Durban, Henry Cavell | Day 15
He received £6 from Edward Grigg to be shared with his brother James who came down from London to vote. The money was ostensibly to cover his expenses in travelling to Deal. When the expenses were presumed to be around £1 Henry countered that his brother would not want to travel 3rd class and he would have lost two or three days work besides.
Witness Type: Briber
Witness Testimony:
- 17721.
(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A boat builder.
- 17722.
Where do you live ? — 77, High Street.
- 17723.
What did you receive at the election ? — 3L.
- 17724.
From whom ? — From Edward Grigg.
- 17725.
Was that for your vote ? — Yes.
- 17726.
Did you get anything else ? — No, nothing else. My brother is summoned, but he is working in London.
- 17727.
(Mr. Jeune.) Did he get 3L. from Mr. Grigg ? — Yes ; he was working in London ; he came down from London to vote, and he went back, and Mr. Grigg gave me 3L. to give to him.
- 17728.
You gave it to him ? — Yes.
- 17729.
He went back the same day ? — The day after the election.
- 17730.
That was given to him for voting ? — I should think it was paying his expenses and loss of time in travelling.
- 17731.
The expenses in coming from London and back would not be more than 1L. ? — But he lost two or three days’ work.
- 17732.
Third class it would be only 11s. ? — It is not everybody that likes to travel third class ; some people have a very great objection to it. Will it be necessary for my brother to come ?
- 17733.
No, I think not; you gave him the money yourself ? — Yes, I could swear I gave it to him.
- 17734.
You may let him know that he need not come ? — I will let him know.