The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-20
TIE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.

Tho Suit Of Bowen VS.. Chase-COnelusion
Of REF. Chatncld's Summing Up for the
PlalntiE-An Important Point Of Law
Raised-Thc Case To BE Submitted to
the Jury To-day.
The hearing OF the case OF George W. Bowen vs.,
Nelson Chase was resumed yesterday In the United
States Circuit Court before Judge Shipman and
the special jury.
Mr.. Chat1eld, Mr.. Chauncey Shaner and Mr.
Sawyer appeared as counsel for the plalntin and
Mr.. Charles OConOr and Mr.. J. O. Carter for the
defendant.
CONCLUSION OF MR. CHATFIELD'S SUMMING Ut FOR
THE PLAINTIFF.
Mr.. Chatdeid resumed his address to the jury on
behalf of the plaintiff He called attention to the
evidence of Maria Hall as being favorable to the
plaintiff. There were but two pieces of evidence
put In by the defendant bearing upon the issue-he
meant the evidence of Mr. Charles Hart and Mr.
Devine-and all the rest had no necessary connec
ton with the fact whether G. W. Bowen was the
son of Madame Jumel. The main facts alleged by
the plaintiff remained entirely unanswered except
by inference. Mr.. Chatheld referred to Mr. Chase
In severe terms, denouncing him as an adventurer,
and stating that the moment he saw Mary Jume
he jumped at her as trout would jump at hook
He never asked the lady her age-never asked her
IT, when married, they would have any chance OF q
family. But the key to the whole OF this was that
she was In the care of a rich lady and Chase
jumped ut the idea OF being suddenly enriched.
Mr.. Chase told them that it Mr.. Crippen who
had written the announcement In the Albany paper
that Mr.. Chase had married the adopted daughter
of Stephen Jume and that, having presented a
copy Of the paper containing the notice OF the
marriage to Mr. Jumel the latter gave him pinch
on the check. But Chase never told them whether
that pinch was gwen him in derisOn or
otherwise. Counsel charged Mr.. Chase with
will
wickedly conspiring against this property, with
being as intent on that object as hawk sitting on
his perch, with examining and ransacking Ma
DANES private papers when he knew that she did
not wish him TO- examine them. Counsel further
stated that Mr.. Chase was no relative whatever OF
Madame Jumel who had been trying to get rid of
him, and he constantly trying to attach himself to
manson by Mr.. Chase Until the viii Of Madame Ja,
mel was read; then they were invited
there, and Chase began to get up
false ttle 1t Was rotten conspiracy, For
$4,000 the Joneses sold their title. TWAS charged
that Madame Jumel was incompetent to make u
will; but rather than stand the contest Mr.. Chase
paid SsS, 900 to compromise the suit. He fMr. Chat
feldl alleged that the Joneses were In no way re-
chase showed that he knew that TACT. He fnrther
charged that shortly after Mr.. Chase married Mary
JUmel he knew that Madame Jumel had an illegiti-
mate son. There was no direct evidence OF tnat
hut IL was to be ascertalned inferentially. Mr.
Chase in 1865 went to Rhode Island. For what did
Madame !umei, though Mr.: Chase stated
that he IN d ala ,n NOT 60 there for that
purpose. In lne opening statement OF Mr.. 0COnOr
there was an admission That in Providence COM
mon repute held q. w. Bowen to be an illepitimate
person, and Chase, IL he liked, could nave ascer-
tanned that. Mr.. Chatheld argued that the non
production OF the de 6c,,e esSe dispositions in the
will suit, and which dispositions had been taken
from the files OF the County Clerks Office and were
not now TO he found should be presumed against
the desp0iler on the ground that the truth would
nave operated against him. II G. W. Bowen had
said to Mr.. Devne that he did not know BETSY
Bowen was his mother. very likely he said 1t under
the same circumstances that any man would have
said IL. Very naturally, he did not like to state
10 stranger that he was person OF iegitimatc
birth. Was 1t true that, after Mr. Chase said he
went to Mrs. Vandervoort's to find out about q. W.
Bowen he never uttered word I'm reply to Mrs.
Nandervoort' remark, What rs the use OF search
ing for heirs when there is q. w. Bowen the iile-
ultimate son OF Madame JumelY, Chase had fol-
lowed this estate for forty years and he was seek
ing 10 get TINS property, worth Sd, 900 600, on his
own OATH He (Mr. Chatlcld) denied that Stephen
Jumel ever adopted Mary Jlme as his daughter,
but he admitted that she was the adopted daugh-
ter OF Madame Jumel. Counsel argued as to the
the effect OF the trust deeds settling the estate
npon Mary Jumel aud her heirs. The plaintiff called
a number OF witnesses to prove the declarations OF
Madame Jumel as 10 the birth OF a son but this
defendant. In observing upon that he might say
people are not very APT TO OBJ ect to evidence that
they did rot believe existed. lie (Mr. Chatned)
alleged that Madame Jumel, before her marriage,
had changed her name, and the reason OF that WAS
because she was loose woman, kept ~ a mistress
Dy some man. lie might renf2rk that 1t was q
common practice Tor abandoned women to go u,l-
ger assumed names, as burglars and thieves did.
nesses for the plaintili, who had to declara-
ions Oi Madame Jume that the Chascs were
not AT all related to her and that she wanted
TO get rid OF them counsel said there was room
ho0ln," anu 1nis Was because Madame Jumel mad