Testimonies

Finnis, Thomas Hornsby | Day 7

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

• 7823.

  (Mr.Holl.) What are you ? — Nothing at all; I have been everything almost a man can be on the water, and followed every profession. 

• 7824.

  You have been on the water a good deal ? — Yes, since l was 12 years of age. 

• 7825.

  As there is a difficulty about what your profession is, tell us where you live ? — 5, Ivy Place, 

• 7826.

  Have you had any money in connection with the election ? — I had 3L. from my son. 

• 7827.

  Was that to vote ? — Yes, of course. 

• 7828.

  To vote which side ? — For Sir Julian Goldsmid. 

• 7829.

  You had that from your son ? — Yes, I should have voted so if I had not have had it 

• 7830.

  He told you he would give you something ? — No, no one told me he would give me anything, and I did not ask him for anything ; he had the money to give away, and of course that is natural enough. 

• 7831.

  When did you get the money ; on the morning of the election ? — No, a day or two before; I cannot recollect what time ; I think it was the day before. 

• 7832.

  Are you sure about that ? — No, I cannot be certain whether it was the day before, or two days before. 

• 7833.

  It was before you voted ?  — Yes. 

• 7834.

  He gave it to you to vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — Yes. 

• 7835.

  And you voted ? —Yes. 

• 7836.

  Was that all you did ? — Yes.