Testimonies
- 1275.
After he came to you, having polled, you gave him 3L ? — Yes.
- 1276.
Did he say that he had been promised 3L. if he came over to vote ? — No.
- 1277.
Did he ask you for the 3L ? — He asked me. He said he supposed it was worth 3L (they were his words to the best of my recollection), and I gave it to him.
- 1278.
Who did the rosettes go to, I see altogether there are between 8L and 9L for rosettes ? — Where were they sent to ?
- 1279.
Yes, what was done with them ? — -Distributed amongst the electors at a committee room.
- 1280.
Coleman and Harris watching, 1L 10s. Is that yourself ? — No.
- 1281.
When did you make this list out ? — That is a copy of a list I made out when the accounts were made up.
- 1282.
Did you keep any memorandum of the money that you paid at different places ? — Simply on a few slips of paper I might have had with me.
- 1283.
You say this is a copy of what ? — That is a copy of a list I made up at the time the expenses were asked for.
- 1284.
When was that ? — I cannot say now. I met Mr. Emmerson, and he told me he wanted the accounts in that same afternoon. I run it through then, and that is a copy of it.
- 1285.
Was that after the petition ? — I cannot say whether it was before or after, now, about that time.
- 1286.
Are the claims for 89L. odd for the same public-houses that are mentioned in this list ? — The same.
- 1287.
That is the balance that you left for things which were supplied after you paid those sums ? — Yes.
- 1288.
Were the bills for this 89L. sent in to you ? — I collected them.
- 1289.
At the time they were collected did you in any way check the particulars ? — No, but I was surprised to think that they came to so much.
- 1290.
Did you in any way check or see any particulars of what had been supplied, or were they lump sums ? — Some stated that they simply took stock before and after the election, others produced a slate and showed the amounts, and some simply stated a lump sum.
- 1291.
(Mr. Turner.) Then when you made your payments by instalments you left a large balance generally ? — Not then. I left the odd money then.
- 1292.
(Mr. Holl.) That is how you disposed of this 40L. Is that the sum which you received from Mr. Emmerson on the first occasion ? — Yes.
- 1293.
Did you afterwards receive any more money from him ? — Yes.
- 1294.
How much ? — 50L.
- 1295.
When was that ? — I believe it was the day previous to the election.
- 1296.
Have you received any more money from him ? — None at all.
- 1297.
Of that you are certain ? — Yes, I will swear that.
- 1298.
Directly or indirectly ? — None whatever.
- 1299.
Have you received any more money besides that from any one ? — I have received no more money from any one.
- 1300.
Was that 612. in sovereigns ? — Yes.
- 1301.
And you distributed it as mentioned in this list ? — Yes.
- 1302.
Now, Thomas Port, what is he ? — A farm labourer, or something like that. He is employed on a farm.
- 1303.
At the time that you gave him this 4L., what arrangement did you make with him ? — He came in after he had polled, and I could not get rid of him without I gave it to him.
- 1304.
You did not pay him this after he polled ; just think ? — Yes, I did, immediately after.