Newport Chartists Vol.13, p.38

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Chartists before
______________ William Davis.

Taken before us
Saml Homfray
Octavius Morgan
James Coles
Geo Hall.

Stephen Rogers sworn says, I am a
Special Constable and was on duty here
on the morning of Monday the 4th November
Instant, there was a large Mob here, they
were armed with Pikes, Muskets, and other
weapons. I saw them about 9 o- Clock in
the morning in front of the Westgate,
the Mob came from Stow Hill. I know
Ebbw Vale, the road from Ebbw Vale to
Newport is down Stow Hill. I saw
amongst the Mob Pikes- of the description
of those now produced- persons armed
as I have stated attacked the Westgate
Inn there were Soldiers in the Westgate
that morning, the Mob used their Pikes

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Muskets and other weapons in their attack
upon the Westgate - the Soldiers fired upon
the Mob. I saw some dead bodies after
the firing had taken place. I saw nine
dead bodies altogether, those were bodies of
persons composing the Mob. I was not
in the Westgate House, there were some special
Constables in the Westgate, two of them were
______one was wounded
wounded ^ with a Pike - several Pikes and
several other weapons were picked up after the Mob
had left the Westgate.
________________ Stephen Rogers

Taken before us ~
Octavius Morgan
Saml Homfray
James Coles
Geo Hall

The Prisoner states I am perfectly free
from the charge and I thank God that I
am free. I had drank a Good deal of Beer
and one and the other were questioning
me, and I did say some things to them
that may be on their guard like my self

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It was on Saturday that I first heard
from one and the other that it was their
intention to rise and on Sunday I went
from my own House to my Brothers to
know from him, whether he had heard
that they did intend to rise and he told
me he had heard that they did intend
to rise and I asked him if he and
my other Brothers would go with me -
altogether to Langunider to prevent the
Chartists taking us along with them, and
about 3 O clock Sunday Evening I and
my three Brothers and two other persons
went and we came back on Wednesday -
and I Knew nothing at all about it
till last night. I have nothing else
I want a couple of words more. I have
never been in their Lodge. I was never
asked to go to any of their Lodges. -
I was never asked to make any arms

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29 Novr
John Owen

Committed for Treason

2nd [?] Wit[ness] as to his hand
made them except his
own talk & decl[arati]ons

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__________for them
_______________John Owen

Taken before
us ~~ }
Octavius Morgan

Saml Homfray

James Coles

Geo Hall