Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-14
MARQUIS DE CHAMBRUN DEAD.
The Jumel Estate Litigation Recalled
Well Known Figure.

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The Margins de Chambrun died Yesterday
morning at his apartments in the Chelsea Flats,
No. 90 West sd street. New York city, after
an illness OF about two weeks.
Comte de Chambrun of Washington, son Of
| the marquis, had been sent for and was ut his
fathers side to the end Madame Ia marquise,
who has been in Paris for two years educating
the younger children had been cabled to re-
| turn but failed to reach New York in time.
Charles Adolphe Pineton, Marquis de Cham
brun and Marquis de Amfreville was born in
Marveyos Lozere, France, August TO- 1881. He
studied in the Ecole des' Charities and after
ward was graduated at the law school of the
University of Paris. He was soon afterward at
tached to the Comte de Chambord's staff as
| special officer
In 1865 he was sent to America by the Vi
| comte Drouyn de Hugs, minister OF foreign
affairs under Napoleon Ill, to study the
| cause of the civil war. The marquis became
| a warm personal friend of President Lincoln,
who took him to Charlestown, Va. to view
the surrender Of the city. He was appointed
| ington in 1871 by NJ. de Reniusat. minister Of
foreign affairs, position he held at the time
of his death.
wELI-KYowS LAWYER.
He was well known as a lawyer in many coun-
tries and had Offices in Paris, Washington and
New York city.
The marquis was also distinguished for his
published works In 1856 he published lie
Regime Parliamentaire," which gave him noto-
riety and became the standard work Of France
on parliamentary law.
In 1872, at the special request of N. Theirs,
president OF the French republic he brought
out lie Pouvoir Execute" and this was fol-
lowed last year by 'Droits ct Liberties aux Etas
Unis."
In 1870 be rnarried aJl,o do Corcal,a dauobter
OF the French ambassador to Rome and grand
daughter of Marquis General de Lafayette.
The Marquis de Chambrun was an attorney
for the heirs to the famous Jumel estate OF
New York. The Jumel estate has been in lit!
CATION Tor more than twenty years. stephen
5umel was a French wine merchant, who did
business in New York city during the last CEN
tury.
His daughter succeeded as heir to his millions.
She WAS strikingly beautiful and married Aaron
Burr. but the marriage was soon followed by a
separation. When the daughter died, in July,
1865, she left her millions to her attorney, Mel
son Chase.
Shortly afterward Mr.. George Washington
Bowen. an aged resident Of Providence, X. l.,
claimed to be the rightiul heir to the estate and
TOOK legal measures to establish his claim He
asserted that he was son OF Nine. Jumel and
that his father was George Washington. One
OF the main features of the trial was an en-
deavOr to show the resemblance of the claimant
was counsel for Mr.. Chase and Bowen was de-
feated.
Mr.. Chase's enjoyment of his large inherit
ance WAS brief. as many claimants, including a
number of French heirs, made their appear
ance and joined in the litigation for a division
OF the property. These latter litiSants obtained
q decree in their favor. but, it is said have not
yet received any of the fruits of their victory.
number of the French heirs, among whom
were Francois henry Jumel. Marie Jumel, Jean
Albert Tanycede. Lisa Jumel and Anna Jumel,
engaged Marquis de Chambrun to represent
their Interests He engaged Lawyer Schermer-
horn to get together the necessary data, for
which he was to receive $40, 900 il the suit was
successful.
Then, it is said, Lawyer Schermerhorn pro-
posed to buy up some Of the claims and hold
them IN trust for the marquis, and the latter
gave him $4,000 to be expended in this way.
But the lawyer, it is stated. failed to prove the
claims before the referee and the marquis re-
ceiyed nothing.
Last week the marquis brought suit against
Schermerhorn asking for accounting and
seeking to restrain Schermerhoru from dis
posing OF certain valuable papers belonging to
the estate. The marquis alleged that his
former adviser had failed to comply with the
terms OF q contract made between them and
was Of the opinion that he wanted to make too
much money out OF the estate.
The property of the Jumel estate is said to
amount to about $4,000, 600. 1t consists of real
estate, principally on Washington Heights and
In the vicinity of Broadway and Liberty street.
Many notable judges and lawyers have been
connected In one way or another in the various
htiBaticns regarding it,