The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-12

BY an explosion of saltpeter at New
York, on the 9Th, i'm Jewett's whitehead
house, Burling slip, three men, Including
the proprietor, were killed. Several Others
injured. -
Abe Rothschild, the alleged nnurdereri
81 " Diamond. BESSIE Moore, ilasso far res
covered from his wounds as to be able to go
to Texas to stand triad for the deed Of which
he is charged.
The Banco San Jose, Havana, has
suspended temporarily. Deposits amount to
3, 100000.
'FheH kiag of Dahensy has made-over-a
lures to the British for peace.
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1noE 80 The JumeI Suit. ssa
1.-The supreme Court of the United
States has reversed the judgment of the
Circuit Court of the, Southern District
of New York in George Washington
Bowen's ejectment suit against Nelson
Chase. George w. Bowen is almost an
octogenarian; but still hale and hearty,
and has young wife. He lives in a
back street in Providence, II. l., and
was worth about $50, 900 when he began
the suit against Chase. Bowen pro-
fesses to be the illegitimate son OF
Madame Eliza Jumel, noted, about the
beginning of the century, as a street.
walker in Providence, and was known
! as Betsy Bowen The old house in
which Betsy was said to have bolIie
George Washington Bowen was torn
down a few years ago.
George Washington visited Proyi-
dence few months before G. w. Bow
ems birth, and it has been asserted that
Washington was the father of George
Washington Bowen as well as, of his
country. Washington's stay in Provi-
dence was, however, very brief, and he
was all the time in the, glare of public
ovation and surrounded by the elite of
1.-THE city. 1t is, therefore, hardly posi-
BILE that this scandafscouid- have any
reasonable basis. Certain IT Is, How
ever, that old George Washington Bow
en- bears a remarkable resemblance to
the pictures Of the first President, al
though Geo f. Hoar thinks that his ear
flap resembles that of Madame Jumel,
and Charles OsConor thinks that the
/ plaintiffs earfiap is not Ike Madame
Jumel's earfiap. While George Bowen
paternity is under a cloud, several OF
the older inhabitants OF. Providence tes-
tilted that he was the son of Madame
Jumel. Nearly all, if not all, OF those
witnesses. are dead. ~ 1 s,a.5
Betsy Bowen, after her arrival in New
York, became the mistress of a'French-
man named Stephen JumeL who owned
considerable real estate, including
houses in Liberty and other downtown
streets, and an extensive tract in the
northern part of Manhattan. Island, neal
! Carmansville. The property. is now
valued at about S2,000,000. Jumel mar
ried Betsy, and when-he died he left all
his property to her. She at once launch
ed out into extravagant display, and her
gaudy attire and equipage became one
of the sights of New York. The facts OF
her early career partially leaked out, and
she could get no standing in respecta-
bic society. Aaron Burr, after he had
been President of the United States,
was led into a marriage with her, when
he was seyenty-eight years old, but he
was soon afterwards divorced. She
never failed, after his death to publish
herself as . the widow of Aaron Burr,
formerly Vice-President of the United
States,'' and this is the legend on the
best, if not the only,'porhait of her ex-
tant. 4L Fa- .J, t.-u.-. --..-#r .
Madame -Jumel had an adopted
daughter, and this daughter was mar
ried to Nelson Chase, an attorney, who
was on very intimate termswith Charles
OConor. Madame Jumel madea will,
which was overthrown. Nelson Chase
bought up the rights of the collateral
heirs, and was about to enter into nm
disturbed enjoyment of Madame Jumefs
estate, but George Washington Bowen
appealed, claiming rights as the illegiti-
mate son of Madame 1Jumel.
Charles O'Conor appeared for Chase,
having been retained, it was said, with
| a check for $4,000. Among Bowen's
lawyers were ex-Surroeate Tucker and
George F. Hoar. The trial in the Cir
cult Court was remarkable for the pres
enee of very many old witnesses, who
tried to bring up memories of Betsy
Bowen's Providence escapades. One
witness was Kate Williams, an author,
now dead The Jury decided against
Chase, and the case was carried up on
4 appeal. Chase then instituted a suit in
equity, having for its principal objects
the establishment of title to the Jumel
property, and to enjoin Bowen from
prosecuting certain actions. of ejectment
The Circuit Court granted the injunction
and Bowen appealed. "a 9 tiio b s-
The Supreme Court yesterday con-
frmed the perpetual injunction prohibit
ing Bowen from prosecuting any action
or suit to recover the particular estate
embraced in the appointment made in
favor of Mrs. Chase by the deed of 1923.
This may be regarded as settling Mr..
Bowen's claims. But, even had the
Court ordered new trial, Mr.. Bowen
would have gained but little thereby, for
his principal witnesses have died since
the first trial. -.-g
The grounds surrounding the Jumel
mansion have been allowed to 90 to de-
| cav, the gate houses through which
Nine. Jumel's gorgeous equipage SO
often rolled are dilapidated, and here
and there the once trim fences are open
to the invasion of vagrant swine The
house is an unpretending white structure
OF wood, and in fair preservation.
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Didn't Know His Wife's First
-.et1d Name. ai .l-uH
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