Myhill, Valentine | Day 6

Received £15 from Samuel Olds for 5 voters plus £6 for canvassing. In the event 6 voters testified to receiving money from him so possibly kept £3 for himself.

Witness Type: Briber

Party: Conservative

Other Days The Witness Was Called On: Day 8

Witness Testimony:

  • 6485.

    Did you appoint them ? — No.

  • 6486.

    Do not you think they did ? — It may be.

  • 6487.

    Did you give them the money ? — I gave them a portion of the money to carry it on, of course.

  • 6488.

    How did you know to whom to give it ? — To those who were appointed to be on the committee.

  • 6489.

    Who appointed them, do you know ? How did you know to whom to give the money ? How did you know that you were to give it to Spears, Porter, Makins, and Grigg ? — Because we decided ourselves upon the Esplanade that we would form the committee.

  • 6490.

    You decided that you would be the committee ; you elected yourselves ; that was it, was it not ? — No we did not ; we were asked to be.

  • 6491.

    You elected yourselves and divided the money. The REGATTA commenced under the direction of Edward Kynaston, Esq., and a committee, and you chose your five friends to form the committee ? — It may be so.