Rose, Edward Thomas | Day 3
Listed in 1881 Census as Tailor Master (1 man). Initially received a payment of £306 before the election and the balance a fortnight afterwards. Money was paid in gold at a rate of £50 a day.
Party: Liberal
Witness Testimony:
- 2922.
And then you received 320L. more ? — I received a balance to make up 340L.
- 2923.
That is 320L. more ? — Yes.
- 2924.
(Mr. Turner,) What did you do with that ? — Mr. Minter had 129L. He had the Upper Walmer part of the parish to attend to.
- 2925.
This was after the election ? — About a fortnight after.
- 2926.
Mr. Minter had 129L ? — Yes.
- 2927.
What for ? — He will tell you. I do not know exactly how he spent it,
- 2928.
That leaves 211L. for you ? — I have others as well.
- 2929.
We want to know what you did with that 320L ? —Henry Pearson, 27L, 15s. ; William Bullen, 19L. 10s. ; Stephen Haile, 6L. ; William Norris, 6L ; David Henry Axon, 23L 10s. ; William Trigg, 21L. 10s. ; Mr. Trollope, 13L. ; Mr. Miller, 9L, ; Mr. Huson, 18L. ; and Hookham, on account of painting FLAGS, 10L. 11s, ; Castle, for bill posting, 3L. 5s. ; Bullen and Norris, expenses to Ramsgate and Dover, 30s«.
- 2930.
Is that all ? — Except this— there is making 15 FLAGS, 3L. 7s, 6d. ; the white drill and calico for heading them, 1L. 3s. ; and petty expenses, 4L. 11s. 10d. — that completes it.
- 2931.
Had you any acknowledgments from these people to whom you paid those moneys ? — No, I took no receipt for them.
- 2932.
Some of them had large sums ? — Yes.
- 2933.
What did they want it for ? — I believe the main part of it was to be spent among the voters.
- 2934.
After the election ? — After the election.
- 2935.
Had they been promised money before the election ? — I believe they had been promised beforehand, and this was to pay the promises.
- 2936.
Who had promised it to them, you ? — No, these different men.
- 2937.
Did Mr. Edwards know that that was the object for which that money was to be applied ? — Yes, I told him there would be money required for that purpose.
- 2938.
To pay the voters promised before the election ? — Yes, he told me that could not be advanced until after the election was over ; that we must risk that.
- 2939.
Except those items which you have spoken of for FLAGS and so on, all that money was to pay voters who had been promised before the election ? — Yes, each man may have had some little expenses. I do not know how they spent their money.
- 2940.
That is what you gave them ? — Yes, and I have no doubt that is what it was for.
- 2941.
(Mr. Holl.) Did you have any account; the items altogether for POLES amount to 65L. 19s. ; POLES, 17L. 5s. ; who did you pay that to ? — That was paid to Mercer.
- 2942.
Is he a boatman ? — He is a boatman.
- 2943.
Did you have any account or any particulars from him of the POLES he had supplied for that 17L. 5s, ? — Pearson, who assisted me, said the demand they made for putting up a certain number of POLES was correct.
- 2944.
Did you have any particulars or account in writing ? — No, nothing.
- 2945.
All you had was a statement from Pearson that that was correct ? — Yes.
- 2946.
Is Pearson a boatman ? — Yes.
- 2947.
Whom you employed ? — He assisted me.
- 2948.
And you relied upon his statement that that was correct ? — Yes.
- 2949.
Do you know yourself how the money was spent ? — Yes.
- 2950.
Where were the POLES erected ? — All along the beach at Walmer.
- 2951.
How many POLES do you think were erected there by Mercer, because this is only one item ? — They were paid about 25s. to 30s, a pole ; that is the price in putting them up.