Coleman, Benjamin Longden | Day 2
Farmer & Market Gardener Employing 22 Men 13 Boys (240 Acres)
Applied to Mr Emmerson to manage election. Received two sums of £40 and £50. The first was to engage Public Houses.
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 1510.
What did you promise him ? — I did not name any sum. I promised him I would not forget him.
- 1511.
You told him you would do something for him if he voted for you ? — Yes.
- 1512.
Did he say he would vote for you on that promise ? — Yes, he did.
- 1513.
He accepted the offer ? — There was no offer.
- 1514.
He accepted your suggestion, that you would do something for him, and he said, “Very Well, I will vote for you” ? — Yes. The next is James Frederick Stokes.
- 1515.
Where does he live ? — I believe Ramsgate now or somewhere near. He is a butcher, at Sandwich, in the register here.
- 1516.
What arrangement did you make with him ?— 3L I think, to the best of my recollection.
- 1517.
You promised to give him 3L. ? — Yes.
- 1518.
Did he then agree to vote for you ? — Yes.
- 1519.
Do you know whether he did vote ? — He polled. I come to the St Clement’s Parish now.
- 1520.
You are now come to the householders ? — Yes. Thomas Bailey, Sandown Road.
- 1521.
What did you give him ? – 2L.
- 1522.
Did he say he would agree to vote for your side ? — Yes ; he would have voted without. He said he was disappointed upon the former election, that he had come from a distance, and made a long tale of it, so we patched matters up in that way.
- 1523.
Who is the next ? — William Burton ; he expects another sovereign. George Dennard, Fisher Street.
- 1524.
What did you promise him ? – 1L.
- 1525.
Did he agree to vote for you ? — Yes. William Lawrence, Fisher Street.
- 1526.
What did you give him ? — There was nothing named ; I said we would do something for him.
- 1527.
Upon your telling him that you would do some— thing for him, did he agree to vote for the Liberals ? — Yes. Abraham Mancer.
- 1528.
What did you agree to give him ? — 1L.
- 1529.
Did he say he would vote for you ? — Yes.
- 1530.
Was that after you had promised him the sovereign ? — Yes. William Overy, Sandown Road; I gave the same promise to him ; nothing definite ; but I promised I would do something for him afterwards.
- 1531.
Did he agree to vote for your side ? — Yes, for our side. William Small, Fisher Street.
- 1532.
What did you agree to give him ? — 1L.
- 1533.
Did he, upon that promise, agree to vote for you ? — Yes. Edward Smithers, Church Street.
- 1534.
How much did you agree to give him ? — 2L.
- 1535.
And did he agree to vote for you ? — Yes. Charles Turner, Church Street.
- 1536.
What did you agree to give him ? — 3L.
- 1537.
Did he agree to vote for you if you gave him that sum ? — Yes. Now we come to St. Mary’s Parish, John Ansell, Delf Street.
- 1538.
How much did you agree to give him ? — There was no sum fixed.
- 1539.
Did you tell him you would do something for him ? — Yes.