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on his Shoulder he saw me and spoke to he said fall in fall
in he said so to me In a very short time after that I heard
some firing I saw 4 dead persons lying in front of the the Westgate Inn
I stopped at my door for an hour before I went down after the
mob passed
The Mark X of Mathew Pembro

Henry Evans - Sworn States - I am a Saddler living at Newport - my
house is situate nearly opposite the Westgate Inn - I was at home on
Monday morning last I saw a large number of persons coming down
from the direction of Stow and in front of the the Westgate Inn about 9
o'Clock on Monday morning last as they came down the Street they
turned round the corner and came in front of the Westgate Inn I was
then standing on my shop door and could not see them until they came
round the Corner - When they came round the Corner all that I could
see were armed the men most in advance after they turned the Corner
went to the Gate that leads into the Westgate Yard there was a little
in advance one who appeared to lead them in that direction after that
man advanced to the Gates I saw him the Gate and
speak to a person - the person to whom he so spoke appeared to be heading
the mob at that time - I don't know the man who first went up to the
Gate - I know the man he spoke to the prisoner - Lovell is the man he spoke
to - I know Lovell very well here he is I was sufficiently well
acquainted with the person of the prisoner as not to make any mistake
- The prisoner had something in his hand I can't say whether
it was a Gun or a Stick Immediately after Lovell was spoken to
by the other person Lovell said something to the mob I cannot say
what it was the mob immediately after that made an attack
and fired on the Westgate Inn The firing was directed
principally upon the large room that part of this house which is
nearly opposite my house - The Soldiers were in that room but
whether they were in that room when the first shots were fired
into it I cannot tell - the lower shutters of the bow windows of
that room were all that time closed - I did not see the Soldiers in that
room firing out of the windows - immediately after the Prisoner
addressed the mob he went into the thick of the mob and I saw no

[in left margin:]
general attack

...one leader spoke
to Lovell

firing


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