Burton, Zachariah | Day 9
Witness Type: Bribee
Witness Testimony:
- 10725.
(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A labourer.
- 10726.
Where do you live ? — Sandwich.
- 10727.
Did you receive 5L. ? — Yes.
- 10728.
From Mr. Piddock ? — Yes.
- 10729.
Was that to vote for the Liberal ? — I do not know.
- 10730.
Was it to vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — He came to me on the election morning and told me he would give me 5L. for good conduct.
- 10731.
Do not trifle with us. You are on your oath remember. Do not disgrace yourself. You do not mean to tell us that was for good conduct. You know very well it was for your vote ; to vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — Vote ; I would vote for nothing.
- 10732.
Do you not know Mr. Piddock told you he wanted you to come and vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — He told me he would give me 5L. for good conduct.
- 10733.
Did not he ask you to vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — He did not mention Sir Julian Goldsmid.
- 10734.
Do you mean to say he did not ask you to vote for the Liberal ? — He told me he would give me 5L. if I would go and have a day.
- 10735.
A day where ? — A day’s holiday.
- 10736.
Did not he ask you to go and vote for the Liberal side, or for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — No.
- 10737.
Do you mean to swear he did not ask you to vote for anyone at all ? — (No answer)
- 10738.
Tell us at once what he did say; you must know ? — Well, I did have to go that way.
- 10739.
You did have to go that way ? — Yes.
- 10740.
That was at Mr. Piddock’s request ? — -Yes.
- 10741.
And he gave you 5L for that ? — (No answer)
- 10742.
Why do not you say so at once. Did you have anything from anyone else ? — No.
- 10743.
You voted ? — Yes.
- 10744.
With Mr. Piddock ?-.No, I did not go along with him.
- 10745.
But you did vote ? — Yes, I did vote.
- 10746.
(Mr. Jeune.) Did anybody else offer you anything ? — No.
- 10747.
On neither side.
- 10748.
Did not you have a conversation with Mr. Piddock about the sum you were to have ? — No.
- 10749.
Not a word ? — No.
- 10750.
(Mr. Turner.) Have not you heard Mr. Piddock say that you told him you must have 5L because you had been offered that by the other side. Do you mean to say that is not true ? — No, it is not true.
- 10751.
Just think ? — It is not true.
- 10752.
How was it you came to get hi. instead of 3L. which all the other men got, was it not because you asked for 5L. ? — No, I did not ask for anything.
- 10753.
You really mean to say that ? — Yes, I did not ask.
- 10754.
(Mr. Jeune.) Just tell us what took place. Mr. Piddock came up to you and what happened then ? — He came up to me, well, what did he say to me ?