The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28

til for work, and was refused few Of the employers
them do not have made thirteen fourteen shings
week at the narrow frame work. may have earned M
Of small skill, children and Dnrm people, work at the
narrow frames. BY the Court-The vile wrought ma
chnery has only been introduced in neghbohood for
few years; the defendant Mr. Taunton Is not collecting
subscriptions from the work people to defend this nc on
the work people spontaneously contributing towards
the Defence at meeting held, resolution, believe, was
passed. asking the work people contribute penny
two pence weekly until this action was tried believe the
defendant was there that money has not gone into the
Mr. James (producing the subscription lst)There are
274 poor people who contribute Id. or 3D. THE list was
certified having been signed by parishoners, by the
Rev F. Ernest Tower, clergyman Of the psrish.l
John Sketchley deposed-I am frame work knter I
plaintis letter in the Hinckey Journal Of August 49,
have worked eighteen or twenty years at the
frame the gross earnings OF an average hand are s or
deducted leaving g. II he earned 8s in the gross;
earned Is week gross at the narrow frame, working
connected with the stocking trade for the past eighteen
months; am now an agent TO an insurance Office was
paid secretary to the strike committee received 3D. per
week for my atendances the committee; when gave
up the weaving was making from lbs. to 14s per week
gross; one occasion made 1885,, but worked from
sixteen to eighteen hours day. except Saturday, that
DAY stopped work at three O'Clock.
Ensn Raven depoeed-I am stocking kntter; was
with Elizabeth Carter when the plaintiff asked her where
her father worked; she said, con the roads, he said
Wbere do you have your groceresf" che replied, Mr
Ells;' he replied 'f you can't pay some Of the little
money pay You to the mistress, can't find you work.
she was in the plaintiffs employ at the tme also worked
for bm and purchased my groceries Of him. Cross
amined-I lett the plaintiffs employ about three weeks
ago; was not discharged have worked for him about
three years. have been discharged from his work seve
raj times.
John Horton, stocking kniter-I worked formerly
for the plaintiff owed the plaintiff some money for
groceries, and on going one day for work the plaintiff
asked me to pay him Is. week off, said could not
he then asked for 3D. at last agreed to pay 3D.; he
said that would do, and he gave me some work; one
day the nav mar Henry Widman) gave me ticket Itook
II the sfress and shs denctad the hack ed and the
rroceres had had in the week and then gave me the
balance II had hut o. TO take home paid the al.
have four children, and earn from 6s TO 6s 3D. per
week: dealt at the shop when had money according
to what NV Earnings would pay for Cross examned-f
was badly off when the plaintiff trusted me paid tho
debt INV wife was i'll at the time contracted the debt
there was no one prese Mt besides Mrs Homer when
az reed to pay Sd week: only had ticket on that one
OCCASION Re examned-,I was earning es. Cd. to Is
when nv wife was taken III and had the credit: sbe ia
now dead sometimes groceries have been refused me in
the middle Of the week without leaving my work Mrs.
has given IL TO me to take TO the workmen and be paid
when l have paid for the groceries nv wife died
about three years ago. hai leave work in pawn
for groceries several times: II happened three or four
years ago.
William Raven, stocking knitter-I left the plaintiffs
employ about q month ago. Mrs Homer told Waic not 70
weigh me any more work until agreed 70 nav him Is
or Cd per week of the money owed in the shop pro.
SreO .nS %ere f Sea1 nSo Is o. small ca
of Cd week rather than lose the work. the money Was
stopu ed weekly at that time was earning from Oh IN los
in the this was four wears the clothes
have on are borrowed except the cont. one week 7
earned onv Is Od but the Ia rent WINS dedrc,ed and
the 1Od handed over but he affrrwards oave mo hsc
cd Cross examped-When T made 1s INA tho n,,inNW
said might have had work Il had come for it. onIv
absepted my self one day: a man can purchase frams
for himself but without he is in To employ
it, be had better be without IT. have been in Iecestr
ia for Killing duck was sentenced To SIX menths i'm,
prsonmen for pawnng some things that were stolen from
carriers cart-proceres this happened four wears ago
have since worked for the plaintiff left his empoy
about four weeks ago.
This was the defendants case.
Henry Wldman called by the plaintiffs counsel
was in the plaintiffs service thirteen years ago. and
during the time John Horton worked there / &C.
that John Hertons money was to be stopped for money
due TO the shop John Horton said the witness gave him
the ticket instead of money 10 take TO the SHOP Wild
mani never gave him q ticket. By Mr.. Henry James
Il am the plaintiffs nephew.
Mr.. II. James summed up bis evidence, contendlng
that the delendants pleas bad been fully established The
ibels complained of did not state that the plaintiff had
paes under IT, but that his business had been conducted
contrary to the spirit OF that act
The Chief Baron saying that he should leave
to the Jury to say whether ANYTHING had been proved
connected with the truck system Sufficient in their opni
justify the Of tho words struck master II
they thought meant something beyond what had been
proved, then he should hold It TO be hbeons.
Mr.. James commented upon all the evidence at cousi.
cerabie length, and say that Mr. Justice Tai
ourds last words at Stafford were thai the great
of and prostitution In this country the
exhibited more sympathy towards the wreched people ia
his employ there would have been cause the com
plants made against him.
Mr. Saiter in earnest speech replied upon the Who'll
case denying that the defendant proved has plea
the Iibeis true.
no fair and % .p pv the
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