Goldfinch, Charles Stephen Brooksby | Day 8
Blamed his business failure on his supporting the Liberal cause. Later admitted his wife took £5 for renting a room to Mr Lowndes
Witness Type: Bribee
Party: Liberal
Other Days The Witness Was Called On: Day 12
Witness Testimony:
- 8192.
(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — Painter.
- 8193.
Did you receive any money ? — Yes.
- 8194.
From whom ? — From Mr. Trollope.
- 8195.
How much ? —3L.
- 8196.
Was that to vote for the Liberals ? — Yes.
- 8197.
Did you vote for the Liberals ? — Yes, as I have always done.
- 8198.
Have you always received 3L ? — I never received anything before, and had I received 1001, it would not have compensated me for the sacrifice I made in supporting the Liberal cause.
- 8199.
You voted for the Liberals ? — Yes.
- 8200.
Had you any more money than the 3L. ? — I had not.
- 8201.
(Mr. Jeune,) What do you mean when you say 100L. would not compensate you for supporting the Liberal cause ? — I mean this, that in supporting the Liberal cause it brought about my ultimate ruin in business matters. I sacrificed everything in supporting the Liberal cause.
- 8202.
What do you mean, you lost everything by supporting the Liberal cause ? — I mean this, I rendered services to the Liberals which ultimately resulted in being detrimental to my own interest.
- 8203.
How ? — In supporting the Liberal cause, and losing what trade I had.
- 8204.
What trade is it ? — A painter.
- 8205.
Who took away your business from you in consequence of that ? — It gradually went away.
- 8206.
You fancied that, because you supported the Liberal cause, some people did not deal with you ? — Yes, exactly.
- 8207.
Did anybody ever tell you that they would not deal with you because you had supported the Liberal cause ? — My trade gradually went away.