Lock, George | Day 9
Received £190 to distribute amongst 62 voters from William John Hughes the Grocer, £180 of which was paid to him by William Valentine Giles. Also received £6 for canvassing expenses from Mr Olds.
Witness Type: Briber
Party: Conservative
Other Days The Witness Was Called On: Day 13 | Day 14
Witness Testimony:
- 10112.
(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — I am a retired tradesman.
- 10113.
You live at Sandwich ? — Yes.
- 10114.
Where ? — Harnet Street.
- 10115.
Did you receive any money from anybody at this election ? — Yes.
- 10116.
How much ? — 180L.
- 10117.
Who from ? — Mr. Giles.
- 10118.
What was that for ? — To use for the election.
- 10119.
To pay the voters ? — Yes.
- 10120.
Have you got a list of the voters you paid it to ? — Yes (handing a paper)
- 10121.
How many are there ? — Sixty-one there ; but the one at the bottom I would not swear to, and the other one I cannot recollect ; there are 60 that I can recollect, because I booked them.
- 10122.
And there are two that you are not sure of ? — Yes.
- 10123.
You paid 3L. apiece to each of these 60 ? — Yes.
- 10124.
And that exhausted the 180L ? — Yes; that brings it to 186L, with the two I cannot recollect.
- 10125.
Where did you get the odd 6L. ? — I had 10L. from Mr. Hughes, and I had 4L. in hand.
- 10126.
You had 10L. from Mr. Hughes besides the 180L. ? — Yes.
- 10127.
What did he give you that 10L. for ? — Because some more men wanted money, and I thought they ought all to be served alike.
- 10128.
You had 4L. in hand ? — Yes.
- 10129.
Which Mr. Hughes is that ? — Mr. Hughes of Sandwich, the grocer.
- 10130.
For whom were all these 62 to vote ? — For Mr. Roberts. I canvassed for Mr. Roberts.
- 10131.
Had you any other money ? — Yes.
- 10132.
How much ? — 6L.
- 10133.
What for ? — For my expenses.
- 10134.
Your own expenses for canvassing ? — Yes.
- 10135.
From whom did you get that ? — From Mr. Olds.
- 10136.
Had you anything else ? — No.
- 10137.
180L., 10L., and 6L. ; is that all you received ? — Yes.
- 10138.
And you have 4L. in hand ? — Yes.
- 10139.
Which is the man you are doubtful about in this list ? — At the bottom of my signature you will find the name.
- 10140.
Is it Mr. Harrison ? — Yes, that is the one I am not positive about, and the other I cannot recollect at all.
- 10141.
What is George Epps’ address at Ramsgate ? — I do not know his address. I went to Ramsgate twice, but I did not see him ; he came to me.