Bullen, Robert | Day 9
Putting up flags, detention of time & vote
Witness Type: Bribee
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 10037.
(Mr, Turner.) What are you ? — A fisherman.
- 10038.
Where do you live ? — I live in the New Cut, Lower Walmer.
- 10039.
Did you receive any money at this election ? — Yes.
- 10040.
What was it ? — I received 3L. off Henry Pearson.
- 10041.
What for ? — For putting up FLAGS.
- 10042.
And detention of time ? — Yes.
- 10043.
For voting ? — I daresay there was a little in that.
- 10044.
Who did you vote for — who were you to vote for ? — Now I thought it was all secret voting.
- 10045.
Who were you to vote for ? — I voted for Sir Julian Goldsmid.
- 10046.
Did he ever ask you to vote for him ? — I never saw him.
- 10047.
I do not mean Sir Julian Goldsmid himself, but Mr. Henry Pearson ? — No, no one. I have always been that way. I have voted at four elections, and have always been upon the Liberal side.
- 10048.
When was the 3L. paid to you ? — About three days after the election.
- 10049.
By Mr. Pearson ? — Yes, by Mr. Henry Pearson.
- 10050.
You say you think it had something to do with your vote ? — Well, most likely.
- 10051.
(Mr. Hall.) Pearson had spoken to you ? — No.
- 10052.
Not at all ? — No farther than saying, “Well you will not alter.”
- 10053.
He told you if you did not alter, it would be all right ? — He never said no such thing to me.
- 10054.
He said he would do something for you ? — No, he did not.
- 10055.
(Mr. Jeune.) He said, “You will not alter” ? — There was a brother-in-law of mine just passing, and he said, “We shall get along presently.”
- 10056.
When you got the 3L. you knew it was partly because you had voted for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — Yes, partly.
- 10057.
(Mr. Turner,) Did you have anything else besides the 3L. ? — No, that is all the money I received.