Newport Chartists Vol.10, p.66

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Rega vs John Gibby

William Stevens of Pillgwenlly
in the Boro' of Newport Blacksmith
I have known John Gibby about
half a year He was a Blacksmith
working at Mr Evans's at Pill
I keep a shop at Pill and Edward
Brickley worked for me for
nearly two years. The Friday
before the Riots at Newports I went
to my Shop about 7 Oclock in
the Evening and there found John
Gibby and another man grinding
some thing at the Grindstone
in my Shop I did not see what
he was grinding and as I have
often given persons to grind things
in my Shop I did not think any
thing of it I went out leaving
Brickley at work making Hinges
for Ashfield the Butcher When I came
back Gibby and the man were gone
a
few days before Jenkin Morgan
whom I knew as a
Milkman
at Pill came and asked me to
make him
something the shape
of a Pike it was sharp at the

point and thin at the Edges

"Jenkin Morgan" is written in the left margin near the bottom of the page.

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to fit upon a Stick I filed
it I did not know nor did
he tell me what it
was for
He paid me 1~ / 6 for it - and went
away. When
he came to me first
he asked me to make something

like what I made Davies the Potter
but sharper at the
point
Davies is a Potter at Pill & had brought
a
Pattern in wood of some
thing he wanted made to fit
upon
a Stick which he said was to cut
clay with - it
was about 1 or 11/2
Inch wide about 10 Inches
long
& made to fit upon a Stick
but that was not
sharp. Davies
came a second time and said he
had
broken the one I first made
for him & I made him a
second
I do not think he could have
broken the first
by fair play Jenkin
did not say what he wanted his
for. I never attended any meetings
I never attended any in my life.
I did not approve of it and
never went near it
I have
not seen Davies since but have
heard that he lost his
Arm

Vertical writing in the left margin appears to be a continuation of the above and reads:

in the Riots by being shot thro'. Jenkin Morgan I have also heard
is in Prison for joining the Riots

Wm Stephens

The other vertical writing in the left margin reads:

Wm Stephens & Gibby

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