Newport Chartists Vol.23b, p.15

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[top right/ in pencil] Sir F. Pollock
[encircled/at top of document]
15-11
D.4.317

Unused to criminal
business
No complaint of charge
of high Treason
Protection to Prisoner
Att[orne]y General opening
too short
facts relied upon not
stated
_
Statement of Witnesses
inconsistent not sd which
relied upon
_
Indictmt
Presumption of Innocence
______Strong
_______Clear
______ Convincing
weak
feeble
confused
Question
were transactions for
a treasonable purpose
jury should not be
prejudiced by the Result
_
Verdict [?] A G beneficial
if warranted by yr evidence
_
Altered characters of
public meetings

Trades Union

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Arms not necessary
Saw under Secretary
Meetings to carry Reform
Bill
__
O Connells Meetings
Birmingham
__
Appeal to Jury's feelings
Analysis of case
__
Acts done not treason
as that Declares
__
Object to display force
_
Object & Intention
attempted to be shewn
by Crown by
Oliver Surrender &c
________if true coincides with
________other witnesses

Summons
Mr Williams
________pressed man
Oliver
Hodge
James
Howell
Woodford
Harford
Harris

Did not see Military -
attack upon ... [?] civil
power same effect

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1 When did Military
_____arrive
2 What knowledge had
_____Frost
3 Conduct when Military
______Seen
Did not know Military there

Arrival
Rees & Coles could not
__ know Military there
Boys work for Phelps [*]
__
Separation of Body
____ fiction of Boys
___
Grays evidence of Soldiers
____being seen
Sd Serjeant & Mayor
wounded at the same
time
must have seen

If 30 Soldiers in the
Room more must
have hurt[?] if mob
______fired
Object of attack
_______Prisoners
__
F knew Prisr there
Conduct & Situation
of Prisoner
__Resident
Wife & Daughters
Zealous Reformer
Rewarded
Magistrate
dismissed

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Qy ... who proves men
wished to return
q. if [?] Boys statement
on Soldiers [??] being
Chartists material
in deposition

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[top right corner] 15 B
dismissed for Language
which could not be
borne
Public & private conduct
_______good & Kind

Brough [?]D of B ___A-Gs

Chartist
_____5 Articles
acted in respect of his
Opinions as Reformers
under Reform Bill

Vincent excitement
Appn to magistrate
proposals made to
rescue V. by force

F. called meeting to
make demonstration
& present mischief
Conduct tho bad not
treason

Arrangement to meet
on Friday
______ March
Surprized at consequences
& retired
At Partridges no attempt
at escape

Arms -
Provision for Bill
F could use Expressions &c
[?]firmly & Bill