Kidner, Thomas | Day 22

Paid £5 for a committee room. Also received £24 to distribute to 8 men plus a separate £3 to give to Richard Prescott. His waiter made the payments on his behalf but one of the 8, Frederick Annall didn’t come to collect.

Witness Type: Briber, Publican, Beerhouse Keeper

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 21983.

    Did they use your room ? — Yes.

  • 21984.

    What did they use it for ? — Meetings.

  • 21985.

    Did they have meetings at your house ? — Yes.

  • 21986.

    How many times do you think they met there ? — I should think perhaps it might be a dozen; there was always somebody in and out of the room all day long.

  • 21987.

    Did they meet there as many as a dozen times ? — Yes.

  • 21988.

    Were people coming in and out during the day? Will you say they actually used your room during the whole 10 or 12 days ? — Yes.

  • 21989.

    (Mr. Jeune.) How many people used to come to these meetings ? — Sometimes 40, and sometimes not so many.