Testimonies - A Forest of Flags

Foulgate, William | Day 21

Witness Type: Bribee

21119.
(Mr. Jeune.) Where do you live ? — 113, Beach Street.
21120.
What is your occupation ? — A pensioner.
21121.
What did you get at the election ? — I received £3 all but sixpence.
21122.
From whom ? — Mr. Langley.
21123.
That was for your vote, I suppose ? — No; I gave him the sixpence so that it should not be for my vote.
21124.
What was the £2 19s 6d for ? — For my sixpence. He said if I gave him sixpence it would not be for my vote.
21125.
In fact you sold him a sixpence for £2 19s 6d ? — Yes, that is it. He told me that he would buy the sixpence off me.
21126.
I dare say you would like to do it every day ? — Yes, I thought it was very good pay.
21127.
That was the only transaction of the kind, I suppose ? — That is all. That is every farthing I got. I asked whether there was any more to come, and they told me they did not know.