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:
- 3042.
Sons of voters ? — Yes.
- 3043.
And, I suppose, with regard to the board boys they were sons of voters ? — Yes, they were all voters’ boys.
- 3044.
They got in eight days 71L. 3s. 6d. ? — Yes, altogether.
- 3045.
How many were employed altogether ? — I have not the slightest idea.
- 3046.
What were the watchmen, 5L 10s. 6d ? — Looking after the FLAGPOLES at night to see that no one cut the rigging down.
- 3047.
You spent 150L, in erecting FLAGS and POLES, and you spent 6L more to watch them ? — Yes.
- 3048.
You say that you paid after the election a number of expenses to Pearson, Minter, and Axon ? — Yes.
- 3049.
This 306L I understand, you have actually paid ? —Yes, I paid 640L. altogether.
- 3050.
Take the 306L. first you paid the whole of that ? — Yes.
- 3051.
(Mr. Jeune) Every one of the items in this account which has been handed in has been paid, and paid by you ? — Yes.
- 3052.
(Mr. Holl.) Then after the election you say you paid other items ? — Yes, Minter, 129L., Henry Pearson, 27L. 15s.
- 3053.
Who is Minter ? — The landlord of “The Drum,” in Walmer.
- 3054.
What was this paid to him for ? — He expended that amount in Walmer. I do not know in what way. It was in Upper Walmer.
- 3055.
He told you that ? — Yes, that what he asked for after the election.
- 3056.
Did he say that he had spent that amount of money in Upper Walmer ? — Yes.
- 3057.
He asked for 129L., and you paid it ? — Yes.
- 3058.
Did you make any enquiry to ascertain how he had spent it ? — I was satisfied that it was spent mainly amongst voters.
- 3059.
That is in paying people for their votes; promises made for their votes ? — Yes, I believe so.
- 3060.
He told you that ? — Yes, he told me that money would be required.
- 3061.
He told you beforehand that money would be required ? — Yes.
- 3062.
For paying voters ? — He said that he should have to make promises to voters.
- 3063.
And afterwards he told you that he had paid money to the amount of 129L. ? — He said he wanted 129L. to pay his promises and his expenses.
- 3064.
And you gave him that sum ? — Yes.
- 3065.
Did he give you any list of the people he had promised to pay, or had paid ? — No. I believe he has got a list himself.
- 3066.
What was he ? — A publican.
- 3067.
Then Henry Pearson, 27L. 15s., ; was that given to him for the same purpose ? — Yes, for the same purpose.
- 3068.
He told you beforehand he wanted money to pay his voters, and after the election he told you he wanted 27L. 15s. to pay them, and you gave it to him ? — Yes.
- 3069.
Did he give you a list ? — No.
- 3070.
Has he got a list ? — I think he has. I think they all have lists.
- 3071.
Then W. Bullen, 19L. 10s.;” was that in the same way ? — Yes.