Goss, Francis | Day 10

Received £5 for a committee room and £3 10s for helping Mr Mackins with putting up flags. The room was used for nothing more than putting a few bills in the window.

Witness Type: Bribee, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 12107.

    (Mr. Turner.) What are you ? — A publican.

  • 12108.

    What is your house ? — The “Military” Tavern, Lower Walmer.

  • 12109.

    What did you receive ? — 5L. for a COMMITTEE ROOM, and 3L. 10s. for helping Mr. Mackins with FLAGS.

  • 12110.

    What else did you receive ? — Nothing else.

  • 12111.

    Was it making FLAGS ? — No, putting up and taking down.

  • 12112.

    Was your room used at all ? — No, it was not.

  • 12113.

    Were any placards put up ? — Yes, the windows were full.

  • 12114.

    What was the 3L. 10s. for do you say ; putting up FLAGS ? — For the assistance I gave.

  • 12115.

    How much assistance did you give ? — Now and again, every day ; according to what was required.

  • 12116.

    Who fixed it at 3L. 10s. ? — I received that, but I do not know who fixed it.

  • 12117.

    Did you send in a claim for 3L. 10s. ? — No.

  • 12118.

    They paid it to you ? — Yes.

  • 12119.

    Did you supply any refreshments ? — No, not a farthings worth.

  • 12120.

    Did you receive anything else ? — No.

  • 12121.

    (Mr. Holl.) That was only for hanging FLAGS out of the window ? — No, I was upon the beach helping Mr. Mackins.

  • 12122.

    How many FLAGS did you put up ? — I could not say how many there were up there. There were lots about, upon his boats, and upon boats that were about in front of the beach.

  • 12123.

    Was it for putting up flagPOLES ? — No, I had nothing to do with POLES.

  • 12124.

    3L. 10s. seems a good deal for putting up a few FLAGS upon boats. How many days do you think you think you were occupied ? — I cannot say exactly.

  • 12125.

    How many hours do you think ? — Two or three hours a day, very likely.

  • 12126.

    How many did you put up ? — I could not say the number.

  • 12127.

    (Mr. Jeune.) Do you mean putting them up in the morning, and taking them down in the evening ? — Yes, that is it.

  • 12128.

    You went every morning and put them up ? — I assisted.

  • 12129.

    How many of you were there doing it— Five, or six, or seven.

  • 12130.

    So five, or six, of seven of you tied a bit of rope to a flag, and put it up ? — Yes, something of the kind.

  • 12131.

    And in the evening, five, or six, or seven of you undid that piece of rope and pulled it down again ?

  • 12132.

    How many FLAGS did you treat in that way ? — I cannot say ; but a good many.

  • 12133.

    A dozen ? — More than that.

  • 12134.

    20 ? — Yes, perhaps.

  • 12135.

    Five, or six, or seven of you put up 20 FLAGS in the morning, and took them down in the evening ? — Yes.

  • 12136.

    How long was that for; a week ? — More than that perhaps.