The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-05
THE JUMEL ESTATE CASE.

Tnc suit OF Bowen VS. Cnase-Tne Testl-
mony for the Defendant Closed-How
Houses Were Let in New York a Gem
fury Ago-The Venerable Ex-Judge
Herring ON the Stand.
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.. Hear, Mr.. Chatfeld, Mr.. Shaner and Mr..
Sawyer appeared as counsel for the plaintiff and
Mr.. Charles O'ConOr and Mr.. J. y. Carter for the
defendant.
MORE DISPOSITIONS READ.
Mr.. Carter with the view Of contradctng the
testimony of Henry Nodine, given at the present
trial, read deposition of Nodne's taken In 1870.
HOW HOUSES WERE LET IN NEW YORK HUNDRED
YEARS AGO.
During the progress Of the proceedings yester-
day question arose as to whether about hundred
years ago the custom prevailed In this city OF rent
ing houses from May to May.
Mr.. O'COnOr called to the stand ex-Judge Ebert
Herring who testified that such was the custom in
New York as long as he remembered He was born
at Stratferd, Conn.,, In Ill., and came to reside In
this city soon after 1t had been evacuated by the
gentleman, Of clear and retentive memory He
was Judge OF the Marine Court in 1906 and, to use
his own language, che has since then held almost
every municipal office that can be mentioned 1t
will be seen that he is now just one year younger
than the Republic Of which he Is an esteemed
citizen.
TESTIMONY OF MR.. J. G. CARTER.
Mr.. James G. Carter was next called as q witness
the part OF the defendant. In reply to questions
by Mr. OCOnOr, he said IL am an attorney at-law;
reside in this city; have been an attorney and
counselor-at-la since 1858; am attorney in this
will suit in the course of the litigation in july 1885,
in the month OF September Of that year took my
vacation; before going away had been engaged in
read the deposition OF Daniel Hull about that time
1t was about that time and in connection with that
deposition that l became acquainted with the
law allowing Nightmares to Inherit; i went
with Mr.. Chase to see Mrs. VandervoOrt at her
house In this city; never was there but once; Mr..
Chase didnOt say to Mrs. VandervoOrt that he knew
Of Madame Jumel having son or that such son
was iegitimate; he said nothing OF the kind; to-
wards the close OF the conversation she spoke OF
Madame Jumel having son. and that she had seen
him some time before that; in no shape or way did
Mr.. Chase say that he knew of Bowen or OF Madame
Jumel having son; he did not say that Bowen,
being egitimate. could not inherit; he said moth
ing Of the kind.
Cross-examined Il first acquainted myself with
this case ut Mr.. OConOrs house about June or
July, 1896; read the dispositions as soon as they
were taken by Mr.. Toby, in Providence; was not
in the case when the dispositions de 0ene esse were
taken they were taken before the trial. OF course;
looked them all through; have not distinct
about the age Of Madame jumel; Cannot state
that he said on that occasion Mrs. Jones was
younger than Madame Jumel; cannot state what
he said in that deposition about his wife before
went to Mrs. yandervoOrt Mr.. Chase showed me a
letter he had received and that recalls to
my mind the time went to Mrs. vandervoort's;
1t was nice, warm weather. hut 1t could not
have been In September. for L was away from New
York the whole Of that month; did not state at
the last trial that the interview between myself
and Mrs. VandervoOrt lasted two hours; could
not have stated anything OF the kind because the
interview lasted only about twenty minutes.
Mr.. Carter stated in reply to further questions
upon cross-examination, that he had been paid
$4,000 for his professional services In the Will suit
that $4,000 with $4,000 leaned by his firm, Scud-
der n Carter, TO MT. chase, making in all. with
terest, about s27,5o0 had been paid by money re-
ceived by Mr.. Chase from the city, as referred to
In previous testimony.
Mr.. O'COnOr read to the jury dispositions for the
purpose Of contradicting the evidence OF Daniel
Hull, and also entries from books to show that an
apothecary had sold medicine to Betsy Bowen,
daughter Of Caleb Bowen. The object OF this testi.
mOny was to prove that there was another BETSY
Bywen In Providence at the same time with the
Betsy who Is claimed by plaintiff to have been his
mother.
A mass Of documentary evidence having been put
in, Mr.. O'Conor announced that the derendant's
testimony was closed.
The case was adjourned till to-day