Adams, Jack | Day 8

£3 given to him by Edward Grigg to vote Conservative, £1 from Mr Warner subsequently made up to £3 with an additional £2 from Mr TH Finnis of the Fox to vote for the Liberals. Mr Warner also gave him beef, mutton, arrowroot and a bottle of wine because he had been ill. Also received money for putting up flagpoles (unspecified). He voted Conservative.

Witness Type: Both Sides, Bribee

Party: Conservative

Witness Testimony:

  • 9542.

    Is that all that you received ? — Yes.

  • 9543.

    (Mr. Jeune.) Do you know how Sir Julian knew that you were ill ? — I do not know that. I do not know how he come to know it, because I have never seen the man, and I should not know him if I did see him.

  • 9544.

    (Mr. Holl.) Had you been ill for some time ? — I had to leave the place where I was at work.

  • 9545.

    How long had you been ill ? — I had been ill a fortnight or 17 days.

  • 9546.

    And you were out of work in consequence of your illness at that time ? — Yes.