Newport Chartists Vol.6, p.45

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The Queen & Thomas Bray

Walter William Homan Superinten-

dent of Police In consequence of Infor-

mation I received and understanding

that the Prisoner Thomas Bray was

about to leave Tredegar I advised with
Mr Summers Harford as Magistrate

and had him taken into Custody

I told the Prisoner he was charged with

carrying an Unlawful Weapon on the night

of Sunday the 3rd of November Inst and

in company with the Chartists he replied

it was a foolish job and could not be

helped he never carried anything to hurt

it was a mop Stick or Broom Stick

which he took out of the Garden and fas-

tened a Saucepan handle to the end of

it I asked him for what purpose he did

not know because he was foolish and that

a Man came and called him I asked

him if he knew the Man he said no

but he went with him it was a foolish

concern altogether and that he went

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W. W. Homan

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Queen &Bray [overwritten with a large X ]

Discharged

Charge on

Suspicion

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