Mantle, William | Day 14

Witness Type: Bribee

Party: Conservative


Witness Testimony:

  • 16937.

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

  • 16938.

    At Ramsgate ? — Yes. 

  • 16939.

    Where do you live at Ramsgate ? — No 4, Kent Villas. 

  • 16940.

    Did you receive any money from anybody in this election ? — I received 3L. from Mr East at Sandwich for my expenses. 

  • 16941.

    For your vote ? — My expenses I should call it. 

  • 16942.

    Your expenses from Ramsgate to Sandwich are not 3L. ? — I have got a mate to pay there. 

  • 16943.

    How much had you to pay out of it ? — 1L.

  • 16944.

    What is the other 2L. for ? — Myself. 

  • 16945.

    For your vote ? — I should fancy so; the 2L. is for myself for loss of time. 

  • 16946.

    It was really for your vote, was it not ? — I should fancy for my expenses; that is all I received. 

  • 16947.

    We must fancy, too. Did you get anything else ? — No, that is all I got.