Newport Chartists Vol.13, p.14

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Lewelyn Powell of Beaufort in the parish of Llangattock

in the County of Brecon Hallier in the employ of the Monmouthshire

Iohn [Iron] and Coal Company states that having frequently lost quantities

of Bar Iron from the trams when coming down from the Victoria Works

to Newport and suspecting John Williams of the Parish of Aberystruth

in the County of Monmouth Blacksmith I went several nights to watch

him and about nine days before the 4th November, the the time of the

Newport Riots between one and two o' Clock in the morning I looked

through the Shutters in John Owen ~ Shop and saw him making

an Iron instrument on the Anvil similar to the instrument which I

have heard the Rioters brought down to Newport, and which I have seen

there was another instrument which appeared to be finished on the block

of the Anvil - the instrument was about eight inches long and a sharp on

both sides - it had a fork at the end I thought at the time he was

making knives for his house - I knocked at the Shutter and I

said "holloa John what are you doing at this time of night" he
said "nothing" but immediately threw a pan of water over the fire

which left the shop in darkness - I am quite positive it was John

Owen ... , he having worked for me - I then went away.
________________________Lewelyn Powell


Witness

W. S. Cartwright

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Witness Lewellyn Powell