Barrett, Henry (Harry) | Day 21
Paid £5 for a committee room by Samuel Olds, £3 for his vote by Mr Mackins and 30s for ‘bow money’ – handing out rosettes to customers. Listed as Harry Barrett in the 1880 Walmer Poll Book and also in the Census
Witness Type: Bribee, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper
Party: Conservative
Witness Testimony:
- 20457.
(Mr. Holl.) What are you ? — A licensed victualler.
- 20458.
Where do you live ? — Walmer Road, and I keep the “Lord Nelson.”
- 20459.
What did you receive for your vote ? — I do not know about my vote. I received the same as the rest.
- 20460.
£3 ? — Yes.
- 20461.
From whom ? — Mr. Makins.
- 20462.
Is that all you received ? — Well, I think there was something else; a little bow money, that is all.
- 20463.
How much was that ? — 30s.
- 20464.
Who paid that ? — Mr. Usher paid that, I think.
- 20465.
Are Mr. Makins and Mr. Usher both on the same side ? — Yes, I think so.
- 20466.
What do you mean by “bow money”; was that to get bows ? — Decorating.
- 20467.
It was paying you for putting up colours ? — No, to give out to customers, and that sort of thing.
- 20468.
Did you supply the rosettes? — Yes.
- 20469.
You gave colours to some of your customers, and they paid you 30s for doing it ? — Yes.
- 20470.
Is that all that you received ? — Yes, that is all.
- 20471.
(Mr. Jeune.) Mr. Usher gave you 30s to lay out in bows ? — No, we sent in the bill afterwards.
- 20472.
You sent in the bill to Mr. Usher ? — Yes, to Mr. Usher, I believe.
- 20473.
(Mr. Turner) What do you say you are ? — A licensed victualler.
- 20474.
It is not your duty to make bows ? — It does not matter what you do at election time.
- 20475.
Had you a room ? — Yes.
- 20476.
(Mr. Jeune.) How much did you really spend in bows ? — I cannot get at that so as to go into the items.
- 20477.
Not quite 30s was it ? — There would be a bit of a come-short, I suppose.
- 20478.
Did they take a room at your house ? — Yes.
- 20479.
You got paid for that as well ? — Yes.
- 20480.
You should have told us that. What did you get ? — £5. I do not know the gentleman who paid it, but Mr. Olds was concerned in it.
- 20481.
You got £5 for your room, and £3 for your vote ? — I do not know what it was for at all. That was a little Godsend.
- 20482.
And you got 30s for the rosettes ? — Yes.
- 20483.
Is that all that you received, and just think it over, because do not keep anything back. Tell me anything that you received on any account ? — Mine was such a curious affair, you see, that I can hardly think of it.
- 20484.
Just think about it quietly ? — There was a little noise about a pole. I made a little bother about it and got a sovereign for it. There was a pole erected outside my house.
- 20485.
And you asked to be paid for the use of the ground ? — There was a trifle allowed for each house where there was a pole erected.
- 20486.
A pole was put up outside your house, and they gave you a sovereign because the pole was outside your house ? — No, it was not that.