New-York tribune., 1873-02-14
THE JuHEL ESTATE CASE.

At the resumption. yesterday Of the trial of
fbe June estate case Judge HOar said thai Il "
impossible for him 10 remain until Monday and asked
the Court 10 change the rule requiring counsel to alter
nate in addressing Jury and to compel tue defense
close s argument befo'e hearing from tue otnfr "ds
Mr.. O'Conor objected. and Judge Shipman refused 70
disturb the original arrangement. Judge Hoar then In
sisted that he begin his argument at once o. elss
deprive his client OF the benefit OF IT, Such course wa
finally agreed to, aud Judge Hoar spoke In the MAN,
follows:
Patience says Fielding in one Of his novels Is most
apt 20 be fatgued by exercise but athongh your pa
tepoe has been terribly exercised hope that - nos
vet entirely worn out have not the ability, II hsi
the inclination 70 o the 'S Counsel who @ al
dressed you shall nundate you Win such yal5 "
fine myself 10 the real issue in the case aud that ~ is
George Washington Bowen the hlegtnate son oi h'ns
Yon have been told gentlemen. that we are tryingto
take the roof from the heads OF Mf; ChSSo anu Ms
children Now let what really are enc eaNot-
ing do The breath was scarcely out OF NINE Joners
body when Chase seized upon her estate on snd gh ~ S
heirsatlaw he subsequently puIshaseu;, IT, to ty ,icD
Sven Years agoIhe has enjoyed the estate which hs
seized and used the proceeds OF II 10 keep george N
ington Bowen from the possession OF what oeisye 70
be his own Now IT, design TO show Bowen oitns
Jumels illegtimate SON. chase has aep,Sgt pshogt
hayirg the roof taken from his head ls eoous
equal that OF the boy who after being eohioten M on
for mercy because no orphan. IT. then; Bowen
is what we claim Chase mas taken ntsnd Chase
secnre for Bowen what rghtfully belongs to HIM You
have % 1h the value o S hss
this is another reason why 1t should not be taken away
has in value solely account Of the Increase
in value OF real estate in this city But even II ne nss
improved It,, is IL reason why ~ shOO1 nos
be taken away from him when ne has n2
right TO its Chase has had long pun -
fiat and we propose to let some one else
IN for a while Bowen has been called perjurer and
base fabricator. The substance OF his testimony Is
As FAR back as can remember lived in the house 81
Major Reuben Ballou; used to go win MN wnen 10
hi3 name written IN hts account
books the record OF my birth in the King Henry book
looks like the Majors handwriting and oeheVe a1 no
Does this plain story look like fabrication, and doea
tres has been p1t upon the fact that Bowen aid nos
recognize his mother, Nine Jumel when he Inet ber AZ
sar9foGa Now All the circumstances attending that
meeting must be taken into consideration. Mime. Jume
was making dsgraceful exhibition OF herseu anu ios
want 70 recognize her. did he know that she would
acknowledge him If he spoke TO her ana oalle9 nsr
claim upon her estate. n fact at that time he had n3
motive prompting him 10 recognize her ~ ans,y s9y
nnon Bowen's transactions with Joseph Perryi
but there is nothing peculiar 10 them ferry ne.
Providence. and said that he was an 3a pay ana
who Bowen mother was ana ar related 30 nay 1
SdePdS % oi be e erson he aid he was He finally dscov
cred and acknowledged his mistake and tins Is all thers
Is OF IT, Gentlemen, Carlyle says that 70 st az taoit
bncke and be pumped into the long run' postioa
agreeable TO man :" and suppose tnat you are "
TINS time, Iulil COuNlhttuV VI tno 9''SiAH NNNA " -
mark.
After throwing this morse icomfort to the weary jury
Judge Hoar gave substantially it appeared in THE
TRIBUSE about two months ago, the history OF Nine
Jumes life and argued from IL that she was just sueh
woman as would be likely TO have nlegitiinate chdrea
She had he said, youth, beauty poverty, ambition'
Her YOUTH her beauty, and her poverty NV Souu
non IL came and she fell. Her AMBITION LED herto
forsae her infant aud come 10 New-IOrk, where sns
could forget him the reyes vi fashion dud tue us'ass
of fame.
Adyerting TO OF Judge Shipmans rulings IN TINS
case Judge Hoar. among other things, said:
We are TO be governed by The law laid down by ms
Court Now the jurors have been told mat they rc nos
certain things TO be true because We nav IN
vain offered provo them To be so that ls 10 IL nottS
he assumed that Nine Jumel was unchaste because We
have not been allowed to introduce evidence 70 thas
effect Ii this s the Jurors must not INFER that mms
Jumel was yirtuOus because we have not Oesn
permitted TO prove that she was not. AnOtDer
her marriage with Aaron Burr Burr who had the blood
OF Hamilton his hands and ON bis SOUL Burr VINO
saws his bOgrapher, never orgaye man IN hls anger
or spared in his lust" After she had VlCtim
ized Tunnel possessed herself Of his estate she mar
rled Burr libertne dotage, that she might sl
faunt her fnery through the streets OF TINS cy ana
write on her cards. Wife OF OF an eXNce- Presldento OF
the United States" You were told, gentlemen, win
considerable OstentatOn, that for years Bowen never
talked with any one about his m0ther-neNef asked
question about bis parentage and that his conduct
I'm this respect exceedingly strange Inc counsse
was very careful however not 10 tell you tnat Cnass
never talked with his wife about her parentage, or tat
there anything strange III his silence upon 'ns'
subject
Judge Hoar had entered upon systematic analysis OF
the evidence for the plaintiff. when the Cour adodna
till II a. m. to-day.