Norris, William George | Day 7
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
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(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A carpenter.
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Where do you live ? — 15, Wellington Bead.
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In Deal ? — Yes.
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Did you receive any money ? — Yes.
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How much ? —46L.
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Who from ? — Mr. Outwin.
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What were you to do with it ? — For election purposes, and that is the list of the names of the persons who had it for voting, and so on (handing same),
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I see nine had 4L— that is, 36L., and there is 10L. for “Norris, W. G.”; is that yourself ? — That is myself for canvassing and other expenses attending it, besides my vote, you understand.
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(Mr. Jeune.) The vote was thrown in ? — Yes ; that has to come out of that.
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(Mr. Holl.) You had that given for your vote ? — Yes, and I worked as a messenger, and altogether you know.
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It is 10L. ; that is, 4L. for yourself, and your canvassing 6L. ? — It is all there.
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Did you promise these men in this list that you would give them something if they voted ? — I told them they should have the 4L. I put down on the paper.
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Yon mentioned the sum ? — Yes; they would not go for less than that.
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Others did ; some went for 3L ? — I do not know what the others did.
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Did they tell you they would vote or would be satisfied if they got 4L. ? — They promised they would, and I believe they did.
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When did you pay them the 4L. ? — Some had it on Monday evening and some on the morning of the election — most of them.
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All before they voted ? — No, most of it after; them that had it on the Monday of course was before voting.
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You said they had it next morning ? — Yes, next morning ; but I think the principal part was after they voted.
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And they had it for their votes ? — Yes.
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Had you anything else ? — No, nothing.
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Your name is William George Norris ; do you know of any other Norris ? — There is a great many of them in Deal.
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We have had William Norris ; is there another W. G. Norris ? — I cannot say ; perhaps there may be. There is Alfred Norris, I think.
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Is there an Alfred Norris ? — There is an Alfred Norris. I do not know W. G. Norris,