Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Pantling, Charles | Day 12

Witness Type: Treater

14308.
(Mr. Turner.) You are an accountant at Sandwich ? — Yes.
14309.
What did you receive ? — I received 1L. 10s. for the purpose of treating during the canvassing, and 5L. for my services.
14310.
Did you expend that in treating ? — Yes.
14311.
Who gave it to you ? — Mr. Hughes, the grocer, of Sandwich.
14312.
And the 5L. for your own services ? — That I received from Mr. Olds.
14313.
What were those services ? — In canvassing ; I was not a voter.
14314.
(Mr. Holl.) Did you receive anything from Mr. Fagg ? — No.
14315.
Is there any other Pantling at Sandwich ? — No, not that I know of.
14316.
(Mr. Jeune.) Did you spend the 7L. 10s. in treating ? — Yes.
14317.
About how many people do you think you treated ? — I can hardly say ; it was in this way, I went about to different PUBLIC-HOUSES, where I met people and talked matters over, or addressed them rather, so that the money was spent generally, and not individually.
14318.
(Mr. Turner.) Was it spent amongst a particular class of voters ? — No, anyone I met, and with whom I sat down and talked matters over.
14319.
(Mr. Holl.) You talked politics, and tried to persuade them to vote your side ? — I wanted them to. I did not do it too pointedly. I tried to persuade them to do right.
14320.
You do not know any other Mr. Pantling at Sandwich ? — I do not think there is one.