Evans, Charles | Day 5

£81 for treating and £6 for canvassing. Betts, £15. Nicholas £30. Adams, £15. Philpott £21. Plus a small amount for a clerk and a sweeper.

Witness Type: Briber

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 5190.

    (Mr. Jeune,) Where do you live ? — 17, Farrier Street.

  • 5191.

    What is your business ? — I am not in business.

  • 5192.

    Are you retired ? — Yes.

  • 5193.

    What have you been ? — A publican.

  • 5194.

    What public-house did you keep ? — Here, the “Greyhound.”

  • 5195.

    You had a sum of money from Mr. Olds, I believe, had not you ? — Yes.

  • 5196.

    How much ? — In all ?

  • 5197.

    Yes ?— 87L.

  • 5198.

    Did you receive that in more than one sum ? — Yes.

  • 5199.

    In how many ? — Two.

  • 5200.

    What were they ? — One was 81L., and the other was 6L.

  • 5201.

    What was the 6L. for ? — Canvassing.

  • 5202.

    When did you receive the 81L ? — Just before the election.

  • 5203.

    The day before the election ? — The night ; late at night

  • 5204.

    What were you to do with it ? — Give it away.

  • 5205.

    Give it away to voters ? — Yes.

  • 5206.

    Did you give it away ? — I caused it to be given away.

  • 5207.

    How many people did you give it away to ? — I distributed it to four.

  • 5208.

    Have you got the list there of the people to whom you gave it ? — Well, the names that I gave it to were Betts, Nicholas, Philpott, and Adams.

  • 5209.

    What is Betts’ Christian name ? — John Betts, I think it is,

  • 5210.

    Where does he live ? — In Middle Street.

  • 5211.

    Nicholas, what is his Christian name ? — I think it is William.

  • 5212.

    Where does he live ? — In Beach Street.

  • 5213.

    What is the next ? — The man who was with him, of the name of Erridge. Betts had 15L.

  • 5214.

    Nicholas, how much ? — Nicholas, combined with Erridge, 30L.

  • 5215.

    Erridge and Nicholas had it between them ? — Yes.

  • 5216.

    Can you give me Erridge’s Christian name ? — I think it is Robert Erridge ; he was employed.

  • 5217.

    And the address of Erridge ? — I do not know his address ; all the money would pass through Nicholas’s hands to this Erridge.

  • 5218.

    Will you give me the next name to whom this money was given ? — Adams. 15L.

  • 5219.

    What is his Christian name ? — Thomas Adams, I think it is.