New-York tribune., 1873-01-15
THE COURTS.
THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.


MIR. o'CONoR's REVIEW OF BOwEN's CLAIMS.
In resuming, yesterday, his opening address
in the Jumel estate case, Mr OCOnor again referring
to the period of Nine. Jumels life said, part
1t is probable t0at her mind AFFECTED only one
point-the change Of her former Affections as that
change appeared in the final disposition of her property
She became, 1t were, obliyous to those whom she
should have still loved and wiled her property to COM
paraiyo strangers. That will. is well known, was
attacked. and a compromise finally effected. When
the viii was out OF the way, army Of claimants on
various grounds, to Nine. Jumels property, appeared
and we have been at law with them ever
since. Some of the suits were, know, backmailing
suits; but they gained Of them neither did they
succeed In making Mr. Chase pay one cent of black
mailing money; and they never will succeed IN making
him do sO And now George Washington Bowen
saying that he is Nine. Jumeps illegitimate and,
therefore. entitled to her estate There s most PROB
ably not q man living who could not make about
good a claim TO that estate as he has made.
Mr.. O'Conor here gave sketch OF Betsy Bowa's
life Providence; promised 90 prove that Daniel Hull,
who testified that lie had known George W. Bowen from
boyhoOd, could never have known mhch, II anything,
about the claimant, and alleged that Mrs. Ann Eliza
Vanderyoort. who born in Freeove Ballous house,
instituted TINS SUIT, Bowen agreeing 70 give her one
third of the amount recovered She then made CON
tract which was though not Illegal dishonorabe. with
respectable law firm In this city Ihat urn was
to carry on the case oo free OF % tho TO 6eTSg and
covered The suit was begun with Bowen and Mrs Van
deryOOr as plaintiffs in the Court OF Common Pleas
but Bowen thought lie could OBTAIN Ju5lC6 III Tue
State Courts and forced himself under the law the
United States Courts. Attacking the evidence IN behalf
OF the plaintiff Mr. OConOr reviewed IL at great length,
and claimed that It inconsistent, ncongruOus, and
contradictory that IL not therefore, worthy OF
credit. He also asserted that it brought to light
" the abominable corruption existing in
the case !" that he would, when pre-
senng the defendants evidence, explode import
ant theory sought be established by the plaintiffs
Witnesses show that his entire was based on subor
nation and perjury, and that every stage of IL was
marked by such abomnati0ns Leaving this branch OF
the case OCOnor entered upon the title TO the prop
erty question: and contended that If Bowen Is Nine.
Jufnes egtmae son. he cannot inherit the said prop
erty because Nine. Jume had only life interest In II;
aud because after her DEATH IL was settled upon Mary
Jumel.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. OCOnors argument, Charles
b. Rowen testified that Smith Barker, who had drawn
several wills for Nine. Jume, died June le, 1872 j.
NJ. Holland, dry goods merchant, who had known
Nine Jumel for a number OF years, identified O will
drawn on April 15 1862 and testified that John r. Butler
and himself had signed it witnesses. Counsel for
the defense read the deposition OF Smith Barker taken
on the former trial.