Newport Chartists Vol.23b, p.13

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As to meer words
... differ
often words of
heat
always liable to
misconstruction
mistake & sometimes
from Criminal Motives
Witnesses implicated
loose words not related
to acts or facts

Cross Examn
Cannot tell
Prisoners words

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Foster

ignorant uneducated
& stupid
contradicted himself
in consequence of stupid
([?]apt Instrument of
evidence rejected because
cannot give words )
punctuation & slight
omissions alter Sense

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Opinion of witness
that[?]impact of Physical
force if came in conflict
would not be equal
to the vast mass of
Colliers
& very likely to ...
...men
What if Counsell
should express such
an opinion
then wd shew plan
first & then
Application

Expressions of peace
Judge fairly take
the whole & judge from
context
Juped no occasion
for blood that
night

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Shew what we are
what we made of

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Saunders credibility
Acct of himself
and all camps
forced to force others
Language ... [?]
I am going to Newport
& very likely to
Monmouth

New case
treating the case
as raked up

Shells' Letter

consistent with
Prisoners dec[lara]tions

[right column/commencing next to 'Shell's Letter']
Shews young mans
brain affected

if law reasonable in
general may in
part[icul]ar instances ...
hardship
imprudent expressions
boasting remarks
may affect another

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Suppose Wms intention
a riot & Frost Treason
Ought Wms to be affectd
Evidence not conclusive
not binding

[left column]
Deft Evidence
Prosecution Witnesses
as to Character for
peace

Not proved a treasonable
Conspiracy

Tone of hardship
not bound to Men
not treasonable

[right column]
q. effect of this

[left column]
Object ... [?int/elligi/b/le]
Riot mischievous
&
Malignant

hoped no occasion for
Bloodshed