Testimonies

Holness, William | Day 8

Witness Type: Both Sides, Bribee

Party: Liberal

Witness Testimony:

• 8850.

  You know you are not speaking the truth ? — I am.

• 8851.

  You are not ? — Well, he gave me the money.

• 8852.

  We know that, but we want to know what you got it for ? — Well, I suppose it was for voting.

• 8853.

  Both ways ? — I do not know. I could not vote for them both.

• 8854.

  Why did you take money from both ? — It was a present from Mr. Reynolds.

• 8855.

  The 5L. was to vote for Sir Julian Goldsmid ? — Yes.

• 8856.

  We want to know why you took the 3L. to vote for Mr. Crompton Roberts ? — I do not know, I am sure. I was glad of the money.

• 8857.

  (Mr. Holl.) You know you took both sums to vote, one for the Liberal and the other for the Conservative ; you know that perfectly well, do you not ? — I had not taken any money, not till after I voted.

• 8858.

  (Mr. Turner.) When you had voted one way why did you take both sides’ money ? — I do not know, I am sure. I did not understand it. I thought it was hard to turn money away when anybody offered it.

• 8859.

  (Mr. Holl.) Do you mean to tell us before you voted Mr. Reynolds had not told you if you voted for his side it would be all right ? — He said something to that effect, and I did not see him afterwards. I had not made my mind up then.

• 8860.

  And you voted for his side ? — Yes.

• 8861.

  When Mr. Rea saw you did not he tell you that if you voted for Mr. Crompton Roberts you would get something ? — I had seen a lot of people, and they had all asked about voting and so on, and I had the money given to me when I went home.

• 8862.

  Did not Mr. Rea tell you that if you voted for his side it would be all right, or that you would have something ? — Yes, he said something to that effect

• 8863.

  Why did not you say so at first ? — I could not recollect everything.

• 8864.

  Oh! that is nonsense ? — I am speaking the truth, sir.