Newport Chartists Vol.10, p.54

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David Herring ___ X Ex - mon [*]

Xd by Mr Owen [indented left]
I came from Usk Gaol to Monmouth
Mr Evans swore something agst him
I am at Usk under a charge from
Mr Evans of Pill for stealing a Hammer
I was examined by Mr Phelps
last Monday I was examined.
before that by the Chief Police
Man of Newport M r. Hopkins
I made a statement to Hopkins
He did not tell me it would be
better for me to make the Statement
I made the statement of my own accord
one of the Police of Newport who
brot me to Gaol asked me if I knew
such people & I said I did - He
did not hold out any hope
to me He told me he shod make
the communication to M r. Hopkins
I was sent to Gaol.
It was about a month after the
Riots The only cause that made
me make this communication was
that the Police man asked me if I knew
I did I was then in his Custody
I did know the magistrates were
sitting at the Westgate Inn to examine
any Cases agst the Prisrnow present
I did not know of any reward agst
those Prisoners ex - md
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[in r. margin]
Reg v J Gibby

[written vertically close to right margin]
Herring

[* cross examination]

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The next I heard the magistrates were sitting
at the Westgate Inn enquiring into
- The reason I did not give Evidence agst the Prisoner
the Riots^ I did not want to give
the Information before the magistrates
at the Westgate I would not have given
____________ told
it unless I had the Policeman
A man named Evans Jones a
Blacksmith from the Shop drew the
Drawing of the pike on the Shutter
about 2 or 3 Days before the Riots
at Newport I did not hear any
one order him to do it He seemed
as if he drew it as a Pastime for
himself

MrDavies
Edwd Brickley X Ed by Mr Owen
I came from Monmouth
Gaol here I was sent
there for Trial with my Master
for making Spears. I was examd
by this man here I do not know his
name. I was examind. yesterday agin the
Prisonr. He said nothing nothing to induce me
to come here. I came here as a prisoner
I was not examd by anyone before
being examined by this Gent-.