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Newport Chartists Vol.14, p.85
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| Title | Newport Chartists Vol.14, p.85 |
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| Description | [top right hand margin:-] 85 Daniel Evans sworn states I reside in Commercial Street opposite the Westgate I am a Taylor On Monday the 4th November instant I was standing on my own Door when the mob came round the corner I saw several hundreds coming round the Westgate corner from Stow Hill - they were armed with Guns Swords, Stikes and spikes and different other things that I can find no name for - they came as far as the wide doors that go into the Westgate Yard, they saw the doors were shut, they reeled back by orders of a person who had a sword in his hand I believe the man I saw with the sword and who seemed to take the command was a person called Jack the Fifer I had seen him - before the mob appeared to obey that man. They came up to the Westgate door and immediately fired it was at the front door, where the portico is they fired into the passage I did not then see a man with a Wooden Leg in the Mob I did see a man with a Wooden Leg in the Mob during the firing that man was armed with a Gun.I should know that man again, I believe the prisoner at the Bar to be that Man to the best of my knowledge. He had a kind of Fustian or flannel Jacket or coat on. I cant tell which because I was so excited at seeing him, charging so deliberately I saw him firing into the Westgate window, the furthest from here to the nearest to the Yard Gate first into the upper windows of a room which was used to be called the Billiard Room, it is the room over that in which the Soldiers were placed the Soldiers had then showed themselves I saw him load his Gun again after he had fired the first time I saw him fire again he then fired into the lower window of the Westgate where the Soldiers were, his charge took the side wall, there is a piece of the - plastering off where the charge struck he then ran down the pavement by Mr. Hambey [?]s' house down Commercial Street [*]. He had the Gun in his hand- While he was so running - the Soldiers had fired before I saw him running away there was two or three lying dead then, when I saw him running, the prisoner appeared to be as active as others that were in the mob, that man was about the height and appearance of the prisoner at the Bar, I do believe the prisoner at the Bar is the same man I saw then - I should be better satisfied if I saw him in the same dress he had then on. It is my opinion the prisoner is the same man I - should take it to be between nine and ten o'clock when I saw him he came out from the Westgate Yard when I saw him first there is a little Door in the large Door for the foot passengers I believe he came out of the little Door - If persons getting into the Westgate Inn wishing to make their escape, they would get out through those Gates - there is but one other way as I do know of for them to get out, it was after he came from that door that he fired when he fired I was in the upper room of my house at about Twenty Yards distance from him I did not see more than one man in the [centre bottom margin:-] 2 |
| Item URL | https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/1706731 |
| Community archive | People's Collection Wales |
| Subject |
'Civil and Political Rights' Newport uprising Soldiers Police special constables Weapons |
| Level | Item |
| Author | Unlocking the Chartist Trials/ Datgloi Achosion y Siartwyr |
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