Newport Chartists Vol.7, p.48

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Walter William Homan States that he is
Superintendent of Police that he was on duty
on the night of Sunday the 3rd of November
and had been patroling about half past
Twelve on the Monday Morning of the 4th
when he received Information that Evan[*]
_________________________at Tredegar
Edwards Watch and Clock Maker ^ was at that
hour busily employed Casting Bullets I instantly
sent William Phillips and two or three other
Special Constables to ascertain the fact
and if so to take him into custody and all
the Bullets they could find after some time
the Prisoner with several Bullets and a
mould for making them was brought in
Custody to Mr Homfrays I took the Prisoner
before Mr Homphray who there stated that
he had cast the Bullets his Wife had not
long been confined and that he had cast
them for the Chartists to prevent his being
obliged to go along with them also to get
support for his family the Prisoner was
then called on by Mr Homfray to enter
into his own recognizance and I was
directed to go back to his House with him
and make further Search this was about about
3 O'Clock on the morning of the 4th I did
so and got some Bullets a Mould and a
piece of led all all of which I now produce the


[*Evan Edwards]

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the Prisoner told me he had made
them for the Chartists to prevent his
being taken away and to support his
family that he was a member of a Chartist
lodge and had been up with them late
on the Saturday Night - and on the Sunday
about ten o'clock on the morning of Mon-
day the 4th the Prisoner was down at
Mr. Homfrays where I saw him with a
Pistol in his possession which I now
produce and which I was obliged to take
by force out of his hand
____________ W. W. Homan

[r. margin:]

Rega v Evan Edwards

W. W. Homan

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