The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-03

Incest sd Rspe-A very revolving ease was yesterday
brought before Justice Mountfort, at the Third Dis
trist Police Court, in which grey headed old man
OF over sixty years Of age, by the name of John
Blaw a cooper by trade, residing in Broome street
was the defendant. This old man, it seems, by
the afhdavits Of his two daughters-one eighteen
and the other twenty years of age--stands charged
with the horrible crime OF rape and incest Accord
ing to the affidavit Of Margaret Jane Baw, who is
eighteen years Of residing at present at No 70
Stanton street she states that her mother died about
four years ago and soon after she went into the
try, whore she resided two years and then
turned back TO her father who appeared to be glad to
her and treated her well and so continued until
January last. Her father one day brought her home
present OF some oranges and apples and during that
night he called her into the bedroom, threw her
the bed and violated her person against her will he
then told her that if she dared to tell any person Of
what bad transpred between them he would kill her;
since this time the daughter declares her father has
had incestuous intercourse with her on several other
occasions and the lasttime in the month of May,
when me went away hom her iathers house; and her
father has married again within the last six weeks.
The details of this evidence taken by Justice
Mountfort. are much too revolving to human nature,
or even TO be given in court of justice much less in
a public journal The daughter asserts that she has
been in tear OF her life, which is the why she
did disclose the facts in this wicked affair before
Ii she went to her aunt. Mrs Mills residing in
Lewis street and began crying; the aunt then asked
her the and the story was told as above alluded
to The other daughter. Phoebe Ann Blaw, who Is now
twenty years OF testhes that about four years
ago her father endeayored TO commit the same vio-
lence oH her a. is said to have been Effected her
sister. The cid man taken into custody by officers
Willis and Johnston of the Third district police and
conveyed ttlofc tne magistrate VINO committed MIN
to prison for trial. The prisoner is venerable looking
old man, and says in his defence that the charge is
untrue that his daughters both bad girls, aud the
accusation is made in malice The prisoner is a native
OF Staten Island
Stealing Fiftg Dollar BW.-A woman called Mary
Ann McCafferty, arrested yesterday, a charge
of stealing $50 bank bill. from the pocket of John
Hastings while in a room situated in Orange st. OH
GERS Dowd and Judge arrested the aud recover
ed the money Justice OSBORN committed her to prison
for Trial
Charge Of Libel Officer Elder arrested, yesterday,
Mr. Joseph V. Nones, on warrant issued by Justice
Osborn, wherein he stands charged the complaint of
William Chase Barney, residing at No 80 Chambers ST.
with sending, during the monthTof May last with pub
fishing or causing to be published or circulated and
forwarded to the city of Washington 20 VIM. G. Red
DALI passport clerk certain letters containing certain
false charges against the character Of Mr. Barney and
also Of issuing false passports Which statements Mr..
Barney declares untrue tending only 70 ipure his
fair fame and reputation Justice Osborn held Mr..
Nones TO bail in the Of $500 to the charge
The Burglary IN CGrai Sreet.-We published, in yes
terday's Herald, that some burglar had entered the
premises No sc Canal street. Sunday night. ana
carried Of 5000 in money. the property Of Mr. Wick
stead The robbery effected early in the evening
between the hours Of and o'clock Mr. Wickstead
not in bed and asleep at the time, were In
formed but absent from the house and further that
no such amount as $4,000 was in the house at the
time. The rogue took all there was which amounted
to 5000.