Siartwyr Casnewydd Cyf.7, p.98

Disgrifiad

Tudalen 1:
98

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John Walters sworn says, I am a
Coal Cutter and Collier, I live at
_____________the evening of
Argoed, I was at home on ^ Sunday
the 3rd November Instant, my Wife
was at home, my Wife she was out
some where, in one of my neighbours
Houses, I believe, she came in and
told me Walters go out somewhere,
for God sake go and hide yourself
____________________to take
for the Chartists are going ^ you away
along with them, - nonsense, I said,
they don't want me, you know that
very well, she locked the Door as
she came in, I should think
it was about five Minutes after
they hallooed out Walters, none of
us made no answer, neither my
Wife, my Children or myself - with
that they rushed the door open,

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Tudalen 2:
the bolt of the lock fell into the middle
of the room, some of them told me
you must go along with us. - I said
I will not go -, I said what do you
want. what do you want, what do
you mean to do. - they told me I
should know at Newbridge, that go
I must, I know a man of the name
of Thomas Edwards, he was there.
that is one of the Prisoners at the Bar
I know a man of the name of William
John Llewellin, he is one of the Prisoners
at the Bar, - I know Joseph Coles
he is one of the Prisoners at the Bar,
I did not know his Name then, I
have been told of it since, - I am
sure of his Person, I know Job
Harries, he is one of the Prisoners,
the Man with the light hair, - I do
know Evan Jones, but I can't swear
he was there, there was a Man, with
a Gun who was very much like
him - all the Prisoners at the Bar
were at my House on that Sunday
Evening, Excepting Evan Jones. -

Tudalen 3:
who I can't speak, - I did not know
Evan Jones perfectly before that evening
I had heard of his Name, - Evan Jones
is very much like the Man that had
the Gun in my House that Evening.
Upon my life I can't say that he was
the man he is very much like him, the
Man who had the Gun in my House, had
on a dark Coat I believe - I Can't
say that Thomas Edwards had any thing
in his hand, William John Llewellin
had no thing in his hand, Joseph Coles
had a Spear or a Pike or what you
may call it, in his hand Joseph Coles
came before me, and presented the Pike
at me like this, he said Walters look
at this - the Man with the Gun presented
the Gun previous to this, he presented
the Gun at Me, he did not say any thing
when he presented it, - They all said
that I must go along with them, not
distinctly, one more than the others,
the Man with the Gun said what is
your life better than ours, - I was

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Sitting down in the Chair with my Coat
and hat off going to bed, & then I said
Move from here I will not upon my
Soul to night, besides that I have no
Money, it is no use to travel about
the Country without money. - George
Beech then presented a Shilling and
said I should not want any thing
I said Go I will not for you, if
you intend to kill me, Kill me here,
for I am sure if I go along Killed
I shall be, it will save the less
trouble for my friends, to take me from
here to be buried, than from any
where else. - they then husherd
me out, took hold of me and off
with me, - I was not then dressed,
they took me out without my Coat
and Hat, I had them out on the
road, - I have a son he is between
15 & 16 years of age, he was there
that night, - I can't say whether he
was taken away or not by the
Men, - I know that I had him