The New York herald., 1876-09-10
THE JUNEL ESTATE.
Chase After the Property Taken Up
by the French Claimants.
A BILL IN EQUITY FILED.
The Courts Applied To for the Appointment
of Receiver During the PEN
dency of Litigation.

States Circuit Court by F. Dealeld Smith behalf of
the alleged heirs at law and next OF the late
stephen Jume who died in this city on the 22d OF
May 1882, being then seventy years OF ago. The
property question has long been the subject OF legal
controversy the courts, and ut the present time
sui, is pending appeal between Washington Bowen
who claims be .llcgitimate Of Mmc. Jumci
deceased against Nelson Chase who claims to inherit
under will OF the deceased Mmc Jumel. whose niece,
Mary Jume Bowrcs be married in 1881. Tho
plaintiffs the at issue make claim in their
bill as heirs at law some 1000 lots above 160.h
street. and No. $50 Broadway, and Nos II and 73 Lib
erty street. ut present held by the assumed heirs at
law oil the late Nine JumeL The present controversy
prescrts totally new question from any hitherto
the heirship of this valuable property and
is entirely separate and distinct from the case tried
three years ago between Bowen and Chase and
involved the right OF Inheritance OF these parties to
thus property including the Old Mansion House,
through Nine. Jumc alone The plaintiffs in
the present suit claim the right OF Inheritance
as legal heirs and blood relatives Of stephen Jumcl
aud who claim that at his death 1882 they became
his heirs at law, subject only the lilo interest in the
estate invested in Nine Jumel, and that when she died
in 1860 they became entitled to have and possess tho
estate free OF all encumbrances resulting from her life
estate whether by conveyance other made by
her Of the property. The plaintiffs in the present suit
make Claim to the whole property left by Stephen
Jumel, and which he purchased and held under the
provisions OF various recitcd acts of the Legs-
lature OF the State OF New York, rs set
forth the bill. The long contested Jumel case
up atresh, invested with interest,
for while the contest was hitherto confined to those
who claimed through their connection with Nine
Jumei only the present is Instituted by those who
claim through direct hcrship from stephen Jumel
himself, citizens OF France, who will be ably repre-
sentcd in the coming legal tournament by NJ. De Cham
brun, counsel to the French Legation at Washington
BY the bill the defendant Nelson Chase, is required to
enter appearance before tho first Monday OF Octo
ber next, when the will be proceeded with. 1t
appears from the allegations In the bill that the
the delay the prosecution OF the present claim OF
the French heirs duo tho fact that they
advised of the death Of Nine. Jumel, whose lie
interest in the estate they Of until they
read IN the papers the proceedings in the suit of
Bowen Chase, when they took immediate steps to
place their in the hands of NJ. De Chambrun.
The following briefly the principal points in the
bll-
Francois Henry Jumel, Louise C. l.. Jumel Plante
Marie X N. Jumcl, Madeleine T. Tcxoeres Manast
and Marie C. +. Lisparrc TanZiede citizens OF France,
Nelson Chase, citizen OF the State OF New York,
set forth That previous to the year l'9S stephen
France, became domlccd In the State and city
Of New York, as resident aien doing
said city. That, with view Of creating inducements
tor the making useful and permanent Investments the
people State Of New York, through their Legis
lature the I'd day OF April A. d. 1885, passed law
which, among other things, provided as follows
That AZ and every conveyance or hereafter
subject subjects of sovereign state Power which
the neS DC as Of s " ~ deemed valid
the thereby In such alien aliens and
have and TO hoia the his heirs and AS
signs plea OF senism to the contrary nowith
That, under and by virtue OF said laws, the said
Stephen Jumel did make purchase of aud improve real
estate the city aud State OF Now York. when, fur
iher induce such improvements and investments for
agricultural, manufacturing and commercial purposes,
The people Of the State OF New York, by their Legisla
ture the Goth day OF March, A. D. 1902, made and
pass cd further law Tor protection OF the Investments
PROVISIONS U STs OF SAID laws the said Stephen ame COM
tinucd TO invest capital and improve real p opery for
his commercial purposes as Aforesaid when, when the
and encourage the Investments OF capital by
such aliens, by their Legislature, on the sth day of
April. 1905, passed supplemental and amendatory
law, thus concrrng upon aliens the same right OF IN
hertance and descent US appertained TO native born
citizens or nhab by the laws OF New York that
at the times OF the passage OF said several laws
said stephen Jumel was an nhaoitant OF and residing
by his his capital ps and and COZ commercial pursuits was
greatly contributing TO the agricultural, man
ulacturing and commercial interest and public I'M
provements of the SAID State and city and fully
conddpg IN the validity and certainty Of tho rights
vested HIM by said several laws, he purchased, by
y,
certain lots ground situated st Harlem Heights,
the then Ninth ward OF the city ot New York, num-
bered D. TO- H. H. Is, IA and l5 lot containing
thirty ninc acres, rood; the said lots
Nos !, O. 10. IL, IL, ls. IA ana IS con-
tainlng sixty-hvc scrca, one rood and twenty
perchcsi and By further deed, dated April
2s 1910. lot No. s. containing thirtysix
acres and one rood, and other properly set forth
deeds annexed to bil-l5O Broadway and II and s3
Liberty That said stephen Jumel did truly and
in good iaith greatly improve many oil said lots and
parcels OF land by erecting costly and constructed
her csup
ness portion Of tho city oil New York. That In the
year 1894 the said stephen Jumcl became acquainted
with person whose real Elizabeth Eliza
Bowen, better known as Betsy Bowen" VINO came
originally from Providence II. l., but who became
socacd witb and in, or about the year lS0y married
the said stephen Jume under the assumed name OF
Elizabeth Brown; that this woman was OF unknown
parcnage, and her social and moral anccedcnis were
adverse TO her good reputo as known in Providence
aforesaid, aud who for that reason assumed the false
name OF Elizabeth Brown. IN order the better to con-
ceal real identity from the SAID stephen Jumel,
and, alter such marriage, Sue, the SAID Elizabeth,
continued III name to live with the said Jumel
his wife TIL his death as hereinafter stated.
That there no Issue born OF the mar
ragc OF the SAID stephen Jumcl and the said Elizabeth
Brown alias Betsy Bowen, but through tho wishes and
influence OF The SAID Elizabeth (who alter her said
rage assumed the name o Eliza instead OF E!izabcth)
aicniac child who was born previous to SAID marr
VIII about the year ls01was taken To reside with
the SAID Jumol and wife, known as Mary Bownes, but TO
/ whose name was ADDED 'Jumei" by the said Eiiza
| Brown Jumcl and alterward known as Mary "Junci'
Bownes but who not related in auy way
to SAID stephen Jumcl, and whose paren,age WAS,
Ike ihe saiu Eliza . uhNho"n, e",e 90 iar aS she
called tho niece OF said Eliza B. Jumc and
such provided Tor and supported by the generosity
OF said stephen Jumel that the said stephen Jumcl in
1sli, being much attached to his family, name ana
kindred IN France, ana becom ng FAR advanced IN
years, declared his purpose to visit and spend somo
In France among his kindred, and to akc his wfo
aud their household ward, the said Mary Bowncs with
them, and when about to do and in order To guard
against accidents and In view of his advancing and
the absence any born OF tho said marriage, ho
! the said stephen Jumei conveyed by deed TO Ben
jamIn Dcsobry, dated June 1sl5, recorded June
|
! six acres and one rood, highly improved and
known the mansion property, together with all
and singular the income, rents and receipts OF said
property the SAID Eliza b. Jume, for and
daring her natural lite, and alter her dccease to the
stephen Jumcl and his heirs and assigns securing
TO the heirs Of the said stephen Jumel lee smp'e IN
hcriance In said thrtysix OF ground after The
expiration OF the said lite estates That the SAID Se