The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-21
THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.

THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.
Tho Suit OF George Washington Bowen
VS.. Nelson Chase-Deposftiohs and Ruiz
ings-Further Testimony for the Deem
dant-The Plaintiffs Arrangcmcntsf for
r the Prosecution or His suit. oa tdF
The further hearing the case OF George Wash
ington Bowen vs.. Nelson Chase was resumed yes
terday in the United States Circuit Court. before
Judge Shipman and Special Jury. i9si3Qt3
o Mr.. Hoar, Mr.. Chatneld and Mr.. Sharer appeared
a. counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr.. Charles Conor
and MIR. J. G. Carter for the defendant
The plaintiff had taken the deposition OF Joseph
Perry er pd'te and without notice to the delen.
dant, and - NttD}Am fi AAiff e.
Mr.. Charles O'Conor made IN application to the
Court that he should now be at liberty to read this
deposition or such portion Of 1t as he deemed
proper.
Mr. Chatfeld and Mr.. Hoar objected to this pro-
posa on the ground that though they had taken
the deposition they had not read 1t in evidence.
The Court ruled that, In the present stage of the
case, he did not deem 1t necessary to let the de-
position be read.
Mr.. Hoar then applied to the Court that the
plaintiffs Counsel have liberty to inspect the books
and papers produced in evidence on Friday the
books and papers containing entries by the
apothecary, at Providence, who sold medicines to
Polly and Betsy Bowen, daughters OF Caleb Bowen.)
L Mr.. O'Conor said Mr.. Hoar was at perfect liberty
to examine the books In court, or, II Mr.. Hoar
desired It, he would meet him at any place he
named and examine the books with him from
beginning to end.
Mr. O'Conor then read to the jury passages from
the deposition OF George W. Bowen. the plaintifr.
In this deposition Bowen stated that he never told
his first wife that Madame Jumel was his
edge; and that he never knew who his ather was.
Mr.. O'COnor was proceeding to read passage to
the effect that the plaintiff had made a bargain
with Judge Edmonds to carry on the suit Tor him,
when Mr.. H0ar interposed an objection, but the
Court overruled 1t. the PLAINTIFF gave Judge Ed
agreement with Edmonds and Fields that he was
covered This, Isis bargain arg was gwen up: IL
ment with Mr. Shaffer or Mr.. Tucker as to dividing
the profits Of this case but he had not advanced
any money to conduct this suit. He had an agree
ment with two gentlemen to pay all the costs OF
This suit. He declined, by the advice OF his
sci. to state the names Of these gentlemen. He
into an arrangement with Anne Eliza vandervoort
that she should have q share Of what might be
Mr.. O'Conor said he proposed to read the depo-
stion OF Perry taken on the last trial and TO show
that IL was q tissue OF fasehoods and perjurics
from beginning to end and, further, he would say
that any counsel OF ordinary intelligence and COM
mon sense ought to have seen that 1t was tissue
Mr.. Chatfield did not think there was any object
in this but to get up false issue.
Mr.. O'Conor said there was no desire to get up
false issue bat he wanted to show that this was
conspiracy to suborn pcrured witnesses, ana it was
in the recollection OF the Court that they had spent
witnesses to rebut the testimony OF Joseph Perry.
There was an tntimation from counsel for plaintiff
@ was 81 e s no a ss
closed and the final argument was addressed to the
jury that the plaintiffs counsel said they aban.
opportunity for the defendant to answer that state
ment.
lieve that Perry was imposed on them by the de-
fendant or by some one acting In the interest OF
the defendant. He admitted that Pcrry's evidence
was false, and that they had made an effort to have
him punished for it, but up to the present they had
been unsuccessful in that object.
Mr.. O'ConOr challenged the fullest inquiry on this
question, and denied that the defendant had any
thing whatever to do with the production OF Perry:
Bowen the plaintiff was called to the stand and
had known Perry in early youth. Alter the defend
ants witnesses had been examined as to the per-
back 10 the stand, but he failed to account for the
statements he had made In relation to Perry. He
would also read rom the dispositions OF Bowen
was conceded at the last trial that Perry had given
false testimony. He was called as witness for the
plaintiff. He had stated on the trial that he was
born in Providence, between 1890 and 1900 and
that he had resided there for some years, and
fendsnt broSrnt out the fact that this man Perry
was horn at Woodstock, Conn.,, about the year
1909; that he went from there to Boston. Now,
one OF three things must be true-either that the
plaintiff corruptly procured the attendance OF
Perry, and secured his testimony, or that he was
palmed or by the defendant on the plaintiff or
that he had made himself up In the case and had
come forward maliciously to give the statements
he made upon the last trial. II was not for the
Court 10 assume what the fact was; but he would
admit the evidence.
Mr.. O'Conor then proceeded to read the deposit
tons in question for the purpose OF showing, as he
claimed, that there was not word OF truth In the
story OF Perry, and that Bowen had sworn falsely
In backing up Perry's testimony. The deposition
OF Bowen further stated that he (Bowen) had not
employed any lawyers at all. He made an agree
ment about the prosecution OF this case with Dr.
Joseph c. Tucker in the Office OF his brother, Mr..
Gideon J. Tucker. in New York. Dr. ]. G. Tucker
resides In California. Bowen states that he hired
no lawyers at ALL 1t was Mr.. fuckers business to
hire and pay the lawyers Bowen made q bargain
with two persons, and one backed out. The person
who backed out was Mr. George Shaner, brother OF
Mr.. Chauncey Shaner
Mr.. G. Shaner-The first OF the family that ever
backed out (Laughter).
The deposition weDs on to state that after one
man backed out Bowen made another agreement
with Dr. Tucker; that was made in New YORK, at
the 0flce OF Mr.. Gideon J. Tucker, brother OF DR..
Tucker. The agreement Bowen had with Tucker
and Shaffer was that he was to give them ten per
cent OF all the money they collected and TO pay
on disbursements. Bowen was to pay the cost OF
taking the dispositions in Rhode Island and did pay
5000 on one occasion for that purpose.