Spicer, William | Day 21
Took no money apart from payment for the use of his flys. Canvassed by Thomas Adams.
Witness Type: N/A, Canvassed but not paid
Witness Testimony:
- 20729.
(Mr. Turner) What are you ? — A fly proprietor and pork butcher, 149, High Street.
- 20730.
Did you receive anything ? — No.
- 20731.
In no shape whatever ? — No.
- 20732.
Were you offered anything ? — No. My carriages were employed.
- 20733.
I am asking you whether you received anything for your vote ? — No, not a farthing.
- 20734.
Were you canvassed by anybody ? — Yes, by several.
- 20735.
On both sides ? — Yes.
- 20736.
Did you receive anything except for your flys ? — No, I should think not.
- 20737.
Nothing at all ? — No, I never would demean myself by taking anything. I could have had it if I had liked.
- 20738.
Who offered it to you ? — A man asked me if I would have anything, and I said, no.
- 20739.
Who was the man ? — Stop a minute, and I will tell you.
- 20740.
But you are not likely to forget ? — I cannot think of his name. He wanted to have my name put down, and I said, no.
- 20741.
Upon which side was it ? — The Conservative party. His name was Adams. He asked me to have my name put down, and I said, no.
- 20742.
What for — a sum of money ? — I do not know, but I said, “I will not have my name put down,” and never would have my name brought before the gentlemen.
- 20743.
You did not know we were coming then ? — No, but the other gentlemen in the town. A good many did not think this was coming off, or else they would not have said what they did.
- 20744.
You say that you took nothing beyond payment for your flys ? — That is all.