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Reg vs John Lewis Llewellin

Evan Morgan of Newport
Tailor & mercer-
I had occasion to call at
Mr Fothergill at the Pontniwydd
Shop this day about
4 o clock. He enquired
of me how we got on at
Newport he informed
me that as he came
out of Chapel the Sund-y
3 - Novr at Abersychan.
He was informed that the
Chartists had taken the
poss-on of his Shop at
Pontnewydd. He ...
it to Mr Harrison ...
... /... a time there[??]
they went down to see
the state of the Premises
& found all was right
but procee-d towards
Llewellins House as
He knew him to be a chartist

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when they got near the
prem-es of Llewellin they
found an immense
No of men in the House
In front & on the Canal
Bank - He Fothergill was
on the pony & Harrison
on foot & they agreed to stay
to watch proceedings until they were
molested - A young man whistled Jim
Crow and jigged around there - and
had in his hand a weapon as tho
newly ground - Mr Fothergill seemed
frightened and called to Mr Harrison
and said do you see this ? It's high
time for us to be off - Harrison
said very well we'll do so - I think
Mr Fothergill told me that they
went to Pontypool - In the course
of a very few minutes they returned
for Abersychan - to see the state
of his House and shop there near Mr
Duffield 's he found that the Chartists
were at his House and one of his

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Young men told him not to come on but to
decamp - for they were looking for
him and he took refuge in Mr Duffield 's Cellar -
and in the course of some time he returned
home after the Chartists had passed
Duffield's premises by their saying there
is no one here but a parcel of
women - When he went home He
wa[s] informed that the Chartists had been
there inquiring for him - to which the
Servant replied he was not at
home - they said who have you here -
She replied that Mr Owen Pearse was
___________________________servant
there - Who else they inquired - the said
. his Brother the Doctor - Lets
have them out said the Chartists - they
____________were
went out - and ^ detained there four
hours about the Road -

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Reg. vs John Llewellin
Evan Morgan Clk to
Dep: of W Fothergill
for High Treason

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