated. and assumed the ''belle-
ship which she only abdicated at death
Among her undoubted or suspected AL
mirers, at different periods in her life,
were Gen. Washington, Louis XNIII.,
Joseph Bouaparte. Mr. Jumel and Aaron
Burr. In 1904 she became acquainted with
! Jumel and persuaded him to marry her
| This was the commencement OF her fnan-
clal and social good-tortune. Jumel. A. is
well known was a French gentlemen of
| ability and wealth, who. after various
viclssltudes in his native country and else
where. embarked early in the century for
I New ork, with about dozen ships, ar
7 rived safely, became one of the earliest OF
\ our merchant princes. aud retired from
/ business in 1872 with large fortune At
\ the time when he married BetSev Bowen
SIG "as living with ono Maria BOVINE
who had child Mary, afterward the wife
! Of Nelson Chase, the defendant On this
circumstance the whole trial turns Mr.
Chase CLAIMS that Maria Bovine was really
I Polly Bowen, Betsey's elder sister; that
therefore Mary, Maria's daughter. is the
raxt III III !, ia I,.o ,falI7s r.,-i.
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NJ. and Nine. Jumel went 10 Paris after
Napoleon- downfall and resided there In
great splend0r for many wears. she BEING
one Of the 'sbright particular stars IL the
French court society In 1892 She return
ed to New York. brinrinp with her j
gorgeous lot OF furniture and art trea-
sures, with which she fitted IN a maonifi-
cent s4at in the upper part OF Manhattan
Island, which She possessed in her own
RIGHT. Sin wears later NJ ,Jumel also re-
turned to the CITY. and in 1882 was killed
bv being thrown from wagon. II was
some months after this sad event that the
widow, desiring to take legal advice upon
some real estate matters. consulted Col.
Aaron Burr, with whom she had formerly
been we'll acquainted He seems to have
instantly resolved ID marry her. and ~
skillfullv did he exel~ hi1 celebrated and
wonderful powers Of fascination that. AL
though the Madame made j gallant de-
fence and twice OF thrice refused his hand,
she was soon obliged to capitulate, ana
became Mrs Barr in short order AT this
time, wonderful as it may seem, Burr Wa
IS years of aye, ana vet agile. active,
handsome and captivating in his manner.
He disowned the advance Of AGE, and his
pro"u Sp'flt c"nld harllE pear TO Hleid %
from the world HAVING once ohtaina1
control of thp widow .Tnmprs affairs h.
conducted them in that dominant inde-
pendent wav which wa pacuIarly III
own. Ouarlels and ea,onsias soon arose
which Ia to alternate estranyements ana
reconciliation,. ana finally a dissolution
of fhr union was ACCOMPLISHED After
me death of Bnrr which occnrrad in
1886. Madame ,Jumpl retired to her man.
sion. and never afterward contracted >
matrimonial alliance Mr. CHASE and h;s
wife then established themselves with hpr
"a her protectors and rnmpanions ana
ACCORDING 10 m. counsel foI tho dafanca
she tolerated them without admittino tbair
ALLEGED relationship and Il real;ty batad
and yainly endeavorpd to oet ,i1 IL tbnn,
Ana TINS yibr,tinp between her Nav
York mansion ana SARATOGA cottaoe
counting her millions and hroodino over
her former triumnhs endaavorino 10 ar-
rance har affairs 10 bar mind hpino haln-
less, friendless, troubled and weary tbe
old woman who had been tbe nretty Ret-
sey Bowen and the maqnificenr Madame
.Jnmpl breatbad her I.st at tbe eytrenpIv
advanced aoe Of 90
~ ! On 'fS''N SHo'
The present contest is for the possession
of two tracts of land, one of ninetv-tour
and the other Of thirty-two acres with the
Harlem Heights residence; also certain
property on Broadway and Liberty streets.
The value of the estate must be enormous.
The plaintiff has already produced several
aged witnesses, including two or three
colored women who were formerly en-
ployed by Madame Jumel. and who. of