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1 Investigation of the Wonderful Charge Made against Daniel Burtnett, (the Wealthy Butcher,) of Incest on his Daughters: Held before Justice Osborn, of the Police Court, City of New York 1846

handle is hein.trials/aaem0001 and id is 1 raw text is: INVEiTWGATION 05O TH'E WONDERFUL CHARGE MADE. AGAINST DANIEL VURTNETT, (TIE WEALTHY BUTCHER,) or INCEST ON HIS DAUGHTERS: HELD BEFORE JUS.TICE.OSBORN, OF THb PO ICt COURT,-,CITY OF NEW YORK. .INCEST CASE., Alleged Incest of a Father on two of his Dough- ters-Brutality and obscenity upon a third- Escape of one of the daughters from Justice-. Wonderful and surprising details. On Saturday, April l1th, 1846, Daniel H. Burt- nett, broker of Wall-street, appeared at the Lower Police Office. New-York City, accompanied by two of his sisters named Almira Burtnett an- Mrs.. Jane A. Waddell,'widow of Allen Waddejl formerly a Painter in the Bowery. fie informeA Jbitice Osborn that %hey were children of Daniel Bortnett, a wealthy butcher, residing at 342 Bow- ery, whose continuous brutality to his sisters had at lenfgih dompelked them, though reluctantly, to pieat to the protection of the law. That his sister Almira had attended to 'allege a complaint against their father for an aggravated assa and battery committed upon her in the morning; but that there were other more heinous offences that hWd been perpetrated by him which the elder stWr Mrs. .ane Ann Waddell, had also, at lefngth, felt it to' b6 her duty it expose, and among them would be found the unnatural and :revolting timi of incest with his daughters ! . After a furtherlrelation'of particulars, in which it appeared that the allegationi made were based upon testimony ready to be delivered, the' magis- trate commenced the investigation, by taking the following affidavii of Mrs Jane Ann 'Waddefl, the elder sister: CIY A D CoUrvY OF NEw-YoRK, s.S. Jane , Waddell, No. 113 Forsyth Street, A~eing duly sworn,, deposes and says :-Is single, and the daughter of Daniel I-L Burtnett, of 342 Bowery: that on or about fifteen or sixteen I onto since, the said Daniel H. Bltrtnett, the TPon ,ent's natural father, as aforesaid, did yvick- edly, feloniously and with a full intent and pur- pose, and against this deponent's will, and in des- pite and contrary to her utmost'resistanre have criminal and incestuous connection with depo- nent. And deponent- further saitda that the qaid Burtnett, the deponent's natural father has from time, to time, and at various times during and within the last ten years committed gross and violent and incestuous connection and had crim. inal intercourse with this deponent, ever and at each and every time contrary to and against this deponent's will as aforesaid. Deponent also states that the said Burtnett has at different and several times from, and aincelthis deponent has been' fifteen years of age, violated, and at other times attempted to violate this deponent. Deponent also adds that she has two sisters each younger than this deponent, (one of the age of twenty- four years and the other of the age of eighteen years) both of whom have (each for herself) in- formed this deponent and-given her to know, that the said Rurtnett, this deponent's natural father and the natural father of both of the aforesaia sisters, has also had improper intercourse and' lascivious connection with them severally at several and various times, and contrary to their will and desires- all of which this deponent fully believes. Dieponent prays that the said; Burtnett may be arrested and dealt with, as the law directs. , I JANE ANN WADDELL. Sworn before me, April lith 1846 SpecialJustice. An affidavit was also made by Almira Burtnett, another daughter of 4he- accused, charging him ,with an assault and battery on her person. The case was then adjourned and -a warrant issued,for the apprehension of Daniel Burtnett, the accused. At the next meeting of the court he appeared' with his counsel, N. R BLUNT, Esq., and the ex-. amination was then commenced. Jane An Waddell, being sworn and examin- ed by the-Counsel for, the defence stated-I am ;27 years of age ; reside at 113 Forsyth Street and, have resided there since the 4th day' of Odobeir last: I am a widow; was married during the 'winter of, the, big fire; my husband's name was Allen Waddell-he died three years ago. I re- Wide l with my father till my marriage when Ilived with my husband at No. 5 Bleecker Street where we remained about a year and a half--we then removed to the2d Avenue near 4th Street where

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