A. I cannot say; I saw him in the yard shortly before it was done. Q. How shortly before? A. May be a minute, or so. Q. After the man was shot were the arms given out of the house? A. Yes. Q. To whose house did you next proceed? A. To Pentridge-lane-end. Q. Did you meet with any party there? A. Yes. Q. From Pentridge? A. Yes, from different places, I dare say. Q. How many? A. There might be a score of them. Q. What might be the size of your party altogether by that time? A. Forty or fifty. Q. Were those who joined you armed or unarmed? Q. Were they armed in the same way with your party? A. In the same way. Q. Some with guns and some with spikes? A. Yes. Q. While you were at Pentridge-lane-end did you hear what was going on at Pentridge? A. No. Q. Did you hear any knocking at houses, and so on ? A. Not at Pentridge, at Pentridge-lane-end. Q. Did you hear any noise of the same kind as that you had heard at other houses? A. Yes. Q. Were arms obtained from many different houses? A. I did not see any-there was a great disturbance at Buckland Hollow. Q. Were any arms got from thence ? A. I do not know. Q. Were any men got? A. Yes, I believe men were brought. Q. Did you afterwards march towards Pentridge-town? A. Yes. Q. In your way there, was anything said about any person that must do anything by Brandreth? A. Yes. Q. What did Brandreth say? A. We were not formed into rank at that time. Q. Do you remember Brandreth saying anything about what should be done? A. Yes, Brandreth asked whether there was any in the ranks who had been in the militia and knew discipline. Q. What did he say they must do ? A. He said they must turn out and keep the men in order. Q. Upon that, did any man turn out? A. Yes. Q. Who? A. Charles Swaine. Q. Had he been in the militia? A. Yes, I believe so. Q. What was then done? A. We were then marched forward. Q. But before that were you put into rank? A. Yes. Q. By whom? A. By Brandreth, William Turner, and this Charles Swaine. Q. In putting you into rank, where were the men placed who had the guns? A. They were placed the first. A. Where were the men with the spikes? Q. In the rear. Q. How many deep were you in line? A. Two. Q. You were two and two? A. Yes. Q. The men with guns first, and then those with spikes? A. Yes. Q. Who was your commander? A. Brandreth. Q. Who appeared to be second in command? A. Turner. Q. Do you mean the Prisoner Turner? A. Yes. Q. When you entered the village of Pentridge were you joined by any persons? A. Yes. Q. By whom? A. Edward Turner and Joseph James I know. Q. Were there any others? A. Yes, several others. Q. Were they armed or unarmed? A. Edward Turner was armed. Q. What with? A. A gun. Q. What had James? A. I cannot say. Q. Were those who came with them armed? A. Some of them, and some not. Q. What were the others armed with ? A. Spikes. Q. At Pentridge were arms taken from different houses? A. I believe so, I did not see them taken. Q. How do you know there were ? A. By the disturbances, knocking folks up. Q. Did you hear at other houses the same kind of disturbances you had witnessed at the houses you had been at? A. Yes. Q. Did George Weightman and other people rejoin you f A. George Weightman rejoined us a little before we got into Pentridge. Q. And others with him? A. I cannot say, I saw him there. Q. Among other houses did you go to Mr. William Booth's? A. Yes. Q. Was any thing taken from Mr. Booth's? A. A poney, I believe. Q. Who took it? A. I saw George Weightman with it. Q. Was any person placed upon that poney? Q. Who was that? A. I cannot hit upon his name. Q. Was his name Storer ? A. Yes, he pretended to be ill. Q. And he was lifted upon the poney? Q. Did you then march to Butterley? Q. When you came near the office, do you remember seeing Mr. Goodwin, did he come out? A. Yes. Q. Did any thing pass between Mr. Goodwin and your party? A. Yes, something, but I do not know what it was. A. Yes. Q. By whom? 4. By Brandreth. Q. To what place? A. To Ripley. Q. Did William Turner continue to accompany you? A. Yes. Q. When you arrived at Ripley were you ordered by Brandreth to do any thing? A. Yes, to halt, and to give three huzza's. Q. For what purpose were the huzza's given? A. I cannot say, I did not hear him say. Q. To what place did you then proceed? A. To Codnor. Q. To what house in Codnor did you first go? A. To the public house. Q. Is that called the Glass House? A. Yes. Q. What was done there? A. We got some ale there. Q. Was the landlord knocked up? A. Yes. Q. Who ordered the bill? A. William Turner and Brandreth ordered the bill. A. Eight and twenty shillings. Q. Did you go to any farm yard near Codnor? A. Yes, I believe we did, I remember something of that farm yard. Q. Did the Prisoner do any thing there? A. He was in the yard, and Brandreth, and several others. Q. What did they do? A. They brought three men out. Q. From what place? A. From the barn I believe. Q. Were those men placed in your ranks ? A. I think we were not in ranks then, but as it happened. Q. Were they placed in your body? A. Yes, they were. Q. Did they go with you willingly? A. Not very willingly I think. Q. Did you then march on to Langley-mill? Q. Whom did you meet with there? A. George Weightman. Q. On foot or on horseback? A. On horseback. Q. On what horse? A. On Mr. Booth's poney. Q. To what place had he been? A. To Nottingham, I understood. Q. When he met you, what did he say to you? A. He said, that Nottingham was risen; the town was taken, and the soldiers would not come out of their barracks, and we must march on. Q. Did you march on? A. Yes, B b |