The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-04-26 00:00:00

Cross-examined by Mr. Rushton.

What time of the day was this?—About three o'clock.
Were you canvassing in the district where Roby's public-
house was ?-1 was.

Did you go there on the afternoon of the second day to meet
these men ?—I did.

Were the men drinking ?—They were not.
Did any conversation take place with you as to their votes?
—They were then waiting to vote.
Was anything said to you about its being a dry election ?
Not anything.
Did they ask you for any drink ?—They asked for drink, but
I said I would not give them any.
Who was with you at that time?—The men were all there ;
no_one else.

What were the men ?—They were of different trades.
Were they all dressed alike think they were; but I will
not be positive about that.
Did you take them away to Toxteth Park booth immediately?
—I went up to speak to my father.
Did you then take them to the 'roxteth Park booth ?—Yes:
When you got to the booth what time was it?—About a quar-
ter past three.
Was that booth divided into compartments ?—lt was.
Whereabouts did you stand ?—I stood ou the inside of the
railing on the parapet.
You say you saw Mr. Baird there, and you saw Mr. Baird go
away. ifid.'Mr. Baird go away with his friend, whilst you were
standing at the parapet?—Mr. Baird went away, and this per-
son followed Mr. Baird and went away.

Where werulkou standing then?-f-bn the parapet inside of
the railing.
Then, when Mr. Baird and his friend went away, you were
standing at a distance from the polling-bar ?—I was inside.
Were you at the bar with the voter?—Yes, 1 was waiting for
him to come down the steps after voting.
Did von stand close to the voter?—No, I stood below.
Did Mr. Abercrombie, or Mr. Baird's friend, stand between
you and the voter ?—I do not know.
You say he spoke to the man ?—This man had voted when
the person spoke to the man.
Where were you then ?—I was waiting at the bottom.
Were you standing alongside of him when he voted ?—No,
they would not allow me to do so.

Did you stand at the bottom of the steps ?—No.
Where did Mr. Abercrombie standl—l do not know; I did
not notice him till the man came off the steps.
Where did he stand then ?—lle was then passing out.
Was the man on the steps at the bar when you gave him this
paper?—He was just coming off the steps ; fcannot tell whe-
ther he was on the step or not.
What did the gentleman say ?—IIe said to him that he bad
had a good day's work, or something to that effect.
Was that booth divided into compartments?—lt was. •
'Was Mr. Baird voting at the same compartment where you
was standing ?—I did not hear Mr. Baird vote.
Did you ascend the steps when Mr. Baird was coming away?
—No,

Had you been at the bar with the voter when Mr. Baird was
coming away ?—The voters were coming down when i saw Mr.
Baird.

Was Mr. Baird passing away ?—Mr. Baird appeared to be
coming away from the hustings.
And you were then standing near the man to whom you gave
the paper?—Yes, Mr. Baird passed me.
Had Mr. Baird passed you when you gave the paper ?—He
had; he was going away.
You say this paper contained a ribbon ?—I did.
Did you wrap it up yourself?-1 did.
You sav the man asked you for a ribbon, in order to shew his
colours; did he wear any colours ?—No.
Ile had no ribbon on his.hat ?—Not any.
He had not two red ribbons on his hat and one blue ?—No.

The voter you took up had no ribbons at all ?—Not any.
Was not there a rail between the compartments of the booth?
—There was a partition.
Did the man you took up vote at the booth with Mr. Baird?
—I cannot say which booth he polled in.
When was your recollection first turned to giving this ribbon
to this man ?—The first I ever heard of it was on last Wednes-
day morning.
And you -have recollected all these minute circumstances
since Wednesday morning ?—I recollect them perfectly well:
But you cannot tell us whether Mr. Baird voted at the-same
booth with the man you took up ?—I cannot.
Did you give ribbons to the other voters, as well as to that
man ?—No, I did not, I only gave two ribbons during the whole
election.

Then it so happened, that at half-past three on the second
day, you gave two ribbons to this man, wrapped in paper, and
those were the only two you gave during the whole election?—
They were.
And you were a canvasser during the whole period ?—I was.
You were at the district committee rooms ?—I was. 4
Were there ribbons distributed there?—No.
Did you ever ask fur any ?—I asked for some, but I not any
me.

But you happened to have two ribbons at that time,. wrapped
in paper, and you happened to have given those to a man m a
blue jacket and light trowers, and Mr. Baird happened to be
there at that time ?—Mr. Baird was walking away,. he could
not see it I am sure. _ _

Was the man standing close to you had hold of his arm.
Did you put it down, or did you give it him openly can-
not say.
On which side was the man standing ?-1 cannot. say.
How many compartments were there in the bouth?—Two.
Which way did they.both face ?—One nearer of the Paik,
and one nearer Liverpool.
Which did he poll at ?—I cannot say, I polled some men in
both at the same time.

This man that you gave this remarkable ribbon_ to, on which
side was he standing when you gave it to him?—l cannot
recollect.

Did you pass the booth as you brought him up.?—l brought
him up in a coach, directly opposite the booth.
Re-examined by Mr. Hutchinson,

You were a canvasser, had you a ticket in your hat ?—I had.
Do you know whether any of the other canvassers in that
district, had tickets in their hats?—l believe they had.
When the man went up to vote, you did not, at the time, oh.
serve the gentleman, but it was the gentleman first speaking
to the man, that drew your attention to him ?—lt was.

By the Committee.

What was the ribbon wrapped up in ?—ln a piece of cap
paper.
There was no printing upon the paper ?—Not anv.--The
witness withdrew.