Star.
London, England, 1829-06-09 00:00:00

JOURNEYMEN WEAVERS.,

Mr. BROUGHTON and Mr.BENCTT, of Worship street,
sat till a late hour yesterday evening, occupied sepa-
rately in the investigation of cases arising nut of the
destructive proceedings of the weavers in their district.
The nefarious system of destroying silk in the loom
Was carried into effect on Siturday night, when about
60 yards of silk, the property of Mr. Thompson, of
Fort street, was destroyed, and in this case there was
no assignable motive for such a proceeding, for Mr.
Thompson had acceded to every demand, and issued
tickets, signed by himself, to prove that his work was
paid for at the tight price; one of those tickets, in-
tended as. a .protection to the property, was actually
upon the loom whernhe work was cut, anJ it was sug-
gested that the work had been cut by mistake.
George Dove, Father Dove, his wife, Antes Dove, and
Eliaebdh, his wife, and a girl named Elisabeth Dove,
their sister, the sole occupants of the house in which
the outrage was committed, was placed at the bar yes
terday before Mr. BROUGHTON.
Mr. Thompson proved the delivery of materials for
90 yards of gros de Naples silk to George Dose, and
that about ten o'clock on Sunday morning he received
information from the two brothers that the work had
been cut on Saturday night in the manner afterwards

stated in their detente.
The chief constable informed the Magistrate that the
Bow-street patrol who had found the work cut brought
it to the Office, and be *asked them why they had not
brought the journeymen in custody also, according to
Thee:oder of the Magistrates?
Philip Pari•h, one of the patrol, complained that
they had been ♦ery roughly treated by the chief con-
stable on the occasion.
Mr. BROUGHTONit is true, as Mr. Garton says, that
the Magistrates have ordered, and I have done it re.
peatedly, that joss neymen should be taken in custody
whose work had been cut, that they may be brought
before the Magistrates. Mr. Garton, as chief constable,
has a heavy responsibility upon him.
Parish—And so have we, Sr.l
Mr. BaououiON—lt is the order of the Magistrates
that the journeymen in such cases be held in custody, for,
until they prove the contrary, they are themselves
deemed guilty of the felony. We have repeatedly given
instructions to that effect. The officers are not to exer-
cise their discretion, but to act upon the orders given,
tor which they are not responsible. Any complaint be.
tween you and Mr. Garton must form the subject of
another inquiry, and we must now proceed to itiquite
into this case.

Grossmith, one of. the patrol, then stated, that about
a quarter before 11 on Saturday night, in consequence
of infxmation received, he west to the residence of the
defendants, and found the work in qu won tut to
ribands. He found the females only in the h..use, and
was told that during the absence of the male defendanti
the house was broken into, but he did not observe any
outward marks of violence on the door.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Why did you not take the men
into custody ? The officers must understand, that in all
cases where property is thus destroyed, the j.iurneyman
should be taken into custody. It was for him to prove
that he had acted honestly.
Gossmith said that he did not see the men.
Mr. BROUGHTON—That is a reason for not taking
them certainly. You could not take men that you did
not see.
Parish said that the women appeared much' alarmed
and agitated when he saw them, and he really thought
that the transaction was as they stated.
Mi.lhotioarroo—Wh. reabouts in the neighbourhood
is your party stationed?
Parish—lt was done before we were on duty; but
there are watchmen near the place.
It was here stated that the watchmen were not to be
depended upon for assistance in these cases.
Waters, the officer-1 have been on duty there myself,
and I could never get assistance from the watchmen.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Thi: is a matter that must be in.
quired into. Do you. Mr. Garton, represent the case to
the Trustees. The watchmen ought to be in attendance
here, for they are generally wanted ; but take care that
the 'Trustees of Bethnal-green are inf timed of this.
The dtfendatits were then called upon to account fur
the manner in which the work had been destroyed.
George Dove said that he went to his shop meeting
on Saturday night, and knew nothing of what had tacit
place till his brother came and informed him of it.
Parish, the Bow-street patrol, said that at nearly one
o'clock he met the two prisoners and their wives, and,
in the presence of Mr. Davis, to whom he had been
talking about what Mr. Moore had said as to the removal•
of the parish lamps, he spoke to them about the work
being cut, and told them that they ought not all to go
oat together. Both the men said that they had been to
their respective shop me/rungs, and considered that the
work would be sate, being protected by the printed
ticket. They told him that men had broken in and cot
the wosk. and they considered that it must have been
done by mistake. They rapt essed great tegret, and he
told them to come to the office on Monday, and they
did so.

Mr. Baotroirrow—l dare say you acted as you thought
right in using your di►eretion ; but you are not to judge
in these cases, but act upon the orders of the Magistrates.
Mr. Garton described the plice, and said that the fe-
males, by merely walking into the yard, might have
alarmed the watchmen and their neighbours. They could
have been heard by night in that place to the distance
of 100 yards. -
Mr. Bitola:isms —lt is one of the worst cases brought
before me, for here, in spite of the supprised protection,
the property is destroyed. I give an opinion now as to
the propriety of the masters giving these tickets; but
here is a ticket stating, under Mr. Thompson's own
hand, that he gives is the proper price."' It is fixed upon
the loom to protect it, and yet the work is tut. The
matter is to me inexplicable.
The defendants were cautioned, that whatever they
said might be made evidence against them; but they
mid they had nothing to conceal, and desired to state
the ueth.

Geo.Dows said he had always protected Mr. Thomp-
sew% wok, ewes whew he paid only sd. a yard. ' (The
work destroyed was paid for at the felt price, aadtttly•

one other case leas come Mkt out notice of Mr.Thonsp.,-
son's property having been eut.) He went to his.shop.
nieeiing at a quarter before ten o'clock on Saturday
night. leaving his work safe. and thinking it was pro.
'tected by the printed ticket placed on the front of the
loom. ' His brother came to him afterwards and told
him that the work was destroyed, and when he went
home, at a quarter before tbetie, it bad been taken
away by the officers.
Tne defendant James Dove, who wept incessantly
during the examination, made the following statement
—At the same time that his brother went oat, he a'is,
went to the shop meeting of the men employed by Mr.
A ppling, for whom he worked, and was called out in
the course of the night to his younger sister, whom he
found at the public house door crying, and she told him
that the work had been cut; he went in again -to hie
dlopmates, who told him to stop there, and they would
go and see if it was all right.
Mr. Baotruorom—Did they stop you by force, or
only persuade you?
Defendant-i-They persuaded me to stop; for I Wass
so struck with what I had heard, that I did not k-onea
what I was about.
The Magistrate asked what sort of work he *as erne
ployed on, the prices paid, and whether his work also
war destroyed ? •
The defendant said that the prices paid by his master
were the same as Mr. Thompson's; but he was em.
ployed upon velvet, for which he was paid UV,. a
yard. His, work was not touched, and he had cut out
the manufactured part and carried it home. When be
found his brother's work was cut,'lse went to his master.
and expressed a hope that the wink would not be taken
from him on that account; and his master said, u No;
you shall not lose your work; we had a good return-
mendation with yon. He added, that after his sister
had told him, he went to his brother, to inform him.—
They stopped at that place a 'few minutes, and were
afterwards going home with their wives, when they reset
the officers.
The females were afterwards placed at the bar sepa-
rately, and each gave her statement, declaring that she
wished to speak the truth. The sum of their statement
was, that the wives retired to bed when their husbarids
went out, and their younger sister was in her bed in the
workshop. They all fell asleep, and afterwards *stoic
upon hearing a great noise made by a number of men
(supposed to be four or five), who had forced open the
street door and entered the front room, where the elder
Elizabeth was asl.-ep, and they compelled her. by hor-
rible imprecations and threars, to remain 'quiet while
they went and destroyed the work, which did not occupy
them more than two or three minutes. 'Her sister Esther
was so frighte: ci that she could not stir or cry out;
and the girl said that she also was f sigh ened, and did
not speak to the men. nor they to her.
Mr. BROUGHTON said he was at a loss to underuist
bow these cutters could carry on their proceedings un-
detected. There were a great number of officers always
about, and it was agreed on all hands that they did their
duty. They were almost omnipresent, and yet these
demons of mischief perpetrated their mischief unde-
tected. Here were said to have been half a dozen men
uttering threats and committing such outrages, and yet
embody saw them. If the women had gone out to the
back of their place and cried" Murder !" and " Watch!'
they might have been taken, if there were such people.
The females declared, that taken by surprise as they
were, they were deprived of the power of giving an
alarm.
The scene in the office was a very distressing One.—
The whole family appeared greatly afflicted at what had
taken place, and their sorrow was evidently unaffec
The elder female, Esther, fell to the ground in a flintisg
fit, and remained for a considerable time insentible—*
They received good characters from their employers.
Mr. BROUGHTON said, there was much mystery akin
this case. The strong feelings of the parties made Ma
believe that they had no hand in the mischief, but` ie
could not conceive how the cutters, it there were sii b.
could have selected this work in the dark, and go at the
most convenient time so cat it, unless well instructed.„.
The defendants gave their recognizances to te•ailliear,
and the watchman was summoned to attend.

Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Axe Inn,Alitv•
manbury, on the body of Emma Eccles, a little gill,
three years of age, who was accidentally run over by
the Royal Bruce Manchester coach, on Saturday, is
Aldermanbary. A Verdict of Accidental Death was
returned.
Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Risieg
Sun, Charles street, Grosvenor square, on the body of
Thomas Musgrove, a youth 16 years of age, gloom*
Sir Thomas Barrett Lennard, Bart. It appeared that
on Friday morning the deceased was exercising a hone
about 15. years of age, belonging to Mr. Lennard, M.P.
in Park lane, when the animal, by some means or other,
took fright, and galloped most furiously towards Hoods 's
Mews. The lad, however, still retained his hold of the
reins, but the animal coming in contact with the wait,
dashed the unfortunate youth so violently against the
wall of Hoods's Mews, that he was killed on the
Verdict—Accidental Death.

1
Jaye 3, at She Meld, the Laßlynolrfife,.a ptaist Heary rateter.cl
Hans Artillery, of a sm.

DIED.
Friday, at Bath, Richard Martin, aged £s', late of New Colkies
Oxford, and second son of John- Martin, Req. M.P.
Nlay 25, at Leith, in the lath year of his Mr. Ales. heft"
teacher of mathematics in the. High School therm
At Beech Hill. near Antrim, Lieut.-Colonel Head, of the 7i
Dragoon Guards.

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