Newport Chartists Vol.15, p.10

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Rega vJohn Williams - for Treason

Llewellyn Powell of Beaufort in the parish of LLangattock
in the County of Brecon, Hallier in the employ of the Monmouthshire
Iron and Coal Company States. That having frequently
lost quantitie s of bar iron from the trams when
coming down from the Victoria Works to Newport and
suspecting John Williams of /the parish of/Aberystruth/ in the
County of Monmouth Blacksmith I went
several nights to watch him and about nine
days before the 4th Nov the time of the Newport
Riots between one and two o'clock in the
morning I /looked thro' the shutters in/ John Williams Shop and saw
him making an iron instrument on the
Anvil similar to the instrument which
I have heard the rioters brought down to
Newport, /and which I have seen/ there was another instrument
which appeared to be finished on the
block of the Anvil. The instrument was
about eight inches long and sharp on both
sides, it had a [?] jak at the end. I
thought at the time he was making
knives for his House - I knocked at

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the Shutter and I said "Holloa John what
are you doing at this time of night" he said
nothing but immediately threw a pan
of water over the fire which left the shop
in darkness. I am quite positive it was John
Williams he having worked for me. I then
went away.
Llewellyn Powell
Witness
W.S. Cartwright
28th Decr '39

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Regina

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John Williams q

Owen
Examination of Llewellyn
Powell as to Pike

making.

Will be at the Bluchers
Arms Monmouth 12 o' Clock

Tuesday

8 Copies made by

J.R. and Mr Meyrick

594.