New-York tribune., 1873-01-31
THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.
TESTIMONY OF THE DEFENDANT.

TESTIMONY OF THE DEFENDANT.
AT the trial. Yesterday, of the Jumel estats
case Judoe sbpman decided that Mr. Chase the defend
ant could testify his knowledge or Ignorance PROV
IN Dee o. 1850 Of the law allowing egtmate cnlidfen
10 inherit from their mothers aud he said tha' ne An1"
of such n law before that time.
O. II has been stated that Mrs Freeman was u"rneo
ont of Nine Juinels house in Saratoga Dah You any
F,nan ~ S,ben he first saw George Washington Bowen:
she replied first saw him., and Just as ss spoAe t@
word " him." flew into PASSION ana turned ner ou-
The crosse Examination then resumed, and MI.
Chase testified In part:
NV first trip with Nine. Jume after my marriage wa
in the summer OF 1891 don't remember that we naI
that Nine ume accused my OF trying 10 rob nef oa
ber property nor do I think that she ever nau any
Deyer reused 10 allow my son to bring his wife TO tho
mansion, aud objected IN any way to MS "iot
nv son married Miss kolston, ana they are now nv
ing together at the mansion heard that he had hVee
with another woman, but she was never infodceu 70
planned about my sou; Nine Jumel Informed nae thtt
Mr. Iuglis had drafted VIII for her. when nrst Sa~
this draft OF the WILL Nine Juinel was IN Europe; wnea
she WA, absent in Europe examined her papers; ths
was IN 1851 or 1882 read the VIII the nst Time thaS
SAW t believe that CSaunedl lt IN NINE Juhcl
when she went 10 Europe she left chest of
papers unlocked. aud found this VIII IN the Ges net
ts will in 1871 and II was then in the chest no one was
present but myself upon that OCCASION Oat MITE rJ
was living at the mansion; nom 1858 tnl NINE. June5
died was IN the habit of going TO the chest OF papers
first saw the Will i,o 81 iSs; & or 1nmsr, uns SSssS
nv had it hands in the room where hHs
.umel died. her BODY lay in tue next room M Ga
ter retained the will until the executors came 10 reau "
the Will was read my presence; had not read ~
but knew it's contents never said, about "A Week 10
fore Mme Jumel died. that her mind was as sound As
dollar nor do know who drew that will; have mads
aidavits concerning h but want 10 see them before
state what they contain don't remember stdung ~
the former trial. that found no papers relng 70 u Mhs-
Jumes estate except the Howard SmithWill IT Gid So
state IL was an error for found deeds, leases ana
drafts of Wills don't know that any OF Mr. Jumefs pa
pers have been destroyed; before Mne Suno ueS nn
had not been in the habit or Visiting the JOnos
family: she did attend or It's funerals, nor u0
she aitend wife's funeral; / think that never 81
the smith Barker will the Joneses conveyed 10 me NJ
their interests in the Jumel estate think the convey
ance was recorded before the trial OF the VIII SUIT in
Judge Barnard Court paid the Joneses siO'O0 ios
their interests the Juncl estate, and never aSreeo
To pay them any more
Considerable time occupied In reading tAe piead
ings in the Jume will case, aud in contrasting tho
w1tness statements with those made by him on the TOT
mer trial for the purpose of impeachng him and show
ing that as the plaintiff claims. be had made seyersA
contradictory statements conceDning the relationship
existing between his family and Nine. Jumeis
Tue witness continued: MY family always knew th<<
Maria Jones was Nine. JumePs sister; lam quise sutn
that the will suit brought after went 70 khooo
Island TO find out something about NINE Jumets eary
when wasin Rhode Island az that time nal NOT hearo
OF him then there "a room In the mansion c'eu shs
..Washington room" never heard Nine. Junei say
that the bedstead In that room was washington oed
stead: don't know that Nine. Jumei had any rehcs ~
Wasbin gton but she admired him very mitch, ss as
Americans should do; don't remember telling JufSe
Pierrepont that my wife was the legitimate chha W
Mime, Jumol.