Rose, Edward Thomas | Day 3
Listed in 1881 Census as Tailor Master (1 man). Initially received a payment of £306 before the election and the balance a fortnight afterwards. Money was paid in gold at a rate of £50 a day.
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 2832.
(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A tailor and DRAPER.
- 2833.
In Deal ? — At Walmer.
- 2834.
An account was handed in on the petition which was tried before the judges, which shows an amount of 306L. expended by you on the election ? — Yes.
- 2835.
That is correct ? — Yes, that is correct.
- 2836.
Did you spend all the money yourself ? — Yes, and people acting with me. I have their names here if you wish to know them, and the different items in that book.
- 2837.
We will go into the items directly, but did you give those people the money to spend which you did not spend yourself ? — Yes.
- 2838.
Who did you receive the money from ? — Mr. Edwards.
- 2839.
When ? — At different times during the week. 50L. a day, generally.
- 2840.
For a week up to the election ? — From the beginning up to the day of the election.
- 2841.
Besides that 306L. which you say you received from Mr. Edwards, did you receive any other sum from him ? — Yes ; altogether 640L.
- 2842.
Can you give me the dates of the receipt by you of the different sums from Mr. Edwards ? — The first, 306L. 6s. 8d. I received up to the day of election.
- 2843.
But you received that by instalments ? — Yes.
- 2844.
Can you give me the dates on which you received it ? — No, I cannot give you the dates, but it was during the week this 306L., in fact there was a little over, which was balanced by an after payment Mr. Edwards used generally to bring 50L. at a time.
- 2845.
Day by day ? — Day by day.
- 2846.
Did you receive the 306L. in sums of 50L. day by day ? — Six days before the election.
- 2847.
50L. a day ? — About 50L. a day.
- 2848.
When did you receive the balance of the 640L. ? — About a fortnight after the election, from Mr. Edwards.
- 2849.
As you received the 50L. day by day, did you spend it day by day ? — I spent it day by day, as you will see marked on that list.
- 2850.
How did you receive the money ? — In gold.
- 2851.
All of it ? — All of it.
- 2852.
Even that after the election ? — Yes, all in gold.
- 2853.
(Mr. Holl.) Can you give the different items and the amounts you received ? — After the election ?
- 2854.
No, from the beginning to the end ? — I cannot give the items for every day, but I had some every day.
- 2855.
(Mr. Turner.) Did you have the whole 50L. a day in gold ? — Yes.
- 2856.
Who brought it to you ? — Mr. Edwards.
- 2857.
He brought it himself ? — Yes.
- 2858.
To Walmer where you live ? — Yes.
- 2859.
Then this account which was used at the trial, correctly represents the payments which you made to make that 306L. 6s. 8d. ? — Yes.
- 2860.
Have you receipts for the payments which you made ? — No, I have not, except one or two for COMMITTEE ROOMS, or out-voters travelling expenses. I have no receipts for the little items you see in that account.
- 2861.
Some of them are large items. For instance, I see there is altogether a sum of 65L. 19s. for POLES ? — Yes.