East, Henry Ellis | Day 13
£3 from Mr East for his vote and 2 guineas from Mr Slaughter for acting as a Personation Agent despite the fact that as one he had no right to vote.
Witness Type: Bribee
Witness Testimony:
- 15509.
(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A carpenter.
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Where do you live ? — King Street, Sandwich.
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Did you receive 3L from Mr. East for your vote ? — Yes.
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Is that all that you received ? — I received two guineas from Mr. Slaughter as personation agent.
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How long did you act as personation agent ? — All the day of the election — the polling day.
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You did nothing else except act as personation agent upon that day ? — No.
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And you got two guineas for that ? — Yes.
- 15516.
I suppose that was something for acting as personation agent and something to vote, was it not ? — I did not ask for it.
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Did you receive anything more ? — No.
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(Mr. Jeune.) Did anybody suggest to you that as you were personation agent you ought not to vote ? — No.
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Did you know that a person employed as personation agent had no right to vote ? — I was not aware of it.
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No one told you ? — No.