Nash, Robert | Day 8

Received from Marsh & Lambert, Also recd £3 for his Conservative vote from Mr Woodruff who paid him on behalf of William Henry Hayman out of the £96 he was paid by Samuel Olds.

Witness Type: Both Sides, Bribee, The Bold 42

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 8897.

    (Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A mariner.

  • 8898.

    Where do you live ? — 27, Middle Street.

  • 8899.

    Did you receive 3L. from Mr. Hayman ? — I received 3L. 13s.

  • 8900.

    From Mr. Hayman ? — No, from Mr. Marsh and Lambert.

  • 8901.

    What was that for ? — For voting.

  • 8902.

    For voting for whom ? — For Sir Julian Goldsmid.

  • 8903.

    Did you receive anything from Mr. Hayman ? — No. I was going to vote, and I went home again, and my wife told me she found 3L on the table, and I suppose that came from Mr. Woodruff, the butcher ; I supposed so.

  • 8904.

    What made you think so ? — Because he asked me as I was going along to vote. Mr. Woodruff asked me to vote for him, and I said, “All right, just so,” and he went away ; and when I went home again my wife told me she found 3L. on the table, from Mr. Woodruff.

  • 8905.

    He is on the Conservative side ? — Yes.

  • 8906.

    And Marsh and Lambert were on the Liberal side ? — Yes.

  • 8907.

    Did you tell Mr. Woodruff you would vote for him ? — Well, I was in pain, as I am now ; my heart is bad, and I said, “Do not bother me, all right, just so.”

  • 8908.

    But you did vote for the Liberal ? — Yes.

  • 8909.

    And you took 3L 13s. from the Liberal side ? — Yes.

  • 8910.

    What was the odd 13s. for ? — It was a small sum left.

  • 8911.

    And having taken 3L. 13s. from the Liberal side, and having voted for them, you took 3L. from Mr. Woodruff ? — It was there on the table when I went home.

  • 8912.

    You did not return it ? — No.

  • 8913.

    He supposed, of course, you were going to vote for Mr. Crompton Roberts ? — I suppose he thought so.