Newport Chartists Vol.15, p.50

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Simon Leonard - I am Landlord of
the Hanbury Arms Inn in the parish
of Laniddel - A rumour was made
at my House that the Chartists were
rising at Ebbw Vale and were going to
proceed to Newport - Between 11&12
O'Clock on Sunday night as I was
retiring to bed I heard from the
outside a noise of men talking and
trampling of feet - That immediately
upon this I heard a rap at my Door -
I did not answer the rap - I then
heard another rap - and the report
of a Gun - I went to the Window and
tapped it - I saw several persons near
my door - some were passing - They
sung out open the door immediately
or we will burst it in - I opened the
My House was instantly filled - most of them
door - [^]
were armed with different weapons, I should think there were 100
^ or more they called for Beer - I
preceded them to the Bar and drew
Beer for them - for some of
which I was paid and some I was
not paid for - I drew the whole of
the Beer on tap and then the men
blew the lights out - I begged of them
to get me a light again as it was -

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impossible for me to do anything in the
dark - which they did - Prisoner
came into the Bar - I shook hands with
him and said I am very glad to see
you and I beg of you to get these men
out - to which he made no reply, but
ordered them out - saying "Get on as
fast as possible without calling elsewhere -
He then asked me if I could accommodate
him with a Horse - I said I could not
that I did not keep a Horse myself and
could not tell him where to get one - He
said he was willing to pay anything for a
Horse - The parties had by this time
left the Room - I then said "Will you
take a Glass of anything" - He said
"I will take a Glass of Peppermint" -
Whilst I was going to get him the glass of
peppermint I found that a
Jar containing about 3 Gallons of
peppermint had been stolen - and
another Jar containing about a Gallon
and a half of Rum had been stolen -
I left the Bar - Prisoner was in the Bar
when I left it - I went to the tap Room x
and did not see anything of Prisoner
afterwards
__________ S Leonard

[in left margin - in pencil]
2 Cloaks [agst line 23]
4 Umberells [agst line 24]

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Xd by Mr. Geach

I asked Prisr consider[in]g he held influence
over the men & I did not think he
would let them do any thing in my
House.

Did he say nothing when
you told them his men
had stolen the Peppermint
& rum

x
and found that a Cloak belonging to my wife & 4 umbrellas
had also been stolen - When I went back to the Bar Z. Williams
was gone- I did not recognize any one of the parties who
were in my house except Z. Williams

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[across 2nd paper fold]
x
Regina
v
Z. Williams
[overwritten with a large X
and a tick in red ink alongside
and pencil annotation] 15-11

Examination of
Simon Leonard

Llanhilleth [in red ink]

8 Jany 1840 - One copy made [?]EM

[at foot-]
520
[?written over previous number]