The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-20 00:00:00

TOTNES.

The inquiry was resumed yesterday, Mr. Bets
in the chair. After the despatch of our Tuesday's parcel
the following witnesses were examined :
Smith, a railway inspector, stated that he was offered
1001. in 1862 by F. Evans, but ilia not get any. Had 301.
from F. Evans in 1863 for voting for Dent. Had been told
by Mr. James, the station master, that the employes of the
company might vote, but they were not to take any money.
Witness refused to take the V/. when Evans first offered
it to him, but Evans took it to his house, and told witness
he bad left it there. In 1865 witness had 411. left in his
house by Frederick Evans. Witness would not vote
because Evans bad left the money.
The Chief Commissioner—Why did you not return it
!--
I was not going to take that trouble. If people will leave
money about in that way they must not expect to have it
book.
Samuel Reeve stated that he had voted at the last elec-
tions for the liberals, and had never received any money
for his vote.
The Chief Commissioner —What did you do with the
three 201. notes that your son's wife gave yon!—l let 'en
have it back again. I changed one of the 201. notes at
the Plymouth-inn, and Laid my workmen with the money.
I afterwards repaid my son. I changed the second 201.
note about three weeks after I had changed the first,
aid the third perhaps a month after that. I have repaid
the whole of the money to my son. I have done work for
which Mr. Chaster has paid me. Mr. Chaster advanced
me 501. three weeks ago on my promissory note. I asked
him for money for the work I Lave done to the sehooL
He said he could not let me have any for the school, but he
would let me have some ou his own account, I went with
John Elliott to try :old get my son to vote for the
I first went to my son alone. I never knew my son had
any money till I got the three 20/. notes. My sou 's wife
did not say where she got the money. I was never
offered money by the liberals. I was uff erect 1001. to
vote for Mr. Dent in 154,3, hut I voted for Mr. Fender.
Did not ask for any money from Mr. Pande.
Jane Smith, wife of the railway inspector, stated that
when Evans left the 30/. he said, " something for
you." Witnees refused to take it, but Evans said, • Non-
sense, don't be a fool," and witness put the money in her
pocket. The sum brought by Evans in 1865 was not 451,
but 351.
John Parnell, nurseryman. was next examined—He
went to a voter named Henry Crawford, in 1863, and
offered him 501. or 601. for his vote, but Crawford said that
was no good. Might have offered him 1001. Was not
authorised by any one to make that offer.
William Krapsnan said he received 101. in 1850 for voting
for Dunn. Robert Page paid the money. Thomas Michel-
more (the Duke's steward) told witness be must vote for
Mills and Gifford, Witness said, " That's putting the
screw on a little too tight. I promised when I took the
house I would give one vote for the Duke's interest."
Thomas Michelmore replied, " Yon must give us both."
After be had voted witness had notice to quit, and was
turned out. Witness voted for Dawkins and Pim at the
last election. Did not get a farthing for that vote.
William Collard, a clerk in the office of the Duke of
Somerset, was called before the consmiairioners and in-
structed to produce all the books relating to the Duke's
affairs from 1860 to 1865.
John Light, schoolmaster, stated that he did not vote in
the Dent and Seymour contest, because a promise made to
find his son a situation was not kept by Sir. Miclielmons.
The situation was to have been in the dockyard. In 1863
he went to Exeter after John Heath bad been to his house
and left 251. Mr. Heath also gave his daughter 51. In
1862 witness bad 30/. fur voting for Fender. In 1859 wit-
ness received 301. from a man named Worthy, who had it
from Mr. Parnell, the present postmastr. Voted for
Mills and Gifford, the liberal candidates. In 1857 witness
had 5/. brought to him by his son. That came from Par-
, nell, and was given for voting for the liberal candidates.
Was offered 1001. by Screech in 1865, but refused to take
1. Witness had 451. paid to him by Thomas Worthy in
066. That was after seeing Mr. Windeatt, who shook
hands with him and thanked him for the "honest" vote
he had given at the late election, and told him not to go
out of the town till some one had called upon him. Wit•
ness had been paid for his vote for councillors. Onee bad
10e. for a monisipal vote. At other times he had only
bs. or 2s. fsi.
Thomas Mitchel said he was formerly a tenant of the
I Duke of fiemowesst, sad received notice to quit after the
• year 1863, when witness voted for Dent.
The inquiry was proceeding when our parcel was de.
'patched.