▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁Thor pe ' s ▁who ▁was ▁resident ▁in ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁Thor pe ▁explained ▁that ▁this ▁sub ter f uge ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁special ▁category ▁of ▁un specific ▁election ▁exp enses . ▁Hay ward ▁trust ed ▁Thor pe , ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁Din sh aw ▁who , ▁instruct ed ▁by ▁Thor pe , ▁passed ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁Hol mes . ▁After ▁the ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁election ▁Thor pe ▁again ▁requested ▁funds ▁from ▁Hay ward , ▁and ▁again ▁asked ▁that ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁be ▁sent ▁via ▁the ▁Din sh aw ▁route . ▁Hay ward ▁obliged , ▁though ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁more ▁rel uct ance ▁and ▁after ▁some ▁delay . ▁No ▁account ing ▁of ▁this ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁ever ▁provided ; ▁Hol mes , ▁Le ▁Mes ur ier ▁and ▁De ak in ▁all ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁fin ance ▁a ▁" con sp i racy ▁to ▁fright en ", ▁although ▁they ▁disag re ed ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁much ▁was ▁spent . ▁Thor pe ▁later ▁changed ▁the ▁story ▁he ▁had ▁given ▁Hay ward ▁about ▁special ▁categories ▁of ▁election ▁exp enses , ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁depos ited ▁the ▁sum ▁with ▁account ants ▁" as ▁an ▁iron ▁reserve ▁against ▁any ▁short age ▁of ▁funds ▁at ▁any ▁subsequent ▁election ." ▁He ▁denied ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁author ised ▁any ▁payment ▁to ▁Newton ▁or ▁to ▁anyone ▁else ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁case