Newport Chartists Vol.4, p.49

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James Hodge states that his House
is by the Road 12 miles from Pye
Corner: but the way he returned
from Pye Corner on the morning
of Monday 4th Nov[embe]r was much
less perhaps a mile. When
I got home I went in thro'
the window from the Garden
my Wife was in Bed.
there was a Clock in the
Kitchen. I went to it and
it was then 10 minutes or
near to 10 Oclock I put back
the Clock one hour and half
and went to Bed I desired
my wife to get up and
she did so and thinking
I should be get into a
scrape thro' going with Frost
I desired her to go into my
neighbours Mary Jones

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and call her in. My Wife
went out and came
back with Mary Jones
& they both came thro'
the Kitchen into my Bed
Room. I was covered over
& my Eyes shut and I
did not open them I heard
someone speak and I
heard my wife speak
but I did not hear
what she said or what
the woman said But
I took the woman to be
Mary Jones When I told
my Wife to go for Mary Jones
the words I said were
for Gods sake go and call

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Mary Jones to Witness that
I am in the House for
for I am sure there will be
murder all over the
Country & I want to shew
that I am at Home and
in Bed. I do not know
whether Mary Jones looked
at the Clock I do not know
whether my Wife said any
thing to her about the Clock
nor did I tell my wife
I had just put back the Clock
I got up about one or two
then put on the Clock again
but it struck for several
days one more than was
right. I was afraid I
might be searched after
by the men and killed for

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running away from
them & my Wife went
out & locked the door I
tried to screen myself
from the Mob & the Law
too. James Hodge

[the following is written vertically, :-]
Examination of James Hodge
as to him putting back his Clock

& his being found in Bed the Morning
after the Riots


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