Testimonies

Read, Richard | Day 7

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

• 7445.

  (Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A miller. 

• 7446.

  Where do you live ? — No. 2, Brewer Street. 

• 7447.

  Did you receive any money ?  — Yes. 

• 7448.

  How much ? —3L. 

• 7449.

  Who from ? — Mr. Roberts. 

• 7450.

  What for ? — Well, I do not know what for, but I expect it was for voting. I did not know nothing about no money or nothing else until after I had given the paper. I did not know nothing about any paper until afterwards. I suppose that is what it was for, I do not know ; I cannot say any further. 

• 7451.

  He told you he would give you something ? — Yes. Some little time after I voted he called me up, and, to my surprise — I think I signed my hand — he gave me sovereigns ; I did not know nothing about it until afterwards. 

• 7452.

  He had asked you for your vote before, had he not ? — Certainly he had asked me, but he did not say. “Now, if you vote, you shall have 3L.,” or nothing of that kind. I had no idea of nothing of the kind until after- wards. 

• 7453.

  He said if you voted he would do the best he could for you ? — No, I do not think he did ; no further than he come and says he wished me to vote. I said, “I do not know, I have had the blues, and I don’t care” which I vote for, not the least.” 

• 7454.

  He said, ** You had better vote for my candidate ” ? — I think he did. ” Well,” I said, ” I will.” No more was said. 

• 7455.

  Then you voted for whom ? — For Mr. Roberts, I suppose. 

• 7456.

  Are you sure ? — Yes. 

• 7457.

  You had had the blues ? — I do not know, I’m sure. I know perfectly well I had the 3L. 

• 7458.

  Is that all you have had ?  — Yes, that is every farthing I have had.