The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-22
THE BURDELL BABY FARCE.

tisl friend and Medical AdSiser-E cdisyior
Chapters from the DIARY os u Physscsam-
Startling Revelations or -rOOkIyo Life
sham Accouchments, sedWc, ious and R.by
SubstiI utions, Sc. Sc, DC.
Snoe Of Dr. Oa.hn he physician Who 8vur,d
oonspcuous1 In the than scoouohment tf Mrs Jun
nirghsm variety Of rumo have been in Brook
Ign which would go 70 show that the Doctors practice in
TIE substitution limo has NOT been limited 70 his single
csse - lorg - these reports did pos obn cnnsisensy
from tho hoIoAuye Of paid at ,nton them
but the oircum tances being now made sufic nty noto
rous by the unreseIved manner In which thor dts
cursed feel selves justified transferring them 10
our columns.
Unwilling, however, 70 take this stop without satisfying
ourselves inquiry that .here fair gvouu Tor these
allegations put reporters the rsog Of the ev-
dence which informed could bs brought for ward
TO susfiansiae them. They found difficulty In obtAiainG
statements from the various persons who were oonssotsi
with these transactions bat in almost every instance these
parties expressed the greatest reluctance have their
connected, matter how remotely, The Bur
dell Case Wa only by giving .hem that
they should not be mentioned unless were compelled
BY legal proceedings 10 Disclose he thaa the moro ms
.eral witnesses consented 70 the publication os he facts
This promised will proceed 70 rebate the results u
Inquiries and 70 give the statements Of The parties
taken down fro a their own hips.
Being informed that spurious child had been Sbstu
cd by Dr. CAuin on Mr. O., Pole, engaged In . small
manufacturing business In D.an street, Brsohyn party
connected with oe proceeded 10 the residence Of
latter and ascovtsned fro him the folio wing He
stated that about -four years ago. whilst absent from New
York business he received nn alton that his VITO had
been delivered Of child He had not been previously
OF her pregnancy, but Mrs. O. being very large
woman, In weight nearly $40 pounds, he accepted
IN
ness, the moro 10 from the fact that he and
bis wife bad previously led . very unhappy ITO
account or their having children On biz return
homo he found tho child declining, his wife having no
nourshment 70 eive II, and ~ tho cad q about throe
weeks IL ded Deeply grieved 81 In dssh no spent .
conkid eyAbe sum on s funeral and placed mont
overhs grave Soon after this ns wife, no had
extremely and irritable, declared intention Of
restes ineeor al IN .ds her from this projsos no
nnay consented 10 lot her and furnished her with So
been long N london when no r.osvsd letter frm her
stating thst relative Of had left ee of nancy
and urging him 70 90 over 70 her 70 collect VA esscy
Believing i'm pcity In the truth OF tho statement no sold
BIB business collected oil his outstanding and adc
preparations 70 start Before he h Se~ York, howe rev.
an whose and address he gave reporter,
called ppon him and put some questions him regard.
Ing his child, whch appeared TO him srsnge, but never
theles did fully suspoons He saalsd FOR
EpgbId, and on arriving In London found shss nos
only had his wife tabcri'ed legacy sucb ~
she hso staed but hs. she had all the money Ass
couple ,hereupon quarvslsd and separated the hog
band could not ors,e the d. CEN upcn h; and
being persuaded BY his frknos cuter into bosness tn
London, NJ o loss In neAsy sa me money which no
had brought with him, and onaly resolved 70 70
70 san no here fousd 70 bis surpsss hu vie, Who. IN
forming herself Of his movements hsd determined 70
tom v The - ne ship No recOcc hson ho~sver sook
place and tho parties arrived In New York total stran
On reaching bis brothers house 10 Brooll ., Mr.. o.
found that The who ID sailed upon him before hs
departure had again been sously fr aiu He
her. end che told hIn TIA tbs oh which 10
hsd hoosh bis had been ralmed Oft upou him d..
Ualp Of Court street, .hh me oonpvsooe Of sDoahsr
MEDICAL man she would not, however oommun cato ~
further particulars 10 him 81 ihaa tms and Is no wss In
formed that Quinn waa poor and sas not worth
powder and Shot, he did MT think so'ta 'hie fixing
any further aers in the matter since then sr O. hss
- any legal stops 70 force him TO tribute 70 hsr main
pssd 70 tr 70 accou pan, him N the hocse Of the
who had ncateo 10 MIN the fsu, OF
, n .lnosy ono 20, ard % pfocesdss 70
narrative t bis presence 10 right 70 add that
taken down sssin from her np- sequeus ,nsor
view by hort hand reporter, 70 esabse 70 tos
The accuracy OF Der recollection
This witness, Who appears TO be ntetxen, and edu-
Gated woman, and seems N occupy comfortable position
In life. tiard number Of CT, cumstanoes connected With
Cat ms habits and bis ,eoara,ioo r m his vile which u
opr sb,se, ~ ,mnIr to fn,,bs, ~. pna, If m ,ss
renee 70 this man, charges affecting bis morality
do not properly Ind place In this statement We seal
ed Nh the alleged OF SUI sutuon detailed by his
woman. We sive the narrative IN her own ord' -
Having heard OF DR., Catns oonoec,ion with tho Onu-
pins han cve, and knospg hs oparac,er, h,d Ssr.
miped several times 10 70 Nv Y@s and speak 10
Mr. Hs the nsvios Auor icy, In re's too 10 hs mater,
sbd tell him all knew ooposyn,ps him Sso~ 0Asiin W
be the father of The cbid sobstuied NJ o. from he
admissions 70 me Of his family pb, s,cian. Ny Us, Know
koge Of the ase In ths AD,ns nve years ago,
fsmy Of Eoslvh people, conf ting Of fstne1 mother,
two daughters and . son, arrived In Brooklyn fhey lad
pos seen Der. hong bcfre the fs.ber and scr
dyen
fhe sent 10 Tho sAsb and bind mskog buiuess,
but hsfs'e be bad completed hs apprenticeship DO fen
vic I'm umpslou white Nc ysuh " Ing sot,
seHtemsn Who was Interested IN the welfare of t,s
orpbaDs sent for Dr. cA,in and told aim " attend 10
medical AID OF he avail fov the patent sanh sad
ded rbs two girls .bo tbas Iefi entirely sspro
sns lind, ossd for BY bis good lady. while here ,bs
youngest Of the girls fell ,es Csg,n fos sxslr
lie siNncsd her from day day, and seooseSsd W sscpc
ing Der While 90 attending The gir beca pregnant
Call seeing her stuaion being AFRAID u sure IN
cuced tho ,sters 10 leave the roof Of tbsr proectr
and .te lodslnss IN pssrs. street, near BssS Hero
they remained until snsr the child bon. That
child was the one pslmed tf upon NJ o By Oatliu
!, stolen from no,her BY " father, Vi given 70
stranger. The child born the IAN Of
June, Tour years ago scon After ne birth OF
The child, the lady with whom tho girls bad
been living previous 10 their having been spirited
away by tann called upon mo soe 'sd she fell very
much Interested In their behalf thai she haa provided or
become members Of her oharcn She further sisted THAI
she had every reason 70 suppose hat tns ch'h ~ me
FIJI tfduced by Cstfn bad been " lmed oh nlrn -
o. Pole, who hen living 10 H;miton svesoe
Soon aner ARCS found out from the very ~omsn vno
carried the child 70 srs O. rsdloal seaae ss,
bou,e, that oil that the lady bsd MD me vs puc rms
woman aiso told mo that tbe~ ~nerc the girls
told her that she would confer rrest mvor ,on me
abe would tell me she 0ked my motive Tor seesing
The ipfor NATION when tod Der Of the visit % the lady
and The sres she bad 70 hpo~ The rbsreab us of
the orphans she replied Al ,he not aat sed
say where they were. ! then tod her that Calm mad
been the ruin Of the gbs, and had probably void
her 10 keep their residence q secret she scknos-
lodged that such v~ The case, and that oAiln
bad promised her liberal remuneration for
her uoube I said nothing more ABOUT the
matter until The following day, when vent ,o Dv -,
end ssked BIN, In word, what he hsd done vi,h Cas
child, which bad been brovght 70 him from Bond
The man shook lite aspen Ica, aud never offered 70
deny The hca He said that the child dead that
ed been brought 70 0s house, but died thrcs weeks
amer birth He then pad, when that Job vas done
would have siveu $500 70 have undone" said thss
probably NE obud The F1sibush poorbouse, vhers
mary other children Of CatnS put lie said NO."
that TIE child v@ dead and said he had s death 5c~u 10
his books. then told him my oh jecs In coming 20 sm
that sent there by husband OF the l>dy wbo