The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-29
THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.

Court adjourned.
THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.
The Suit OF Bowen vs.. Chase-Further
Testimony for tho Defendant-Mr.
O'Conor Offers to Prove by = Witness,
Mrs. Eliza j. Tranckell, that Gideon
j. Tucker Had Attempted to Bride Her
to Testify for the Plaintin-The Offer
Ruled Out and Exception Taken.
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.. Hoar, Mr.. Chatneld, Mr.. ShafYer and Mr..
Sawyer appeared counsel for the plaintiff, and
Mr.. Charles OCOnOr and Mr.. J. c. Carter for the
defendant.
TESTIMONY OF ELIZA J. TRANCKELL.
Eliza J. Tranckel sworn and examined on the
part Of the defendant She said-I reside at IA
10th street. Harlem; l knew Eliza b. Jumel,
formerly Of the city Of New York my parents were
william and Maria Jones; am now sixty-fve
years old am widow; my mother died, think,
in 1850; she was widow before her death; have
always known Madame Jumel as early as have
any recollection; my sister, who was afterwards
Mrs. Chase, was older than myself; she was always
called Mary she always, from my earliest recOllec-
Chase was called Mary generally, but she was
called Mary Jumel, because they adopted
her; never heard her called Mary
Jones until l heard 1t here; was
with her when she died, at Chelsea, on the west
side; she had two children, who now survive-Mrs
Perry and william Inglis Chase; when was thir
teen years old resided at the mansion for about
year; my family resided at the Red Barn, near
the mansion, Tor about year.
q. In your Intercourse with Madame Jume how
objected to by counsel for plaintiff. Question
A. called her Aunt Eliza, but when she re-
turned from France with o retnue OF servants we
| Saratoga In 1852; Madame went TO Europe in 1885,
have always understood that Mary Jumel mrs.
EaSs marriage wt1 Mr. Chase she resided at s the
mansion with the Jumels; in 1915 my sister Mary
went to France with the Jumels, and was away
| about two or three years know Mr.. JNnel very
| well; about 1927 Madame Jumel went back again
to Europe, and remained away two or three years;
Madame went to Europe in 1851 shortly before
| that trip to Europe Madame called at my house;
members Of my family were then present, and also
| etner day; Madame called on that occasion to get
the names OF the members of our family; my
| brother Stephen made a memorandum OF the
| names Of the family for Madame Jumel (memOran.
DUN prOduced); the names in the memorandum
! Q. You have stated that YOUR mother was Maria
| Jones. Who were her parentsS
|
A. John and Phoebe Bowen; have quite pack
| age OF old papers that have been preserved in
our family Il know the handwriting Of my sister,
most positively that is my sisters handwriting;
it is letter written from Paris in 1915 by my sister
! to Mme. Jumel; have seen my father and mothers
handwriting; know my fathers writing, and
think know my mothers writing; she wrote sci.
the witness iientifed them as correspondence that
had passed between members OF her family and Nine.
Jumel; the witness had put private mark. 1T, on
| Mr. hou nd ah IA fha i'm
paper testified to yesterday by Mr.. John l: Perry.
and she Identified it paper she had found in an
mark upon it, and had delivered the paper to Mr..
| O'COnor An old pOCketbOOk, with the name OF
Jonathan Clark upon It. dated TIT, was Identified
OF the Revolution to Jonathan Clark, dated In 1777
| and signed John Hancock. She found these among
| old family papers. The witness continued to say
Mr.. GIDEON J. TUCKER;
| have seen him at my residence three or four
| times.
| Q. On any OF those occasions did Mr. Tucker So
lcft you to become witness on behalf Of the plain
Objected to by plaintiffs counsel.
The Judge-The witness need not answer that
| Mr.. locomotive desire to show by this witness
| q piece of the same kind OF evidence as that
| speech made in the streets Of Providence by Mr..
Tucker to Mr.. Hart. We think it was as admissible
az this is but this is dirferent thing altogether.
| Counsel for plaintiff objected to the declarations
of Mr.. Tucker, as not evidence. Mr.. Tucker was
Mr.. O'Conor said that Mr.. Gideon J. Tucker was
the sole manager and conductor OF this case, doing
the business OF 1t. The plaintiff did nothing In re-
proved by the oath Of the plantin himself and the
person who put in his place was residing thou
sands Of miles or Having given other evidence OF
MIR. GIDEON j. TUCKERs AGENCY IN THE CASE,
he hoped there was enough to enable the Court to
lutely the fact that he agent or attorney man.
aging the prosecution OF the plaintiffs part Of the
case: AZ q ~: DESCRIPTION I.ges Pc given IN
THE ACTS OF A PAcrorux
| and general agent, QuOdd hoe. Now, they onered,
not tile declarations 0fMr. Tucker, not statement
OF an alleged or supposed fact, but piece OF bust
ness done by hm-an application TO this witness -
become kind OF
for his (Mr Tucker's) side o1the case, for
| CORRUPT C.SNsIDRRATioN.
Inat was tne tning v/hich he tMr. 0'Conor) ex-
Pec.ed ne would De able to prove. He did not
anow on wa h 1T ,Sdnd this would be admissible,
word .ccnsp' .racy'n and an argument had been
s m ,n IS the Court the law OF conspiracy.
1917 na l6thing now but present TO the Court the
; xaestien which related 70 the act Of the agent
: MT koar replied that he only represented Mr.
Bowen In this case, and that there was not
single particle OF proof existing TO show That Mr.
Tucker was the agent OF Mr.. Bowen, or That tn
latter gave him any authority to make q
CORRUPT PROPOSITION
to the witness. As a matter Of fact he (Mr. Hoar
did not know that AS matter OF law he did no
know there was any evidence to show that Tucke
ever had any authority from this plaintiff 70 a
discussing the question az to whether prncip'
was to be made responsible Tor actions which wer
TO reflect his case, and which were done b
. some one who never had authority from him TO d
: Judge Shipman said he thought the question pre-