Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Ferrier, Robert | Day 9

Only received £1 but expected a little more.

Witness Type: Bribee

10658.
(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A labourer.
10659.
Where do you live ? — Cattle Market, Sandwich.
10660.
What did you receive ? — 1L.
10661.
Who from ? — Mr. Coleman.
10662.
Was that to vote for the Liberal side ? — Yes.
10663.
And you voted ? — Yes.
10664.
Did you receive anything from anybody else ? — No.
10665.
(Mr. Jeune.) When did you get the 1L. ? — The morning of the election.
10666.
You were satisfied with 1L. ? — Well, I could not get anything more.
10667.
Is that all you got ? — That is all I got.
10668.
Was it all you were promised ? — I do not know ; if there is a little more I should like to have it.
10669.
Did not Mr. Coleman promise you any more ? — Yes, he promised me a little more.
10670.
What did he promise you ? — He did not tell me what.
10671.
He gave you 1L. down, and you were to have something more afterwards ? — Yes.
10672.
Did anybody else give you anything ? — No.
10673.
Or promise you anything ? — No.
10674.
You do not remember what Mr. Coleman did promise you ? — I do not ; he did not mention anything what he promised me.
10675.
And you have lived in that expectation ever since ? — Yes.