Newport Chartists Vol.13, p.5

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John Thomas sworn states: I am a miner

at the Beaufort Works and live in the parish of

Llangattock Crickhowell in the County of Brecon - I

remember Sunday the 3rd Novr I know David Jones

he lives at Beaufort he is a Shoemaker. I and David
Jones went to Llangunnider
that afternoon - we went there
to run away from the Chartists because we were informed
as they was going to raise that night, that was the only
reason - We ran away so as we should not be took

away with them - I went to Chapel that afternoon with

David Jones at Llangunnider - I know a Beer house
called the Lion we went there that afternoon - I saw the
prisoner there, he is a Blacksmith - he had a table

before him when I saw him - he had the form of

three manner of the Chartist pikes , they were drawed

with chalk upon the table David Jones said to the

prisrwhat was that as he had on the table? the

prisoner said it was the pattern of Chartist pikes, he

said he had made 53 of these - he said he had

taken them up to the Rasso Lodge - he said he

had a shilling a piece for them - David Jones
asked him did not he sell them very cheap

he said no he did not - David Jones asked him

could he be of the conscience to make such things

as these and David Jones did say perhaps to kill

his own neighbour and his own family as well, the

prisoner said as he was forced to do them - David

Jones did ask why he do like that and run away

after - the prisoner said as he would do very well

he said if they gain the Victory at Brecon as he

would run his pike into a Sheep or a Fowl to get

some blood on it and then it would shew that he

had held with them before, he would put some

blood on it so as he would show that he had


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