Newport Chartists Vol.13, p.42

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Regina v Johnathan Palmer

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John Lewis - of Newport I am a Block Layer
Between 9and 10 o'Clock on Sunday night the
3rd November instant a party of Men having
a sort of pike with them came to the House
in which I live - I live on the second
floor - adjoining my apartment in the
same House Johnathan Palmer rented
an apartment of three Rooms - I was
sitting in my Room in company with a
lodger of the name of David Evans who
is a Hallier at the Castle Brewery. My
Room Door was shut - some
one from
the outside opened it and threw it wide
open - I got up from my chair and
went to the door to see who was there
not seeing anyone at the door I proceeded
on to Palmers door - It was open

I looked into the Room and saw it full
of people - They appeared to be ^ all men -
some of them had long sticks turned
at the point for the purpose of receiving
spikes. I saw also several spikes
in their hands ready to screw on to
the sticks -
I saw James Wall , and a man
whom I have since been told is called
Patrick Hickey in the Room. I also
saw Johnathan Palmer there - I
saw about twenty or thirty men there -
it was a small Room - It was not a
Bed Room - I heard Johnathan Palmer
ask for a Bible - He came out of
his own Room and went into
my Room with the Bible in his hand
he said as he passed me it is good to make

safe " -

[ written in the left margin- alongside lines 6 & 7] Jonathan Palmer [ alongside line 10 ] David Evans [ alongside line 25 ] James Wall [alongside line 27] Patrick Hickey

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I stood in the passage - I could not see
what was doing in my Room from where
I stood - I was standing in the passage -
In about 3 or 4 minutes Palmer returned
from my Room and went into his own
I then returned into my own Room - I
saw David Evans there - In about three
minutes after several voices sung out to
me from the passage "you must come
along - I begged of them to let me
stop - They said no - but asked if I
had any Gun in the House - I said no
nor any thing of the Kind - They
forced me out of the House - Before
I left the House I was sworn -
Johnathan Palmer
swore me - He
gave me the Bible - I took it in my
right hand - He then said the hour
is nearly come - you take this
Bible in your hand - I refused
for some time - He said I stood in
my own light very much - I said
I should be thrown
out of my employ -
He observed - I run agreater risk than
you for I have a Wife and family -
I then kiss'd the Book - at the time
I took the oath I was in the middle of
the Room - as soon as I took the oath
we all left the Room and went
down stairs - I went with them
up Pynes Row
to the Tram Road - Palmer was then with us. He acted as leader
he walked in front. We proceeded