Testimonies

Testimonies

• 1215.

  Had you any account from them ? — They gave me a receipt.

• 1216.

  Had you any account from them of what had been supplied ? — No particulars.

• 1217.

  You paid the 5L. upon their telling you that they had supplied that amount ? — Yes, upon their faith.

• 1218.

  Did you pay that sum all at one time ? — All at one time.

• 1219.

  You did not go round from day to day then ? — Some houses I did.

• 1220.

  You had no vouchers from them ? — I believe I have.

• 1221.

  You have a receipt I know, but no bill with particulars ? — No.

• 1222.

  You took their statement that they had supplied 5L. worth ? — They produced their slate in some instances, reckoned it up at so much, and I gave them the money.

• 1223.

  You had no bill from the ” King’s Arms ” ? — No.

• 1224.

  The next is the “Green Posts,” 10L. Had you any particulars of that ? — None.

• 1225.

  Was that paid in one sum or several ? — I paid it twice. I asked him for a receipt for the 102. I believe I paid him twice.

• 1226.

  Are you sure, was it not one sum ? — 10L in one sum. I paid him twice. He gave me a receipt for 10L. Up to that date that is what I paid him.

• 1227.

  Are you sure it was one sum. You would not pay the first 5L. without taking a receipt ? — It was half a sovereign or something like that

• 1228.

  Half a sovereign the first time, and 9L. 10s. the second ? — Yes.

• 1229.

  Without any particulars ? — He simply produced his book, his slate, with a few names.

• 1230.

  You say first a book, then a slate. Did he produce a slate or a book, or did he produce nothing. Just think, was anything produced to you at all ? — I remember at the “Bricklayer’s Arms” he had a slate.

• 1231.

  The ‘Green Posts’ ? — A book he took from his drawer.

• 1232.

  Are you sure of that ? — Yes.

• 1233.

  Was that amount exactly 10L. ? — I cannot say. I asked him for a receipt for 10L.

• 1234.

  The first is the “King’s Arms” which is exactly 5L., and the next is the ” Green Posts,” 10L. Do you mean that there were entries of goods supplied to different persons to the exact amount of 10L. ? — It might not have been the exact amount. He gave me a receipt for 10L., and the other account would run. I paid no odd money at the “King’s Arms.” I paid 5L, but to the best of my recollection were was 17s., 6d. due at the time.

• 1235.

  Was there more due at the ‘Green Posts’ than at the ‘King’s Arms’ ? — There might have been some odd shillings due at the time, being large sums, If they were small ones I cleared them up. Being large amounts I paid the pounds and left the odd shillings. That is the system.

• 1236.

  Were they to go on supplying then ? — Yes

• 1237.

  They were ? — I endeavoured to check it as much as I could.

• 1238.

  Did you endeavour to check it by paying ? — Yes.

• 1239.

  Did you check it ? — I told them not to make it too heavy.

• 1240.

  And that is all you did ? — Yes.

• 1241.

  Then there is the “George and Dragon,” the “Mermaid,” the “Three Colts,” the “Forrester’s Arms,” the “Bricklayer’s Arms,” the “Cinque Ports,” and the “Salutation,” to each of which you went and paid the bills ? — Yes.

• 1242.

  You authorised refreshments to be supplied at other public-houses besides those which you engaged ? — All the houses which I paid money to are in that list.

• 1243.

  (Mr. Turner.) Does that include the seven ? — Yes.

• 1244.

  (Mr. Holl.) There are nine houses which you paid for refreshments ? — Yes.