National Republican., 1882-12-28
THE cuUMLEy MURDER.
A Notorious Cincinnati Family-How
King Leopold Became infatuated.
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Jim Chumley the man who shot and killed
Thomas Lamb in Cincinnati on Christmas
eve, belongs to q family that has acquired
considerable notorioty in that city. He is II
son of police officer Armstrong Chumlcy, who
was fatally wounded in the Cincinnati CEN
trail police station August s, 1850, by Col.
Thos. +. Snelbaker, and earlier in the day
took part in the fight in u street car between
his sisters, Mrs Evans, Ella Chumlcy, who
had been Snelbaker's mistress, Nirgie Jack
son, a performer at the Vine street opera
house, Snelbaker himself aud his father,
which was the cause of the subsequent muir
der. James Chumley at that time was and had
been for about u year on the police force, but
was discharged for the part he took in that
affair. Once before he was engaged in n
shooting atlray. That was fifteen years ago,
when he was but lad of sixteen, and took
place at his fathers residence, 81 Clinton
street His brother-n-law, Capt Herman
Evans, and wife were having a fight, and Jim
interfering, was attacked by Evans with u
slungshot, whereupon he drew II revolver and
fired, destroying Evans's left eye. 1t is
charged that about year ago last November
he, in company with lady dressed in mourn
ing and closely veiled, appeared before Squire
| Hayne, and, swearing that she was his
mother, forged deeds for property to which he
nor his mother had a shadow of claim. He
| then went to indianapolis, and, selling the
property by means of the deeds made con-
siderable money, which was recovered after a
great deal of trouble. The Cincinnati Com
mercidl says:
Lee Chumey, daughter in this family
was famous for her marvellous beauty as well
as unscrupulousness. Cincinnati not being
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talents, she went abroad and one day in her
travels found herself in little village not
far from the palace of King Leopold III of
Bavaria. His majesty was in the habit OF
taking daily walks in private park adjacent
to his palace, and Lee, ascertaining this fact,
made custom of arriving there beforehand,
where, occupying Il seat in Il romantic spot,
she would become absorbed in u book, which,
singularly enough, was a copy of one of the
kings tavoritc authors. To all intents and
purposes she was totally oblivious to the
quietly dressed gentleman who daily passed
throughh the walks switching the shrubbery
as he went. He was susceptible youth, and
her personal charms, together with dainty
foot pceping from beneath the skirts, COM
pletely captivutcd him. On one of these walks
his heart jumped on seeing her fan lying on the
ground, where it had slipped, as he thought
inadvertently, from her lap. Picking it up,
he i'll CQurtly manner protlered it TO the
owner, who in an equally gracious manner
returned thanks for the service. Conversa-
tion followed, in which she went into rap
lures over the beauties Of the park, aud with
artless innocence expressed wonder that it
was not more frequentcd. As for her, she
was going to continue coming every day until
time for her departure, necessary to be re-
GREETED, as it would compel her to leave one
of the most enhancing spots she had met
since leaving her home in America. This
meeting was followed by Others, until her
admirer vcntured to disclose his identity,
and beg her continued visits to this his pri-
vate park.
"The infatuation was complete, and re-
suited in dismay to the court circles. TO
make II long story short, her departure was
bought of with large sum of money, on re-
ccipt of which she was escorted to the borders
of the kingdom and warned as to her fate
should she return. Chumley's mother and
one sister, Mrs Lee Curtis are living in Phil
adclpha another sister in New York, and
another in Cincinnati"
Snelbakcr is the proprietor of the Theatre
/ COmiquc in Washington, ID. G..