Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Young, John | Day 9

£3 from Mr Wybourne and £1 after the election from Mr Coleman which he took even though he voted from Mr Crompton Roberts.

10685.
(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A labourer.
10686.
Where do you live ? — Peter Street, Sandwich.
10687.
How much did you get ? — 3L. for voting for the Conservatives.
10688.
Who from ? — Mr. Wybourne.
10689.
And that was to vote for the Conservatives ? — Yes.
10690.
Did you get anything else from anybody ? — Yes, after the election.
10691.
Who from ? — Mr. Coleman.
10692.
Did you get the money from Mr. Wybourne before the election ? — Yes, before I went to vote.
10693.
And then you voted ? — Yes, I voted for Mr. Roberts.
10694.
And after the election Mr. Coleman gave you something ? — I went into his shop, about a fortnight afterwards, for a halfpenny worth of milk and he asked me how I got on, and I told him I did not know, rather rough, and he said, I will give you a sovereign in advance — he had promised 5L.
10695.
To vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — Yes, the same as he had at other elections, but still it never came so I thought I would get it before I voted.
10696.
You voted for the people who paid you ? — Yes, I voted for the people who paid me.
10697.
And you did not tell him when he gave you the sovereign that you had voted for Mr. Roberts ? — Certainly not, he asked whether I would accept of it
10698.
Did you receive anything from anyone else ? — No.