Baker, Henry Minter | Day 14
Testified to receiving nothing for himself but there was an expectation that any money he expended would be repaid to him By Mr. Coleman. Manager of a grocery store in Dover owned by Mr Dickensen, he distributed the money to a number of Sandwich voters.
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 16631.
What is West’s Christian name ? — George.
- 16632.
Where does he live ? — In Sandwich.
- 16633.
What is he ? — That I do not know. A rag and bone man, I think.
- 16634.
You gave him £2 10s ? — Yes.
- 16635.
Who else did you pay ? — A man named Epps, £5.
- 16636.
That is William Edwin Epps ? — Yes.
- 16637.
Who else did you give any money to ? — Ewell, £5.
- 16638.
What is his Christian name ? — I think it is Henry. He lives at Ramsgate.
- 16639.
What is he ? — I do not know. Then a man named Woods, £3.
- 16640.
What is his Christian name ? — W Woods.
- 16641.
Where does he live ? — I do not know; he is a Sandwich voter.
- 16642.
What is he ? — I do not know. Then a man named Howard, a fly-driver, £3.
- 16643.
Do you know his Christian name ? — No.
- 16644.
Is he at Sandwich ? — Yes. Then a man named Stokes, £4.
- 16645.
What is his Christian name ? — I do not know, but he works for a market gardener there.
- 16646.
He is a Sandwich man ? — Yes.
- 16647.
Do you know where he lives ? — No. Then a man named Matthews, 30s.
- 16648.
What is his Christian name ? — John, I think.
- 16649.
Do you know what he is ? — A lath renderer.
- 16650.
Do you know where he lives ? — No.
- 16651.
Is he a Sandwich man ? — Yes, but he was at Dover at the time. Then there is another man who I do not know asked me to give him something, and I gave him £3 or £4. That is the list (handing a paper).
- 16652.
About £36 I make it ? — Yes, £37 or £38 altogether.
- 16653.
You gave £3 or £4 you say, to some man you do not know ? — Yes, I do not know his name.
- 16654.
Do you know what he was ? — No.
- 16655.
Or where he lived ? — No. He was a Sandwich man. Someone asked me to pay him as he had not voted yet.
- 16656.
Do you know who he works for ? — I rather fancy for Mr Gillow the brewer, but I could not say, and I could not tell who it was asked me to pay him, and I not know whether I gave him £3 or £4. It was at half past 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
- 16657.
Is this all the money you expended ? — Yes, within a pound or two.
- 16658.
How was the other pound or two spent ? — In liquor and that.
- 16659.
You treated some people, I suppose ? — Yes. It would not come to a pound or two, 12s or 13s. I had a glass of wine myself.
- 16660.
I may take it that each of these sums were paid to these people for their votes ? — Yes.