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The Queen v Henry Bailley

John Walton Wright - I am Lance Corporal

in the 45th Regiment now Stationed

at Newport - On Saturday Evening

last the 23rd November instant Prisr

and one of our Men came into the

Cherry Tree Public House in Comml

Street a little after 9 o'Clock - He came into

the Bar - He called for two Cups of Beer

He had the Beer - one cup he drank

himself and gave the other

to the Man who came in with him -

I said to our Man Its after 9 - the tattoo

is gone and you had better make

haste to the Barracks - He went out

and left the House - Prisoner said to

me "It is one of the worst things that

ever happened to Newport that a tattoo

should have come into it - I asked him

the reason why - he said he was a

Chartist - I cautioned him not to

say any more - Prisoner was drunk -

but he would talk - about the Chartists He said he had paid

his weekly sum to them - I said you

had better go home and be quiet or

else I should be obliged to take him up -

He began talking about Jack the Fifer -

I said What do you know about Jack
the Fifer - Prisr said I met him on the

Monday Morning directly after the Riot

and I asked him why they run away

when the battle was won - and he said

to me we have made a retreat and then

went back and gave them another

volley - He Jack the Fifer wanted him to

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have a Pike but I said no - I would not

have it for if I was wanted my ammunition

was quite ready " - I then took

Prisoner into Custody - when I

reached the Parrot, on my way

to the Police Station, I was met

by three or four Men apparently

Masons - They said to Prisoner

"Henry where are you going - What

have you done" - Prisr said " I have

done nothing" - Prisr then raised

his fist at me and Said If I did not

let go of him he would knock me

down - I called out for a Police

Man - One of the Men I called upon

to assist me but he refused and

walked away - I dont know this

man, nor any of the others - A

Special Constable came up and we took

Prisr to the Station House -

Prisoner said in the Station House

that if he had done anything wrong

he was sorry for it and wished

to recall his words -

J.W.Wright

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Regina

V

Henry Bailley

Examn

John Walton Wright

Discharged

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