Brown, Walter Penfield | Day 9

Son of John Marsh Brown. Called to give details of a bill he drew up on behalf of his father for making out canvass books which had subsequently been altered from £4 to £14. John Marsh Brown produced a letter from Mr Edwards when testifying to show that it was in fact Edwards who had altered the invoice due to the amount of work he knew preparing the books would have involved.

Witness Type: Other

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

  • 11560.

    (Mr. Holl.) Are you the son of Mr. Brown who was here this morning ? — Yes.

  • 11561.

    I understand that you have come, in consequence of having received a letter from your father, in respect to his charge for making out the canvass books, from where you were ? — Yes, from Banstead, Surrey.

  • 11562.

    Have you seen the bill ? — I should like to see it. I made out the bill.

  • 11563.

    Did you take the bill yourself ? — Yes, I took the bill myself.

  • 11564.

    After that, did you ever receive any intimation from Mr. Edwards, or from anybody in his office, that it had been, or would be altered ? — No.

  • 11565.

    Did you hear anything about its having been altered until your father wrote to you the day before yesterday ? — Not a word, till I heard from my father.

  • 11566.

    Look at that bill (handing same) and tell me whether that is the bill you sent in ; of course apart from the alteration ? — Yes, that is the bill.

  • 11567.

    (Mr. Turner.) You see it is for 14L. ? — Yes, it is for 14L. and I sent in the bill for 4L.

  • 11568.

    (Mr. Holl.) You never did receive, and never have until your father wrote to you, any intimation whatever that the bill had been increased, or altered in any way ? — No intimation whatever.

  • 11569.

    Or that you would be paid more than the 4L. ? — No.