Newport Chartists Vol.6, p.51

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took him along - Some men were put over the boy to guard him - I was

watched by John the man that had first took me - he walked near me with his

Gun for the purpose of preventing my going away - When we passed thru

the turnpike we proceeded towards Newport - I heard the Prisoner say that

some one had run away - he then commanded the mob to halt or stop - they

did so - he then directed some of the mob to go in pursuit of the person who had run

away - that person was overtaken and brought back - About that time there

were together about four or five hundred persons - some of them were armed

many of them I should think about fifty had guns - some had pikes - about

two hundred had pikes - some of them had short [blank] or Dirks which they

carried in their pockets - after the person that had run away was brought

back the Prisoner directed the mob to proceed - I observed that the prisoner

carried a Spear in his pocket - it was made of Iron - it was not in a case

he also carried a Stick it was to be used by having a Stick or handle put into the

Socket of it - I observed the Prisoners dress - he was dressed then as he is now

it was the Prisoner that up to that time directed all the proceedings of the mob

When he gave the word halt, they halted - when he said go on they proceeded -

I have no doubt those who were with him came from Pontypool or the

neighbourhood beyond it - I heard the Prisoner at different times hurry the

mob on - he said go on quick or we shall be too late to go into Newport - he said

in my hearing they were going to Newport - he did not say what they were

going to do there - I heard some persons in the prisoners hearing saying they

were going to Newport to take it - All the orders that were given by the Prisoner

were immediately obeyed by the mob - there was no one questioned his -

authority at all - I remember after proceeding a little further on meeting

two men with two horses and a Cart - the prisoner then ordered the mob to stop

they did stop - he said he would have one of the men and leave the other with

the horses and cart, and he left it to the two men which should remain - he

said he was determined to have one of the men - one of the men was a

young man the other was an old man - the young man then said "as

long as one of us must go I will go" - the young man then came with us

and left the old man behind - the young man asked what they were going

about they said they would let him know when they got to Newport - this was

in the hearing of the prisoner - I after that heard a conversation between

the prisoner and some of the mob - they stated in my hearing that it was

their intention to take Newport and then to return back to Pontypool and