Newport Chartists Vol.7, p.101

Description

Page 1:
101
(3)
of Men in Arms, then I said all
Women that is here go into your Houses,
and with that I did run down home,
then I seen a Man and I told this
Man the People are all going off tonight
for they are all in Arms up the road,
and then this here Man asked me
where is Mr Walters says he then,
I said he is in the House, then this
here Man told me, I would recommend
you to go into the House and tell
Mr Walters to go to bed and lock the
Door upon him, I asked the Man
if he was going along with them,
No says he I shall go to bed directly
says he, and if I was to go, if they
was to take me, I can't see to walk
at Night, I went in the House &
I locked the door on us in, it
was then dark, we had been to
tea, we did drink tea
between 5 & 6. it was after tea
that I went out and come in.
I was not out many Minutes, I
had put away the Tea things.

Page 2:
before I went out, It was dark because
I had a Candle in my hand, I said
to Walters, Walters says I here's the
Men all in Arms on the road, you
had better go somewhere says I, some
Persons came to the Door after I
locked the Door, it was not long
before they came, I can't say Exactly
to the Minute because I was in such
a fright, when they came to the door
there was a man said there is a
man here we will have him, to go
along with us, he shall not stop
here to make fun at our wives that
we are all gone and he here, and
they called Walters, Walters several
times, then they said if you don't
open the door, we will break open
the Door, I did not open the Door.
there was some men that gave
orders for breaking the Door
before it was broke outside, they
did open the Door, and the Bolt,
and the Lock came to the Middle
of the House, a great many

Page 3:
People come in, after they come in,
there was Men Outside the door told
them to bring him out, - I know
Thomas Edwards, here he is, - I know
William John Llewellin, he now
stands next to Thomas Edwards,
I know Job Harris, there he
is, and Joseph Coles I did not
know Joseph Coles then I can't
say that I know Evan Jones, I
have heard him talked of many
times. - All as I do say now
were in my House that Night,
and a great Many More, the House
was full, - I saw a Man with a
Gun there, he was a tall Man,
he had the Gun under his Coat; I
did not see it until he put it
against Walters' breast, he was
a tall Man - I think his dress
was something dark - Indeed I
don't know that I should know
the Man again that pointed the
Gun at my Husband If I was
to see him - I know the Man

Page 4:
who had the Pike that is the Man
they call Joseph Coles, he is one
of the Prisoners, Walters was sitting
in the Corner My son was by his
Father and he was Crying, and the
Man with the Gun was next to
My Son, and then there was people
at the door ordering them to bring
him out and, Walters would not
come out, there was light in the House
after they came in, I went into my
Shop and brought out a handful
of Candles and lighted all the
Candles, - My Husband keeps a
little shop, - I did not see the Gun
until he put the Gun up against
Walters his breast, he said to Walters
at the same time, Walters you must
come with us. What is your life
better than ours. then this here
Billy John Llewellin wispered
and said out with him, out with
him, - he wispered to the Man with
the Gun. - I heard the wisper, when
he did wisper, the Man with the


[left margin]
statements of John Walters
& Eliz Walters.

[r. margin]
679