Pierce, Robert | Day 9
Received £4 for room and treating from Mr Coleman (Liberal) and his wife received £5 from Slaughter (Conservative) for a room. Neither room was used by the parties. Also received money for treating. Unclear as to on which side his allegiance lay.
Witness Type: Both Sides, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper, Treater
Party: Unknown / Did not vote
Witness Testimony:
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(Mr. Holl.) You keep the “Cinque Porte” hotel, at Sandwich ? — Yes.
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Was yours a house at which Mr. Coleman took a room, or what arrangement did he make with you ? — He hired a room.
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Did you have any arrangement what he was to pay for it ? — Yes.
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How much ? — 4L.
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Were you to do anything for the 4L. ? were you to use your influence with your customers ? — No, that was for the room.
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Were not you, besides that, to use your influence with the people who frequented your house ? — No, not for that money.
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Were you to use your influence at all ? — That money was for the room.
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But did not he also ask you to use your influence with the people who came to your house ? — Yes, certainly.
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And you agreed to do that for the 4L. too, did not you ? — Yes.
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You are a voter, I suppose ? –Yes, I am a voter.
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And I suppose you voted ? — Y es.
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You supplied refreshments, did you not, to different people ? — Yes.
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To the amount of 13s. 6d. ? — Yes.
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Whose order was that by ? — Mr. Coleman’s.
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To people who used his name ? — Yes.
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And that you were paid ? — Yes.
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Since that have you supplied further refreshments to people by his order to the amount of 1L 12s. ? —Yes.
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Have you received any other money besides the 13s. 6d. and 4L. ? — No, not from Mr. Coleman.
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From anybody else ? — No, I have not.
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Who has, your wife ? — Very likely ; for a room I think she has.
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How much did she receive ? — I cannot tell you.
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About ? — Well, the women are pretty close you know.
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Tell us the fact at once to save time ; about how much do you think she received ? — We have had an old gentleman stopping with us all the summer.
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Answer the question ; did she receive anything in connection with the election. If you do not tell us we shall be obliged to summon her, and we do not want to do that ? — All right, I will tell you directly.
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How much has she received in connexion with the election ? — 5L.
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Who from ? — I cannot think of the man’s name now.
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Try and think ? — Slaughter.
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What is his Christian name ? — I do not know.
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What is he ? — A clerk, I think.
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A clerk to a solicitor ? — Clerk to the brewer of High Street.