New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-11
THE COUNTS.

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arr nrGuN ny THE FRENCH HtiEs OF siNrnrN
r,,,,,-,,t, AIMS THAT MADAME JUMEL OBTAINED
rossrss,oS OF THE PROPERTY FRAupULfNIIh,
-,e,v sut has been begun III the Unlteu
s, .rc;it Conri by the heirs OF stephen Jthle' 10
,ct thu right of Nelson Chase 10 tie properly ,i'a
rr,ral derived from her husband since INC ce"" ..
wdorc Jurcl in 1865 the estate has been in continued
,,,gs,ion Mr. Chase first contested VIII % N"H'me
Jumel on behalf Of himself aud the children q" h'f user
"a ,ccecdca the Other heirs selling to him their rights
Af,er,yard these heirs contested tue validity 81 to S'e'
hst wcro defeated. Again. George Washington hoNeh,
claiming 10 DE an ilieGitimstc son OF Madam" """cl
while she was still Betsy Bowen, sued to nave h"'seu
declared her heir default OF legitimate cNjitn' %nu
was also defeated Al these suits procec1e' Oh 'nc
theory that Madame JWnel had acquired the lee 81 the
proncriy In s In >se suits Charles 0Conor acted as
counsel for Mr.. Chase.
The present sut brought by The heirs OF stephen
Iurncl now residing in France, ON different SfoOh~
They assan the LEGAL title of Madame Junel Ia theH
complaint formidable document OF 81 printed pages
WITH as many more prgcs of exhibits, they say that
Iun,el came from 81. Domingo With the wreck ol nus
propery saved from TOuss Amt EOuvertures sactess
rebellion to this country. and entered into business hofc
and under statutes of this STATE passed. to encourage
Immigrants to improve lands "h3h provided that con
veyances TO them should be valid to yes, snc property
IN their heirs forever bought large amount ci property
IN the upper part of tds island including about 40
acres with property Lhcrty-St aud Broadway ana
elsewhere. The plaintiff, seek TO overcome INC oe-
fenss OF their own alieuism 10y alleging maj the
laws Of l79 1902 aud constituted contract OF the
state with stephen Jmuel waich inurcs 10 tbs htnch
OF his heirs aud that tao act of 1875 has also cured any
defect In acir rights account 81 alicnaSc !" iso
Jumcl married "A woman whom the complaint f'F> was
thcu known as Betsy Bowen Elizabeth Brown. wtn
was aferward known Madame Juncl. Having NJ
children they adopted person called niece O! ht; IL
Jume known tnen as Mary Jume iowueS w" at' ward
N.Ieo I'm -
Frame M tao plaintiffs say his relatives 70 whom
ne was much attached, taking with him his Wic mo ne
adoptcd niece Before going. Jumel made a decd con
yeying the mansion property some 36 GcTce M uH io'
himself and Madame JUEc for life and after MS ceAth
for his own heirs In 1925 be made further dead OF
trust Of the same property in trust for the absolute use
and behoof OF the said Eliza Brown Junc her ico eHa
assigns forever with power OF sic to her. A. to TINS
plaintiffs claim that # there had been bona Idle sale %
would have deprived them Of all rEhts but IN tie an
scnce Of such a SAFE the property reycris to them
The compliant says mat about this unie Juncl desired
TO sell portion Of his American property. and transfer 1t
70 France 90 purchase rCsideUcc near his tury out
bis wife representing that she the bct!cr ono 20 LOOK
after her n,eresS he gave h1 h ,e ., Is o
rents Of the broadway and Lact;yS', PROPERTY, ana Z
induce her 70 rcside IN France ~ $50 nc mao. ~
which is LOST giving, after NE estate Ia hc'' ' ms
Win her nice returned 10 Neyycrk IL 1926 and the
complaint alleges, instead Of carrying ont ms Wls!s
The powcr of attorney executed fraudulent conreyonce7
OF hi. property. On July -, 1927, Madame Jnei con
veyed TO her niece who lad no means except those de-
rived from stephen JuIncl tI7ict ~ % acres 3i t
and another tract contaninG;9 acres, Tor 5000 nc
band and herself, and their trustee, c@t'.t"i
Nov. q. 1927 deed OF Tie lIo't"H 1h" h,'!F'.
the niece executed decd OF a2l these ots - icas
werckme,to- trust from Srs Jumel 70 be "t iai 40
solute d. posat In January ISIS further deco ~ nc
Mansion property, OF 80 acres, NihtD '.,',ii ~, -
$4,000 This &c ii was deliveries Nay ~ l@-e ma ~,
day the nirco rccon'csed t u" N'S".,S. -, ~
sales were sham and colorado ~ cover tGc Fau.cni
conveyance o. Madame Jume 20 h-rsc and t!J - M
time she writing 20 her husband thd snc ""s N"rA
in. for his aad conccalDE from nm hS ,S
IN july ISIS tine complaint continues. Jvnel ictlrne
qnd found l, real esu,e matters Ia disorder dHo. IN
ignorance what Is VIII, had done, nc set about nc
STS I'D & fond xc,+cs TO ryad" his society. hut
before leaving Sew-IorS ms wife secretly cArodicd q
deed OF appointment O. confirm the title OF inc iopy
in herself ana then lett the Ga nam alone ~ tie
Mansion House all Winter, bat watched over by "a
sinister hustlcr and mental Returning !of oilc STAY
May, ls2@, the aunt ara niece ltt nm aea' -p1ng
ins much time with lawyer nauoG Crerrcn through
whom they became acquainted Nl's Ntso4 Sn".e, u
young iIau under aSc hut "t'Noti WHOM .tu "a,
then about 81 wears OF %ge a. ia%rlsS Mas ,t M
das eDf"' or t ,St: Iaf Chaso became
inmate OF Jumcls house, 2ud inc {rt@nehyy
France ceased. though wh,n aHytnhg wa. it'ifd
from him, he continued {" eNpt,s, ~. sh.e'a "r ne
absolute p -!cal and social 0lftss tidt ea4F n To-
he discovered The iVud rcpetrated on hun aud ad De
whole Of said fraudulent deeds daring winch time he
was treated u the brutal manner Ivy the sad Eli!
and her niece lazy and said haSc whcn suddenly ithd
% l-.2 NE 10 Es death from tc tit - OF
an alleged tIii from a load ~ nay The complaint
charges that tie brothers and sisters were EtH Ni
Ignorance his death until 1855, when ths iac ei'ie-
nent came 10 them, without aus Information %! ON
why man ot = should De riding load uf ray. .fn
If IL customary for hay 90 nc harvested as cary -
Nav in New YORK The gunpl int charges that jtmr'
will was snppr- -sed aud The widow 0nJned letters Oi
administrator mar iug soon after As-on Bum
Aitcr this, though Jumols C'atA had l"NoNc4 lht
mower Of attorney Were iIueisCr, tine complaint alleges
assumed convoy certain property. some OF when
not included above deeds, 90 Alexander EJir Hon.
the deed recitug however that IA tHe property hal
been conveyed WcrcEmcist and AicXinde! Hainll
ton recovered The properly h1c. Ia trust Tor ms af
The recital claimed 10 have hcl t3lse ond made Il
cover up the lack Of AM proper deed IA lo12 "e'cA
InesteT an. pilipn, to WHOM pant OF re properly
had been conveyed IN trust, Conveyed htT 10 Na0th'
Juuel who continued IN p.'s sson mII hef 0eSa i.l
der these deeds and under her ruSbands grant a. l'
estate. The plaintiffs state that even Ler tcal was
concealed them Tor time, and ticy on! learned OF
II through the proceedings in tie sut CI GeOi &c N5
ingtOn Bowen and insist that the sue OF nelson 'st
Is fraudulent md they the feiis OF Stephe. J0cI
are entitled all the real estate and its rents sit
Madame JGmcrs death, and ask tutsmeut ac"o.t'As+E
Tie plaintiffs Interests represented D. thc N3ifO'
DE- ChamhIun, ard hy M StOGteabursh OF Mile, SioHt
enbUrgh Pccklan.
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