New-York tribune., 1868-08-27
PRosECUT10y OF BRIcELATEEs.

A BOY PREVENTED FROM WORKING AS An
APPRENTICE EY THE THREATS or TIE
sOCiFTY-TRIAL YESTERDAY AT WHITE
PIAINS-VERuILT OF GUILTY,
The first case upon the criminal calendar of
the Court Of Sessions which convened yesterday at
White Plains, Westchester County, was an indictment
against Jacob Van Nostraul John j. Clark Alexander
Campbell Robert Savir benjamin Westerteld IT,, Jas,
Moore Michael Dureu, and Michael hcIy ior an alleged
conspiracy 10 prevent one William NJ. dawson rom
working as am apprentice 40 the trade OF stone mason
and brcklayer within the limits covered by the BlCkldy-
ers Protective Union No u or Moll!sahl or WIlth Lt
defendants are members TINS case mas attracted cohsld
cradle attention on account OF me recent pHDH'l! gEon
70 tho movements OF the various trade s3cie ana a.
being test case, and 80 au early hour the 'oht room
was througtd with spectators. The first witness called
for the prosecution was Hcqy j. Dawson he Iathcr "I
the complainant who testified that ue lived u MOrI,d-
ploymcut Of his son ny the lu OF tampneIi ~
Westerfet iu NUIsIuId thc boy Hu been employed ~
Peter T. Dunham VINO agreed 70 pay mn mn " lJr
subsequent advances went there last fa ana remained
Tin December witness did not know The reasOn OF his
leaving OF ms own knowledge but had been informed hy
Mr. Duuham, knew most of the dctendaut- as members
of the Union; had cOnversed with Frank +. Garvn'
the President OF the uon aileT ms son h"a tit taR
bell & Westerfet and tried 20 have the obstacle 10 MS
employment raised ny their rules removed letter al
dressed by witness, u November last TO Mr sfaTVlh ln
which he oompiailed o. tIe UNJUST operation OF the
socotys laws here introduced 10 evidence. as also
the answer thereto ih Whch u was etaleu tIt ms son
could learn the trade without being regularly uden-
tured. and allowing him one week 20 have the papers
prepared requiring him to submit the indentuIe to them
for tAeir approval and stating uat unless these terms
his son, hut lac could only work with scab.' Witness
understood the term scIb" 10 mean an inferior work
made no agreement tohave him ndentured appren
yice after the obstruction was raised Mr Dunham had
would Ike him 10 do did not know whether uley were
ever made out did not remember whether Ar. Dunham
promised TO make them out Mr. Duuham had never
Mr. PETER n Dnubam was next sworn for the prosecn.
ton and stated shat he lived u West Farms; had been
mason &c since 1885 named CulfaX had told him
that sr Dawsons boy wanted to come with him to learn
dD.
Westeryet; he had said II the boy Idle lie would
employ him; the boy subsequently came with hn MS
services satisfactory, and witness agreed 20 pay
him per DAY; after some weeks witness told his father
his meu Mr. Dawson had said he did not care whether
he was bound or NOT s thfy aWsJn ana .ua Sjheg & Wfte m
salts be- ieu Uut found that MS men would leave Ia
leave saying ut otherwise lac would nave 10 pay = per
day fine % the society lu consequence ot this dl-,aus
ma outi Nj Dawson then tod Witness that ii cNil
sut against the society he had been sustained In his
course ey & the Gs OF tdS Se ToG SoG Snf Sna SnpS T
fused % do so. Crosse N,lnned by MI Dy keman-
less udcutuIcd and o understood Nr Dawson 10 aglce
% have the papers made out, ne uuchIa}es dd hO o
he was treated wei hy tire men; IKE bog willing 10
De bound wltnes. bad not known oi the correspondence
VIM N. Dawson was then called and sworn lie testi.
fed nat he went with MI DtWsou on the 2stn oi last
told II Doe must ug bound OF t,y would leavci remained
Win Mr. Durham tl about tie I,t of January; Mr. Van
ana bad received pei from tho Society to work two
weeks awaiting bis papers SIR DuIlaIn had sent hiu
home the 29tu Of December. No new facts were
elected Ou AIs rO>s-t&amlnHtlUu.
Mr. j. O. A CO!faX vas uoxt sworn, but testified 10 no
matters OF Importance.
Afr james +. COn0ver, % master mason OF Ncw-Horb,
called 10y the prosecution, WHO offered 10 shoe Tie
injury business caused by trades unions but his tcs
nOuy was ruled out Ac not being personally cOgu!laut Of
the matters under examination
The only witness called hy the defense was Frank j.
Garyn President of the Trade Union, who testified 10
the nature aud workings Of that organization, but vita
ont any direct bearing on tAc case.
The summing mp by Mr. j. O. Dkeman and William
Herring for the defense and Gen Chated for the prose
cuton followed; after which, the jury was briefly
charged by Judge Robert Cucrauc lie viewed the law
bearing the case, and referred 10 the cases ctcd
the counsel FOR the prosecution overt act bad been
committed shown by the evidence and 10 was Tor
the jury decide WpartiaHy whether that overt ret
constituted conspiracy within the meaning of the law
The Jury retired 35 and, after short consultation
returned verdict against all OF the defendants OF guilty
and tie prisoners were Temaujed Tor sentence.