The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-15

this was a case brought to compel the possessor Of
tins great estate. by reason OF wrong and long lit
CATION, to come TO a settlement. II had a11yaxs
been held that jury were glad to be assisted with
the opinions of judges on questions OF law ana dis
positions OF fact. That great and venerated
man Judge Nelsonl whose portrait was now
before them, and who had been obliged through
uness OF years to retire from the bench, never yet
tried case without expressing his opinion on the
law and the seS ana WAS @h some reg sbet
the jury were to decide this case without being
influenced by the opinion OF any human being IN
the world. He had said too, that each Juror might
have his Independent opinion. He (Mr. O'Conor)
protested against such an idea. The Jurors were
TO retire and consult together. He protested
against this attempt on part OF counsel for the
plaintiff to wiring disagreement from the jury.
h 81 wg9b e he run s YSpf 10
tif he Mr. Oconor) would not ask the
verdict of one, two three OF the jurors, but from
litigation MIR. Chase would not be able to do any:
thing with his property; SO that ne now appealed
them and he r ooonor did not a. ask rom them
for his opinions any more consideration than they
believed them Justly entitled TO. He invited
the most careful scrutiny into the accuracy OF
what he was now going to say. He was now
brought to a general view Of this case as to
all the parties concerned and as to the
property as it was placed before them.
1t mad been attempted TO with SLAYER all the
persons who had been connected with tins
property Was 1t not proved and fully admitted
that Stephen Jumel purchased the whole OF this
property with his own money enjoyed it through
viii 10 punish the ingratitude of their adopted
children II they behaved ungrateiullyY was II not
the h at Of hs
Jumesy Mr.. Chase stated that II was not he,
but Judge Crppen, who published the notice OF
Now, then he would say to the jury, Was IL neces-
sary to serve notice, or anything of that kind, In
order to show that this was the adopted daughter
OF stephen Jumel as well as of Mrs. Jumels They
had IN evidence that Immediately after the war OF
ISL this family went to France taking Win them
OF age, for the purpose of giving her an education
with all the desirable accomplishments which
sympathies believed could be obtained In
the land md. Of gay France France at t that time
try. Here letter OF stephen Jumel, which he
would read, written, however, in French and
which sworn witness had translated, but which
the learned counsel at the other side had permitted
them to translate into English. 1t was understood
to be true translation, and he would beg now to
dressed to Mary Jumel, who at that time was in
Bordeaux. The following is the letter.
August 10 1915.
received dear letter through Mrs Perry who here
% wS a eavs a @ere no a
is very we'll for 1t is pleasant that Il should be
priest s News Mho
sy sfs hat ad are snts sS qSS
doubt that YOU doing Your duty counsel here
''0a'' Oy Saying ''n'V' ff1s JE%h
were necessary to serve notices and formally to
prove it here that that letter in his hand was
genuine In that letter stephen Jumel did not
merely say my adopted daughter. IL was not
merely "your father by adoption or your pro-
tector." or anything of that kind but the. letter
was couched in the fondest and most endearing
terms, for the relation was OF the tenderest
and sweetest that belonged to human man
OF father for his daughter. II was just
like the love Of mother for her son. There was
something In the laws Of the sexes that operate
in hio lott md ha nd rnct md
sweetest of all love has father for his daughter
The nearest and dearest and brightest and proud
est thing that a mother could contemplate Is her
son. The proofs entirely satisfactory Oh this
subject. He did not mean TO say that this woman
was really child Legitimate or ilegitlmate of Mr..
and Mrs. Jumel but he meant to say that the rela-
ton that grew up between them by reason OF there
being no child born in their household was that OF
father and child in the most emphatic manner.
Alter 1915 Madame came here from France to live
alone, leaving Mary there to complete her educa-
alone az tbs MANSION aeL Tne m rea
a letter from Madame Jumel to Mary Jume. The
letter was cOuched In the most affectionate Ian.
guage. This was the simple honest unguarded
declaration OF both these PARTIES Had there yeta APP
peared in this case witness so base or daring as TO
Jumels ever turned away from Mary Jumel? David
Wilkie was examined In the office OF Mr.. Tucker as
to the relationship that existed between ew MARY
Jumel always spoke kindly of Mary; said she was
her angel; promised her to take care other two
children and see to them, and then Mary died
happy. There never was in any way anything
but the most kindly relations between the
Jumels and Mary Jumel, their adopted daughter,
and the inherit0rs of this property. They stood
there as the representative OF Mary Jumel, whose
children were before them, the children Of stephen
Jumel's adopted child, the child Of his adoption and
love. This was said to be case Of circumstantial
evidence. lie (Alr. 0'C0nOr) would argue the case
on the facts. At the death OF Mrs. Chase Madame
Jumel took the children OF Mary and said she would
take care OF them. And did she not do so as long
as she remained sane and in posses
sion OF her mental facultiesY Mr.. O'COnor
went on to advert to the kindly relations that ex
listed between William Chase, Miss Chase and
Madame Jumel, Madame taking the young lady
with her to France, in 1854, where she procured
her a husband, and agreed with the father Of that
husband for division OF her property among the
young married couple. Those relations existed
down TO period until Madame's mind became
affected. Those insane ravngs OF Madame
were now brought up, not Tor the pur-
pose of showing that the Chases had
done anything wrong, but that Madames afec-
tons had been estranged from them. These
were the disturbed rawlings OF q broken Intellect,
so far impaired not to be trusted by the law OF
the land in the making OF VIII. Mr.. OC0nor
then proceeded to call attention to the power of
attorney made by Mr.. Jumel May Is, 1926, giving
Madame Jumel power to execute any and every
disposition OF the property she deemed it, and IN
1927, In pursuance of that power OF attorney, and
by deeds, the homestead at Washington Heights,
the property at Liberty street, in the city OF New
York. and the twcnty-six acre lot were conveyed
to Mary Jumel who afterwards married Mr. Chase.
At this point OF the argument the court ad-
journed to Monday morning, when Mr.. OConor