Adams, Jack | Day 8

£3 given to him by Edward Grigg to vote Conservative, £1 from Mr Warner subsequently made up to £3 with an additional £2 from Mr TH Finnis of the Fox to vote for the Liberals. Mr Warner also gave him beef, mutton, arrowroot and a bottle of wine because he had been ill. Also received money for putting up flagpoles (unspecified). He voted Conservative.

Witness Type: Both Sides, Bribee

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 9482.

    (Mr. Jeune.) You live at 146, Middle Street, do you not ? —Yes.

  • 9483.

    What is your occupation ? — A boatman.

  • 9484.

    What did you get at the election ? — I had 3L.

  • 9485.

    From whom ?— Mr. Grigg.

  • 9486.

    Did you have anything else ? — Yes.

  • 9487.

    What else ? — I had IL. from Mr. Warner ; he told me that was to get me some refreshments ; a week before the election.

  • 9488.

    Did he tell you who sent the 1L. ? — He said that Sir Julian had sent it.

  • 9489.

    You had been ill, I believe, had not you ? — I had.

  • 9490.

    And the 1L. was to get things that you wanted ? — Yes, I suppose it was.

  • 9491.

    Was the 3L. which you got from Mr. Grigg for your vote ? — I believe it was.

  • 9492.

    Was that all you received ? — No.

  • 9493.

    What else did you receive ? — On the morning of the election Mr. Thomas Hornsby Finnis said, “I have to give you 2L. to make up 3L., with the 1L. which Mr. Warner gave to you.”

  • 9494.

    He said he gave you 2L. more to make up 3L. with Mr. Warner’s 1L. ? — Yes.

  • 9495.

    Who was that to vote for ? — He did not say who it was to vote for ; he said he had orders to give me 2L.

  • 9496.

    Mr. Grigg’s 3L. was to vote for Mr. Crompton Roberts, was is not ? — I believe so.

  • 9497.

    Was that all you received ? — I received several other moneys for putting up POLES.

  • 9498.

    Did not you receive more from Mr. Warner ? — I received some beef, some mutton, and a bottle of wine.

  • 9499.

    I mean some more money ? — No.

  • 9500.

    I think Mr. Warner said 7L. ? — Oh no, not to me.

  • 9501.

    It could hardly be 7L. worth of things ? — No, it was about 2 lbs. of beef, about a pound and a half of neck of mutton, and a bottle of wine, and a little arrowroot.

  • 9502.

    Did Mr. Warner tell you that that came from Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — Yes, he said Sir Julian had sent him to see what he could do for me, to give me some nourishment, and I had it in the evening after he called.

  • 9503.

    Which way did you vote ? — I voted for Mr. Crompton Roberts.

  • 9504.

    Why did you do that ? — I thought there was no chance of Sir Julian getting in, so I thought I would vote for Mr. Roberts.

  • 9505.

    You voted for the man who you thought had got the chance ? — Yes.

  • 9506.

    (Mr. Holl.) At this time were you ill ? — Yes I was. I was not so ill, but that I could get about.

  • 9507.

    You had 2 lbs. of beef, a pound and a half of mutton, a bottle of wine, and some arrowroot sent you ? —Yes.

  • 9508.

    Then you say Mr. Warner gave you 1L. ? — That was on the Monday, and the election came off on the Tuesday.

  • 9509.

    Mr. Warner gave you 1L. ? — Yes.

  • 9510.

    Did he tell you that he had brought that from Sir Julian ? — No.

  • 9511.

    He did not tell you that ? — No.