New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
HE SAW AROMANTIC WEDDING
A WITNESS OF THE BuRR-JUMEL WEDDING
STILL LIVING.
THE BRILLIANT PROFLIGATE WOULD NOT BE
REBuFFED-AFTER BEING REJECTED At THE
AGE OF sEvENTYEIGnT HE BROUGHT

CLERGYMAN AND WON HIS BRIDE.
The romantic marriage of Aaron Burr when
| when he was scventyeight years old and Mmc
Eliza Jumcl. sixty years old. was the
last act N the tragic life Of this brilliant passionate
man a Vice President Of tho United States
and tho murderer OF Alexander Hamilton. From the
pinnacle Of political power he became for time an out
cast and wandercr upon the face OF the earth and
the drop curtain of death fell september ID. 1896
and closed life which enedcd In lonncss and neg
lcct In little village staten Island
In spite Of the samcncss rule Of all love affairs
and wooings II certainly cannot be said that the Incl
dents lending up to the marriage OF Aaron Burr ana
Mme Jumcl like those OF any other COurt>hip
on record Burr was born In Newark, " j., on Feb
rnary q, 1856. was graduated from Princeton and
then studied law When tho Revolution broke out he
Joined the Continental army "a private. but was soon
promoted for bravery the battlefield When i'll
dependence secured Burr entered politics and
| elected to Congress. lie then the opponent. In
l-0O. Of Jefferson for President and each received
the number OF votes in the Electoral College, but
Jefferson chosen by the House Of Representatives
| and Burr became Vice President. 1t after
his term Vice President ended that he entered
politics again In New York. quarrcd with Alexander
| Hamilton and shot him in a duel. Burr. o>traci,cd
by Ncw-IOrk society, conceived the idea Of cstab
fishing an empire in the southwest. and So bought
100000 acres Of land in what was then louisiana
for treason in Richmond. Va. In loO7. He was
however, acquitted.
For several year, after his trial he wandered about
Europe. but finally settled in NcwYork and took mp
| the practice Of law acan. lie good lawyer
a brilliant speaker and fascinating man. but was
understood. passionate and diS>pated. and SO make
friends and unmade them again.
Madame Jumel was the widow Of stephen Jurncl.
who Of tie mere liant prince, OF New York. and
She lived In handsome hoi>. Washington Heights
whore one hundred and sixty Second t. and 81. Nclo-
la ave. and Tcnthavc. now meet 1t Is said that
while Burr Vie" President rf the nitcd he
in love with Nine. .Jum"l hui they parted and did
for thirty wears. and tlr day, after th"i:
meeting again he propose and refused. within
the week he proposed again and wa a!ain rejected.
Eur told Nine. Iumcl that the n"At time he came he
would bring cl'rcvman with him. ard he did
~ far 4, known there l. only witness Of the
marriage now LIVING and this person is Jacob Fried.
81 No. so Fat Eighty md I. Mr. Fried. who
hale and hearty old man II eighty four years. WAS
born IN bavaria IN Loot and cam" to this country
II, ~. and at oncc got >ltlati II a gardener with
Mmr Jum'l. What happened while he was gardener
and coachman for Nine. .Juincl Is best told in hi~ own
words 10 a Tribune reporter. WHO found him sitting
IN the piazza ri hi, co>cy home recently:
Il we'll remember Nr. iurr'> first visit 70 Nine.
JumcI lie drove mp from the city 10 see her about
some law business and his gig bn'k" down IN Harlem
lie asked Madame. when hn reached tie house H. send
some one for the Gc and - was ."rt. When
came back he gave ~ ccnts. saving: 'Jarob thou
art an honest lad Mr. Eurr little man. with
gray hair. and was not al all god loohin-. should
say.
THAT was hi, first visit. bat att'rwar he came
u.irn and within fortnight h" drove up one cv"nin.
with u clergyman. None # H. ahoIt tn" house Lad
Ia" l".,>. IDEA that he going (" marry Nine. Iunc
until We were all called fl wItr"--"-. They N"r"
married In tn. tea md onls Mr.. and Mrs Cha"
AID the servants wcrr present. to IN" cr"in"nv
The French cook. "A neg" boy named ''""'s" And
signed t,r contract a Witnesses. and guess
| am the only person living who saw Aaron Burr
married.
After tho ceremony all the servants went down
into IA. big kitrhrn and Madam" sent down several
bo,l, Of wine for - make merry with. and We DID
so while DRINKING her health MIdanr told me- after
ward that Mr. Birr had i""n Al old bean Of hers thirty
year. before.
Tho wedding trip of III" pair WAS to Hartford In
travelling oarr1a:" ni wa TIC drv"r. When we got
there Madame >nld some property aud gave the money
10 Mr. I,nrr. Afrr got bach h"n" Madame wanted
Mr. Burr To- get her som" new hr>"s and IA earring"
ont Of the money she had gwen him III Hartford Ia
keep for her. hut h" had >p-nt II all and {" there
WAS 4 quarrel and that WI, the start.
Madame Lad II bad temper. md ono tim" she
wanted me to pat her Irish maid ont Of Ill" house.
but did not want Ia. br, aus" She hri three hg
brothers working on the piao" 80 Mnd"m" took her
Ly the throat and pitched her ont Of III" ROOM i'ut
d.ni dare d" AIS hing like thi' I" her hu.bIli;
I'm fact shc va, aiiaL Of hIui after they hai
unsrr.lich and sl- would and hid" when she eaw
hu romiug 10 the house. and Ill" told IN" T." take
ali tho chair, aud III tn paror and lock them
up other MON. - that wII' Nr hnrr ZANE I"
>cr her he ronld sit down and =" would moi StNF
long. ,
o. lct her In about year and went TO WORK work inr
pctrr InrilI,I In hi, tobacco factory, III Wooster
Il IN thi- .ty. Thu fifty years ago ana
| ha0 worried for Lin ever Inrr nntl wis h'"h
eighty old .
Th. ,lInd Is much changed since the time when
Ar, knew II -, I-,. Then there only rUal
to Harlem and that was the poi road
Mr. Fmcd |. now living with H. married. dangii'h.
but he doe, not counur him.clf la the house. 'nt
travel, about u GOOD deal. lie T. In IN" po,~>>pn
f all his farucs aud promise To carry Z" the gen.
raiions Of the twentieth IN" rcnln~rcnc'r> az
Revolutionary days and tn" time, Of the makers Ok
early history.
The SEQUEL 10 the marriage of Aaron Burr and MIS-
Jum,I wa, the divorce court and misery.