Newport Chartists Vol.6, p.57

Description

[right hand margin] 57



David Jones sworn states - I am a Commission

Agent at Pontypool - I was on the night of the 3rd instant and early

in the morning of the 4th instant on duty as a Special Constable

at Pontypool - we were all armed - I was occasionally standing Sentry

at the Station House - I was there on Sentry between 5 & 6 o'clock in the

morning of Monday the 4th instant - about 3 o'Clock we found a large

body of men coming down armed - we [blank] a pike among the

rest going along the road, we seized it - we seized the man that carried it

he called others to assist him - I seized the man that came to assist
him - about 5 o'clock in the morning I was near the Station House - I

perceived a great many persons going down the Canal Bank - I was -
standing near St James' Chapel it was then near 6 o'clock - I saw the

Prisoner going along - I was at the Southern side of the Station House

I noticed the Prisoner because he ordered his party to keep the other side

from the Station House - At that time there were 14 or 16 persons with

the prisoner - I had seen him before and was well acquainted with his

person - I have seen him three times at Chartist meetings and I have
not the least doubt that he is the person that I supposed him to be - I

went up to him and felt for arms about his person - I enquired where he

was going - he said he did not know where he was going - I told him
to go back home until he knew where he was going - I asked him if
he had any arms he said no - he had on the same Coat that he has on
now - he had in his pocket a piece of Iron like half a Bayonet about a
foot long - I did not take it from him - they were 14 to one and I did not

think it prudent to attempt to take it from him - I saw him again
[left hand margin] 5 Nov on Tuesday last up stairs in the Westgate Inn - I am not quite certain it was

Tuesday - I saw him in this house since - I saw him at Pontypool he was in

the room where the Prisoners are confined - it was between twelve and two -

about the middle of the day - I did not count how many was along with

him - I did not count them - I had heard that there were several persons

in Custody from the neighbourhood of Pontypool and was sent for to see -

whether I could recognize the persons of any of them and I was taken up

into the room to look at them David Jones
x