Millen, John Bullock | Day 7

£23 in bribes & £7 treating. Redman got £10 as prices increased towards close of poll

Witness Type: Briber, Treater

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 6707.

    (Mr. Jeune.) Where do you live ? — 10, Upper Queen Street. 

  • 6708.

    What are you ? — A pilot. 

  • 6709.

    What money did you get at the election ? — 30L. 

  • 6710.

    From whom ? — Mr. Outwin. 

  • 6711.

    What did you do with it ? — I gave it away in bribery. 

  • 6712.

    To whom ? — I have got a little piece of paper which I put in my purse here, which is the original piece of paper upon which I put down the names. I thought of making out a list, but I thought you might think I had only just made it up ; here is the original piece of paper (handing the same to the Commissioners).

  • 6713.

    I should like to have it in the form of a list with the names and addresses. There are two Lawrences, 6L. ? — Yes, 3L. each. 

  • 6714.

    Then Robinson 3L., and Miles 4L. ; how came Miles to get 4L. ? — He would not take less. 

  • 6715.

    You bargained with him before ? — Yes. 

  • 6716.

    Then I see Redman got 10L. ? — Yes. 

  • 6717.

    How came he to get 10L. ? — We could not get him under. We were told that we had got a majority, and therefore we tried to swell that majority, and it was getting towards the close of the poll ; we could not get him under, and so we gave him 10L. 

  • 6718.

    Did prices rise as the election went on ? — Towards the close. 

  • 6719.

    That makes 23L., what became of the other 7L. ? — I spent it. 

  • 6720.

    How ? — In going about and treating people. I could not account for it. I had no money of my own in my pocket, and I spent that and a little over. 

  • 6721.

    In treating ? — Yes. 

  • 6722.

    Can you tell us the names of anybody in particular ?  — I treated women and all ; if I was in a public-house, and a lot got round me, I treated them, and was glad to get out of it again. I spent the money ; that is all I spent in bribery. 

  • 6723.

    Be so good as to make out a list, putting the Christian names and addresses, with the number of the voter upon the register ? — I will do so. 

  • 6724.

    Was that all the money you received ? — Yes.