Bright, Richard Henry | Day 9

Received money from both sides and claimed neither said the monies were for his vote. £4 from Mr Lock and £3 from Mr Coleman. Did not vote at all but led Mr Lock to believe he would. Said he would have done but he had too much beer inferring that he was too drunk and was unable to get there.

Witness Type: Both Sides, Bribee

Party: Unknown / Did not vote

Witness Testimony:

  • 10608.

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

  • 10609.

    Where do you live ? — Sandwich.

  • 10610.

    What street ? — Fisher Street

  • 10611.

    What did you receive ? — 3L. from Mr. Lock.

  • 10612.

    To vote for the Liberals ? — I did not vote at all.

  • 10613.

    But did you receive it to vote for the Liberals ? — I do not know what it was for.

  • 10614.

    Did he ask you to vote for the Liberal ? — No, he did not ; he gave me 3L.

  • 10615.

    But he said something, did not he ? — He said, “Here is 3L. for you” ; he did not say anything.

  • 10616.

    He asked you to vote for the Liberals at the election, did not he ? — No, he did not.

  • 10617.

    He never canvassed you at all ? — No.

  • 10618.

    He never said anything to you ? — No.

  • 10619.

    But still he gave you 3L. ? — Yes, and I put it in my pocket.

  • 10620.

    What did he say ? — He said he hoped he should see me there.

  • 10621.

    (Mr. Turner.) Where, at the election ? — Yes.

  • 10622.

    (Mr. Holl.) He gave you the money before voting ? — The day of the election.

  • 10623.

    And you led him to suppose you would see him there ? — Yes, and so I should if I had not got too much beer and could not get there.

  • 10624.

    You intended to go ? — Yes, if I had not got too much beer.

  • 10625.

    You intended to go, but you got too much beer and you could not ? — No.

  • 10626.

    Did you receive any money from anybody else ? — Yes.

  • 10627.

    Who from ? — 4L. from Mr. Coleman.

  • 10628.

    You told him, I suppose, that you would vote for his side ? — I did not promise him at all.

  • 10629.

    But you led him to suppose you would vote for his side ? — He gave me the 4L., and said he would like to see me up there, and I said I should be there by-and-by, but I got too much beer.

  • 10630.

    Did you receive anything more ? — No more.