New-York tribune., 1890-01-28
NOT JUINEL RELICS At ALL.
PEOPLE DECEIVED AT THE AUCTION SALE.
ALL THE PROPERTY Is OWNED BY THE CHASE
r.Mrry-sURPRIsED PURCHASERS.

ALL THE PROPERTY Is OWNED BY THE CHASE
FAMILY-sURPRIsED PURCHASERS.
The Harlem lovers of relics and bric-aorac "ere
the victims OF what seems to be frauu ao '''o ".
ton rooms of Foster & Co., in West nehundred and
twenty -Gfth-st last Thursday. 1t was known among
relic hunters that what purported to be Jume treas
ures of great variety value to be ohered 70
the public at auction, and when Walter ;. Klchllohu'
the auctiOncer announced the sale OF inc Juei rc0'
the bidding spirited People elbowed one another
get glimpse Of the bed in which Washington hau
slept the tables which his meals were served lho
chandelier that lighted his conferences, anu aDouS
400 other articles, all supposed to have been at ono
time the property of Madame Jumel and to havo
been brought from Europe by the early occupants OF
the Juinel mansion. But it is declared that not
a solitary article among the whole list was Jumel
relic.
Olin p Ety. OF the firm OF Olin p. Ely & Brother,
No. POS West Onchundred and twenty iifth-st pur-
chased what represented as a chandelier that
was placed in the Jumcl mansion when it was erected
in 1855 The real chandelier, which was the one
MIR. Ely had Intended 10 purchase-as agent for a
promnent downtown merclant-was not placed in tho
buildiug for many years after the mansion was built.
but the man who authorized Mr.. Ely 70 purchase Tor
HIN was led to suppose that the chandelier IN queS-
ton was one that graced the Junel mansion for over
a century, and lie anxious To secure IL at any
cost.
II was learned that the articles that were in tho
Jumel mansion all still in tile possession Oh
Nelson Chase and his son and daughter and were in
Castle stcnbcrg, at Rdgewood, Bergen county, ~ D.
None of the good; had ever been sold since they came
into Mr. Chases possession. When Mr.. Ely suspected
that there had been fraud lie inquired OF MIS- nelson
Chase at 40. 473 Manhattanaye, and was assured
that the chandelier lie bought was not Jumel relic.
The Jumel mansion, which is one Of the most MS
torcal on Manhattan Island, was sold to Boston
syndicate about two years ago, and afterward was
occupied By Mr. Ilalncs who IS Win thc hrm Vi
James T. Low d Co., Worth and Church stS Mr.
Ely made inquiries at the Foster auction WarcroQm'
and VA, assured that the goods were Wiat tn,y
wore r,prc,cnted to Mr. Ely then called on Mr.
lIaiuc, the recent owner of the goods, ana bIlls
him he came directly from Mrs Chasc's house, asked
hin, II the good, we're really Jumc relies. Mr..
lIancs it is declared said that the goods were nor
Jumcl relies. -, y, .h
Tribune reporter called at the house OF Mrs. Nelson
Chase and was informed that the subject hah ueeen
discussed by member, Of her ho>ehod' anu tla. ng &
and her sister Mrs. Henderson, were positive IN ther
dcnuncatiOus Of what they termed do"hrlet lIduu'
Mrs, Chase said The chandelier Mr.. Ely Is sup
posed have purchased Is one OF great historic tdlu
and /, I'm our possession, having been removed from
the mansion with all the other articles that were IN
the house. The chandelier was one that Mauan.
Iumel bought at sale Of the household goods oi
Tnen none Of the goods sold at this auction sale
last Thursday were Jumel relics y
Egt Gi' il was said that some old relics were found
IN the garnet Of the mansion , T., 49, o.
Why" exclaimed Mrs. ChaSe, " tleFe Is Ao edIiV'
Wr. Eiy said that unless the money paid for the
CHANDELIER were refunded suit wOuid be entered, ana
In /. nrohatl, that u. b. Thompson, who bought
What he fondly believes to De the identical bed IN
which Washington slept. VIII do the ,ame 49,. ,.,ou.
Foster 4 Co.. the auctioncers. deny that they knew
onythirg that would lead them 10 suppose that the
goods wore not what they were sold for.