The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-13 (London, England)

DETENTION OF WORK. Tows; fial.t..—Cher les Flynn, a healthy looking young man, was summoned by Mr. George Dawson, of the house of Dawson and Co. ladies shine-makers, High-street, Borough, under the 13th George 11. chap. 11. sec. 11. fur neglecting to finish work Intrusted to him. Mr. Dawson stated, that the defendant had been some time em. *yeti by hint to make up work at his own house, and received, as as far hack as April 25, ma.erials for fire pairs of Mies' shoes. which to that hour he had never returned, though he had been repeatedly sent to and desired to deliver them done or undone. The present, Mr. Dawson added, was not an isolated mre, scarcely a day passing without their being subjected to similar ill-treatment from one or other of the persons they so employed, who aggravated • and not ti „ retired into hi. own anartment, where hi, wife Wan at the their misconduct by insolence., , urifrequently pawing the time ; Phurtly after, lie took a knite, such an butchers liquidly kill material% 'delivered to then at the very time they were in full pigs with, and returning into Austin's room, plunged the weapon employ for other person.. For the sake of the trade generally, he into the poor creature's aide, go a% to reach her heart ; she gave a considered himself called upon to take the present course, and fix loud %cream, which brought in Dewey'. wife, who found the poor upon the defendant as a fit object for example, inasmuch as he woman nu the floor, bleeding profusely, and expirin-y', with the was a young man in perfect health and without ineumbrance knife sticking in her aide. The murderer then kitied the deceased, 'whitener, and was known to have been working for another house, went to his wife's father and mother, and told them what he had although he, the complainant, paid the highest wages allowed in done; he was anon after taken into custody, and on Saturday an the trade; Flynn confessed he belonged to a Society in the City, inquest was held at the Neptune Tavern, and a verdict of ” Wilful the Committee of which forbade his finishing what he had under-I 31urdir'' returned against him. At fix o'clock on Monday morn-1 taken for the complainants, though a siagle day would have suf. I ing he was taken, on the Coroner', warrant, to the town gaol, pre- Aced for the purpose. paratory to undergoing his *IQ at theAlsiass—Lbtrobt Memo". Joseph Fishlockt fa the complaiwasaCiasarrica, was sworn and  said, that he had been repeatedly at thePefendant's house by order of Mr. Dawson. but could never obtain possession of the materials in any shape whatever. Thelast time lie went, he'saw the defendtot busily at work ; and was told by him he was employed by another house, and belonged to a Society that would not permit his finishing the complainant's work. The defendant pleaded illness, and that he was never at home when the messages were sent, with the exception of the last time. Alderman .1..1. SMITH said his appearance belied his assertion of illness. and that It rested with Mr. Dawson to enforce the provisions of the Act or otherwise. Mr. Dstwson, continuing in the conviction of the necessity for pressing the case, the defendant was sentenced to the mitigated pnnishment of 'one week's hard labour at Brixton Gaol, the ektent belt g one month.