Newport Chartists Vol.6, p.16

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John Dallimore sworn says - I am a shoemaker and

work at Clements's at Park y Pill - I was in the Shop on Monday morning

last when 6 or 7 men came in, it was between 9 & 10 o'Clock - I and two

more were working in the Shop - from six to seven came into the Shop-

I was taken at a nonplus - two of them were armed with axees - one with

a fire lock another with a Stick in which was an instrument like a Spear

it was as long as a sword and went into the Stick, I saw it afterwards,

the Axes were long and were woodcutters Axes - I saw no other weapons

with the men that came into the Shop, some of them had Sticks - James

Aust was not one of those that came into the Shop - he was outside -

they said come with us or you must expect what will follow - Aust was -

about half a dozen yards from the Door when the words were spoken &

must have heard what was said - one and all said the same thing and

James Aust must have heard what was said - I was told to come out

of the house, - I then immediately saw the Prisoner James Aust who had a

Gun and was loading it - I saw him put a Bullet into it - it was as big

as a marble - After he loaded his Gun he went off - we all went together -

two men went back and went up stairs and one of them brought a Gun

out of the house - the Gun was not loaded when in the house - I did not see

it loaded - we all went across the field towards Mr Cordes - James Aust was

with us - I did not hear him say any thing - some one took the lead and

directed us how to go - James Aust with his Gun went with us as far as

the Road leading from Mr Cordes towards the Newport and Pontypool road

I heard some one in the Crowd say where was Aust the Gauger, it

was one of the men with the Axe who said so - one of them with the axes

went back to look for Aust and could not find him - I did not see Aust

afterwards that day - I dont know where he went - we went as far as the

Turnpike - we heard some one say there was firing at Newport and the

party was beat and it was no good to go - we then went up the Lane -

At the Turnpike we saw a great number of people coming from the -

direction of Pontypool, some with Pikes some with Sticks - one with a -

Pitchfork - when we came top of the Hill at the back of the quarry we saw

large parties of men retreating from Newport to that spot - I heard them

say a good deal - I heard them said it was no good to go - They remained

to consult and I got away - I returned to my work at my masters shop -