Woodruff, Thomas John | Day 7
Testified to receiving £9 to pay 3 voters but was challenged as to whether it was £12 because 4 men testified to having received money from him.
Party: Conservative
Witness Testimony:
- 7707.
Can you remember whether you did receive a fourth 3L. or not ? — No, I cannot, because I am not sure about that; if I did receive it, it was for one of Mr. Hayman’s promises on his list.
- 7708.
If you did receive it who did you pay it to ? — That I do not know. I cannot tell yon.
- 7709.
Besides that did you receive any money at all in connexion with the election ? — None whatever.
- 7710.
And you did not pay anybody that you know of besides those three or four men, whichever it was — three you have mentioned ? — Three I mentioned, but there might be another of them. I assisted on the day of the election.
- 7711.
Had you any account against either of the candidates for goods supplied ? — I supplied Mr. Roberts, as a tradesman, while he was living at Stanley House, Beach Street.
- 7712.
Did you have anything to do with the out-voters ? — I assisted the whole day of the election. I assisted in getting any voters we could to vote.
- 7713.
You know what I mean by out-voters — voters at a distance — had you anything to do with getting or paying them ? — I assisted in going out in the country and taking them back again.
- 7714.
Did you pay any expenses of the different voters ? — If they asked me to stand treat I was not particular, but what I did was out of my own pocket— I made no charge for it.
- 7715.
There was no particular out-voter to whom you paid any expenses ? — No, none whatever.