Deverson, William | Day 9
Asked for his vote by Mr Benjamin Longden Coleman who didn’t offer a specific sum and Deverson didn’t ask but there was a feeling he might have been given something.
Witness Type: N/A, Canvassed but not paid
Witness Testimony:
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(Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A carpenter. Chain, Sandwich.
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Did you receive any money ? — No money at all.
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Nothing ? — Nothing at all.
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Nothing from anybody ? — No.
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(Mr. Holl) Were you promised anything ? — No.
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Not by Mr. Coleman ? — No, I was never promised any. Mr. Coleman asked me for my vote, I says, “All right,” and he says “Will you take anything or will you leave it to me,” and I said “I will leave it to you.”
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(Mr. Turner.) And you voted ? — Yes.
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And you expected something from Mr. Coleman ? — I do not know, promises are made to break. I never had anything.
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Not from anybody ? — Not from anybody.
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(Mr. Holl.) When you voted you thought that Mr. Coleman would give you something ? — I did not know what he meant by “leave it to me.” I suppose he meant something of that sort.
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When you went and voted you thought he would give you something ? — I did not want anything, I never asked him for anything.
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(Mr Turner.) You expected something after what he said ? — I might expect something some time or other.