Emmerson, Richard Joynes | Day 1

James Barber Edwards testified that he received £1300 from Charles Ross Foord of Rochester who had brought £1500 in gold sovereigns to Sandwich by train. Emmerson met him with James Barber Edwards and they split the money between them. £1300 went to Mr Edwards and £200 to Mr Emmerson. Mr Emerson received two further amounts of £210 and £350. The latter was paid by Messrs Lewis and Lewis.

Witness Type: Briber, Freeman, Treater

Party: Liberal

Other Days The Witness Was Called On: Day 2 | Day 14

Witness Testimony:

  • 717.

    Have you got any memorandum, or diary, or cash book in which you have entered the different amounts you have paid ? – No, none whatever.

  • 718.

    (Mr. Jeune.) I suppose you cashed Sir Julian Goldsmid’s cheque for 210L. through the bank ? – Yes, the London and County Bank ; it did not go into my account because I took the money for it, and there would be nothing in my book to show it at all.

  • 719.

    You simply went into the Bank and cashed the cheque ? – Yes, and got the money for it

  • 720.

    You did not cash it, I believe, for a day or two after you received it ? – No, I am sure I kept it for a day or two.

  • 721.

    You will produce the correspondence between you and Sir Julian Goldsmid and his agent ? – Yes, I will produce any letters that I have.

  • 722.

    You have copies, I suppose, of letters that you wrote to Messrs. Lewis and Lewis ? – Yes, I think I have copies of those letters.

  • 723.

    Sir Julian Goldsmid, I suppose, wrote a letter when he sent you the cheque ? – I think the cheque was handed to me by Mr. Mercer. I have no letter, I think.

  • 724.

    There are some letters of yours to Messrs. Lewis and Lewis ? – Yes, I think I can find some of those.

  • 725.

    There are the two canvass books that you are to produce ? – Yes, I will produce them.

  • 726.

    Are those claims that have been handed in all that have been made by you in connexion with the election ? – Yes, there are none others. I have handed in all the claims. I said to the judges that we did not admit the accounts, but these are all the claims delivered in.

  • 727.

    These are all the claims that ever have been made upon you ? – Yes, we have had no other claims.

  • 728.

    Not viva voce either ? – No, I am not aware of any.

  • 729.

    Has anybody since the election come to you and claimed money, or stated that anything had been promised to them, which they had not had ? – No, I have had no application made to me whatever.

  • 730.

    (Mr. Holl.) Except what you have mentioned as regards Coleman ? – Yes.

  • 731.

    I think he told you there were persons who claimed to be paid certain sums ? – Yes, but those parties themselves have not come to anyone to make a claim.

  • 732.

    That only came to you through Coleman ? – Yes.

  • 733.

    And that Coleman will give us the details of ? – Yes.