Willey, Simeon | Day 7
Witness Type: Bribee
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 6983.
(Mr Turner.) What are you ? — A painter.
- 6984.
Where do you live ? — 164, Beach Street.
- 6985.
What money did you have ? — 5L.
- 6986.
Was that for your vote, or to distribute ? — Well, it was given to me ; I never asked for it, and the party who gave it to me never told me what it was for, or anything.
- 6987.
You had a shrewd suspicion ? — Yes.
- 6988.
And you have kept that 5L., and voted ? — Yes.
- 6989.
I will not ask you who for, but you did vote ? — I did.
- 6990.
Did you know it was given to you to vote for the Liberal party ? — I judged as much.
- 6991.
You got it from Mr. Outwin, did you not ? — No.
- 6992.
Then who did you get it from ? — Mr. Riley.
- 6993.
(Mr. Jeune.) The same Riley who was called just now ? — No.
- 6994.
Which Mr. Riley ? — I believe he is at sea just now.
- 6995.
What is his Christian name ? — I cannot tell you that.
- 6996.
What is his address ? — He lives in Beach Street, 100 and something.
- 6997.
124, Beach Street ? — I think it is.
- 6998.
(Mr. Turner.) Did you receive any other money from anyone ? — No.
- 6999.
Or pay anything to anyone ? — No.
- 7000.
(Mr. Jeune.) Mr. Riley is at sea now, is he ? — Yes.
- 7001.
What is he, a pilot ? — He goes to sea in a Deal lugger.
- 7002.
He is a pilot, I suppose ? — Yes.
- 7003.
(Mr. Holl.) Do you know when he is coming back ? — No ; there is no bounds to them when they come back.
- 7004.
(Mr. Jeune.) When did he go ? —He went the week before last.