Cork, Edward Henry | Day 9

Supplied refreshments to the value of £9 19s 5d and received £4 for the hire of a committee room from Mr Coleman. Had not been paid for the refreshments when he testified.

Witness Type: Publican, Beerhouse Keeper, Treater

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 10442.

    (Mr. Turner.) Are you a publican at Sandwich ? —Yes.

  • 10443.

    What is your house ? — The “Three Colts.”

  • 10444.

    Did you supply refreshments during the election ? — Yes.

  • 10445.

    To what extent ? — 2L. 10s. 8d. ; what I had the money for.

  • 10446.

    By whose order ? — Mr. Coleman’s.

  • 10447.

    When did he give you the order ? — Before the election.

  • 10448.

    And it was supplied to anybody who used his name ? — Yes.

  • 10449.

    Was that all you supplied ? — No, I had another after that.

  • 10450.

    The 2L. 10s. 8d. was before the election, was it not ? — Yes.

  • 10451.

    Have you been paid that ? — Yes.

  • 10452.

    By Mr. Coleman ? — Yes.

  • 10453.

    What further did you supply ? — Refreshments during the election.

  • 10454.

    The day of the polling ? — Yes, and before that.

  • 10455.

    Then after you supplied the 2L. 10s. 8d. you supplied some more ? — Yes.

  • 10456.

    How much was that ? — 7L. 8s. 9d.

  • 10457.

    Including the election day ? — Yes.

  • 10458.

    Was that by Mr. Coleman’s order ? — Yes.

  • 10459.

    Has that been paid you ? — No.

  • 10460.

    Have you sent in the bill to Mr. Coleman ? — Yes.

  • 10461.

    Were the people who had your refreshments, voters ? — Yes.

  • 10462.

    Are you a voter ? — Yes.

  • 10463.

    (Mr. Holl.) There were some voters and some not, I suppose, who had refreshments ? — Well, yes, I suppose so ; I did not know them all.

  • 10464.

    You did not keep any account of the people ? —No.

  • 10465.

    You suppled it to anybody who used Mr. Coleman’s name ? — Yes.

  • 10466.

    (Mr. Jeune.) Did you supply any people who did not use his name ; your own friends, or anything of that sort ? — No.

  • 10467.

    Then you did not supply anybody who did not use Mr. Coleman’s name ? — No, only those that used Mr. Coleman’s name. I let them have it, of course. I had a running account with him all the year ; he generally sends up there all the year round.

  • 10468.

    You have a running account with Mr. Coleman ? — Yes ; in the summer time he sends his men there for allowance, and that. They come and say, “We are from Mr. Coleman,” and of course they have it, and I put it down to him.

  • 10469.

    Can you tell me about how many people came to your house, and used Mr. Coleman’s name, during the election. I do not mean within one or two ? — No, I cannot.

  • 10470.

    100 ? — I could not say ; but more than that.

  • 10471.

    200 ; — I could not say how many.