Jenner, George | Day 10

Received money from Mackins for erecting four flagpoles and hoisting and taking down the flags each morning and evening over the course of a week.

Dr Hulke testified to giving him 2 sovereigns to gain some information from the other watermen in Walmer as to their opinions, with a view to determining the likely outcome of the election, but he made no mention of it.

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 12420.

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

  • 12421.

    Where do you live ? — 6, Castalia Road.

  • 12422.

    What did you receive ? — 3L 10s. from John Mackins.

  • 12423.

    What did you receive it for ? — For fixing POLES — putting up POLES and returning them after the election.

  • 12424.

    Was that all for that ? — Yes.

  • 12425.

    Nothing else ? — Nothing else.

  • 12426.

    When did you get that ? — On the day of the election.

  • 12427.

    Before you voted ? — Before I voted.

  • 12428.

    Who did you vote for ? — Mr. Crompton Roberts.

  • 12429.

    (Mr. Holl.) Were Mr. Mackins’ colours that you put up for him Conservative colours ? — Yes.

  • 12430.

    How many FLAGS did you put up ? — Four FLAGS.

  • 12431.

    On POLES or not ? — On POLES.

  • 12432.

    But did you put the POLES up, or only put the FLAGS up ? — I put the POLES up, and fetched them and took them back where we borrowed them from.

  • 12433.

    (Mr. Turner.) How long were you about it ? —A week.

  • 12434.

    Every day ? — Yes. I put them up first, and returned them after the election was over.

  • 12435.

    How long were you engaged in the work ? — About 10 days, hoisting the FLAGS in the morning and taking them down at night.

  • 12436.

    How many men were engaged with you ? — No one but myself.

  • 12437.

    Then you got 7L. for ten days’ work ? — No, 3L. 10s.

  • 12438.

    And is that all you received ? — That is all I received.

  • 12439.

    (Mr. Holl.) Did you put up the FLAGStaffs yourself ? — Yes, and a little chap along with me — little bits of boys.

  • 12440.

    They were very small ? — Very small boys.

  • 12441.

    They were very small FLAGStaff, I mean ? — No, they was not.

  • 12442.

    You know it was given to you really for your vote now, was it not ? — No, it was given me for my labour, and I think I earned it well.

  • 12443.

    (Mr. Turner.) Labour and your vote ? — Labour, without paying for the vote.

  • 12444.

    (Mr. Jeune.) You are a boatman ? — Yes,

  • 12445.

    It is not your ordinary business, I suppose, to put up FLAGS ? — It is my ordinary business to put up anything ; I am Mr. Kempson’s servant.

  • 12446.

    You fixed four FLAGStaffs ? — Yes, two opposite Mr. Kempson’s house, and two opposite our stores.

  • 12447.

    What size were the FLAGStaffs ? — About 14 or 15 feet ; an ordinary pole that you would see the builders put up when building scaffolding.

  • 12448.

    You took the POLES there, and put them into the earth ? — Yes.

  • 12449.

    And they supplied you with FLAGS ? — Yes.