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1869. Parliamentary P. [Sligo Borough Election. Copy of the Minutes of Evidence taken at the Trial of the Sligo Election Petition. (1869.) With Index] In the matter of the Petition of Michael Foley and Joseph Foley, Petitioners, Major Lawrence Edward Knox, MP Respondent, tried in Carrick-on-Shannon on the 19th day of February 1869, The following was determined: -That the last election for the said borough of Sligo was a void election. ?That the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox was not duly elected to serve in the present Parliament for the said Borough of Sligo. ?That the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox was, by his agents, guilty of bribery at said election. ?That it has not been proved that such bribery was committed by, or with the knowledge of or consent of Major Lawrence Edward Knox. ?That John Sheil, a voter, did, immediately before the said election, receive money and goods from Stephen M. Cherry acting on behalf of the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox and did agree to receive further amounts of money from Stephen M. Cherry for agreeing to refrain from voting at said election, and was guilty of bribery. ?That Patrick Neilan, Patrick Flynn, Martin Mulligan and Charles Tiernan, received money for agreeing to vote for the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox at said election, and were guilty of bribery. ?That in addition to the persons so reported, it was proved by the evidence of Major Lawrence Edward Knox, and other testimony, that divers of the electors of said borough, from 30 to 40 in number, were in the habit of applying for money directly to the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox, and to other persons, acting on his behalf, in consideration of their agreeing to vote for, or refrain from voting against, the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox. ?That Thomas Brennan, Stephen M. Cherry, John H. Galbraith, Robert Stokes, William A. Woods and Joseph L. Woods, were proved to have offered and promised various sums of money to divers electors of said borough in order to induce said electors to vote for the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox, or to refrain from voting for Captain John Flanagan, a candidate at said election, and were guilty of bribery. ?That a system of intimidation and violence was organised and carried out for months previous to and during the said election for the said borough of Sligo, subversive of freedom of election, and endangering the lives and properties of the electors; and outrages were committed previous to and during the election, which were calculated to deter, and did in fact deter, electors from exercising their franchise at said election, but such intimidation and violence was almost entirely practised by large mobs of persons acting in opposition to the said Major Lawrence Edward Knox; and it was proved that such intimidation was continued in said borough of Sligo from the time said election down to and during the trial of said election Petition. 170pp. Disbound, housed in a protective file. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KON0822959
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