Newport Chartists Vol.11, p.15

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Reg[ina] v[ersu]s Cha[rle]s Jones
Thomas Thomas lives in Winnow St[reet]
in the Boro[ugh] of Newport Mason
says that he was at the Royal
Oak in Thomas Street [Newport] on Sunday
3 Nov[embe]r about 9 or a quarter after
in the evening I went in with
Capt[ain] Michell who lives in my
house & R[ichar]d Ashburn I saw
a great many people there
they were having something to
drink. I was in the room on the
right hand side leading up stairs
I saw Gordon come in and go out
again. I was informed out of doors a Riot
was to take place. I did not
hear or see any thing more
there was a man who came
to the room I was in & beckoned
to me I went out at the back
Door the man asked asked me what I was
I said I was nothing he asked me if I was against them I said
I said I would have nothing
at all to do with it
that there was something
wrong as Gordon a mason came

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up and said to the man you
are blowing the gaff out and
let everyone know our
business & Gordon and
the man went away
the man asked who the man
was in there I said Capt[ain]
Michel I was there from
20 minutes to nea[r]ly an
hour
Tho[ma]s Showell

Morgan James to prove Meeting
Sat[urday] fortnight

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Reg[in]a v[ersu]s Cha[rle]s Jones
Depo[sition] of
Tho[ma]s Thomas
{addition in pencil] Royal Oak
Mill St
Disch[arge][d]

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