Newport Chartists Vol.7, p.80

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I did not like to and I said I
have no weapons or any thing else
and I said, send in some one
that has a weapon, I had no
weapon, he had a sword, and
a stick in his hand, he then said
here is a weapon for you and he
gave me his stick - I did not
like to go in, then he said if
you don't go in at the word
of Command I will split your
Head in two with my sword &
then I was forced to go, I then
asked Walters if he would come
along with me and he said no,
and I said you had better come
he said no, I be damned if I do
tonight, and then I returned
out, and then there was three
more sent in and brought him
out, he had neither waistcoat
nor Coat on nor Hat, they wanted
to take him of like that without

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my Hat, Coat, or Waistcoat on
and I said stop let the Man
have his Clothes whatever, don't
take him out this wet night, he
had his Clothes, and on they went
I went along with them so far as
Pye Corner & I thought to return
home in the morning, I stopped
behind till they started from
there, and I met with another
gang and they took me on, I
reached so far as the end of the
Park and I met them turning
back, and I returned
with them - I had neither Spike
nor Spear, nor yet a Knife in
my Pocket, - that is all Sir -
__________ Joseph Coules


Before us -
Geo. Hall
Octavius Morgan
James Coles
Saml. Homfray

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Joseph Coles
Thomas Edwards
Wm John Llewellin
Job Harris


[with faint pencil annotation]
...
John Mathew


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