Wilds, Robert George | Day 6

Received £5 for committee room, two further sums of £11 and £4 that he kept and then £90 for which was distributed among 30 men for their votes.

Witness Type: Briber, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 5743.

    (Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A publican.

  • 5744.

    What is the name of your house ? — The North Star.

  • 5745.

    Is that in Deal ? — Yes, North End.

  • 5746.

    Did you receive any money from anybody in the course of the election ? — I received money from Mr. Olds for the COMMITTEE ROOM.

  • 5747.

    How much money ? — 5L.

  • 5748.

    Is that all the money you received ? — No.

  • 5749.

    You received 5L., what was that for ? — That was for the COMMITTEE ROOM.

  • 5750.

    Besides that what did you receive ? — I received IIL.

  • 5751.

    Any further sum ? — 4L.

  • 5752.

    What was that for ? Let me know all you received — 11L., 4L., and what others ? — That was for canvassing.

  • 5753.

    Which was for canvassing, the 11L. ? — The 11L. and the 4L.

  • 5754.

    What did you do with that 11L. ? — What did I do with it ?

  • 5755.

    Yes ? — That was for my own use.

  • 5756.

    You kept it ? — Yes.

  • 5757.

    You did not apply it, or give it to anybody else ? —No.

  • 5758.

    What did you do with the 4L. ? — That I kept.

  • 5759.

    You kept that too ? — Yes.

  • 5760.

    That is 20L. you had ; what further sum did you receive ? — I received 90L.

  • 5761.

    Besides that ? — Yes.

  • 5762.

    All in one sum ? — No, not all in one sum ; all in separate sums.

  • 5763.

    Can you tell me the sums which make up the 90L. ? — I received 90L. in one sum.

  • 5764.

    That is what I asked you, you received 90L. in one sum ? — Yes.

  • 5765.

    Was it distributed amongst the voters ? — Yes.

  • 5766.

    Did you get that from Mr. Olds ? — Yes.

  • 5767.

    Have you got a list of the voters among whom you gave it ? — Yes (handing the same to the Commissioners).

  • 5768.

    How many are there here ? — Thirty.

  • 5769.

    That is 3L. each ? — Yes.

  • 5770.

    Who told you to give the money to the voters ? — Mr. Olds ; I received it for the purpose.

  • 5771.

    Did you give it to the voters before they voted ? — No, afterwards.

  • 5772.

    What had you said to them before they voted ? — They all said to me ; I did not say to them.