New-York tribune., 1874-04-28
sEoIrFL TO THE JUMEL CASE.
A BILL IN EQUITY TO RESTRAIN GEORGE WAsHIN
TON BOWEN FROM BRINGING SUITS TO GA

A BILL IN EQUITY TO RESTRAIN GEORGE WASHING
TON BOWEN FROM BRINGING SUITS TO GAIN
POSSESSION OF THE ESTATE.
An act passed in 1855 allows illegitimate
children to inherit property from their mother in the
absence of any legitimate issue. Under that act George
Washington Bowen, who claims to be the illegtimate
son OF Nine. Jumel, aud the only child she ever had
brought In the Supreme OF the State action OF
eectment against Nelson Chase and his children, who
possession Of the Jumel estate. and who claimed
TO be the only heirsataw OF Mme. Jumel The action
was removed from the Court the Circuit Court
of the Uuited States, where, after long trial before
Judge Woodruff the Winter 1871 the jury disagreed
s.ndng ak for the plaintiff and six for the defendants
Tue case tried the second time in the Winter OF 1872
ys bya "struck jury" before Judge W. d. shipman.
The second trial was longer and more acrlmoniousy
contested than the first aud resulted IN for the
Bowen was what he claimed to be- or that II he was
he had not p1oye9 a. Mr oConoT filed bill in equity
praying that Bowen might be restrsnea Dy n1
from bringing ing any the ground that even though
he was the legitimate son OF Mme Jumel ne coulu pot
inherit tSs Ssopepy 8 GU the cnSse perfectly valid
title 20 IT, The bill also asked that that title
Gnieted or in words that by order OF the court
H. chsses might be ,put In peaceful possession OF the
JuInel estate which consists OF large Uact O Ian9
near Fort Washington, valued at about $o'ooooVo ana
Bo%ens counsel, exAttorney, General HOar, Chaun-
cey shser. Levi s. Chaiied and w ~ saTyef took an
appeal TO the supreme Court OF the United States one
ground OF the appeal was portion OF Judge ShlpmaIs
Charge 10 the Jury He instructed them 10 mud specially
that when The died, Mme Jumel had no title to the
estate question which could descend 10 Bowen. AZ is
claimed that there was no evidence upon wch 10 Dae
such instruction. The Jury, nevertheless. found as d.
rected and by doing declared in elect that ii Bowen
was either the legitimate or ledtmate son OF Mine.
Jume she had at the time Of her death, no property
which he could inherit
The questions raised by the bill in equity are mainly
legal ones and they up yesterday for argument
before Judge BlatchfOrd.
Mr. O'COnOr opened for the plaintiffs by reciting the
twoerepOrted history OF the Jumel estate Con-
adorable time then spent in sort OF general discus
zion about the OF trying the questions before the
Court, and the deeds from which the Chases derive
their title 10 the put Ia evidence They
the produced at the two trials referred TO-
and show, Mr.. O'COnOr claims, that the plaintiffs
have a clear ute, at least against Bowen, to the
property which he seeks 10 recover.
Mrs. Perry, Mr. Chases daugbter repeated the story
OF her marriage in France, and the parole evidence
relative " the making and recording OF the deeds was
givou for the third time. The defense Is conducted by
Mr.. Chatded, assisted by Mr.. Sawyer, and the main
point in AZ seems 10 be that person cannot be deprived
OF hs common1aw right to bring eJectment suit
against any one lie chooses.