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In this case he served in his former capacity, merely noting the rather startled look on the face of Harry Bartlett when handed the subpoena to the coroner's inquest. "I thought they weren't going to have any," Bartlett repeated, but whether to himself in a sort of daze, to Colonel Ashley, or to the man from headquarters was not clear.
Hepplewhite proceeded to court flanked by his distinguished counsel in frock coats and tall hats simply because he had been served with a dirty-brown subpoena by Tutt & Tutt; and his distress was not lessened by the crowd of reporters who joined him at the entrance of the Criminal Courts Building; or by the flashlight bomb that was exploded in the corridor in order that the evening papers might reproduce his picture on the front page.
"Mike," he said, "here is a subpoena for Winthrop Van Rennsellaer" our worthy opponent. "It is a duces tecum. Understand?" "Shure, I do!" answered Mike, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand and taking the paper; for, though he had no idea of what duces tecum meant, he had no intention of disclosing the fact. "It's important," continued the clerk. "Be sure and attend to the matter at once."
The inspector was not in, but his second-in-command was, and to him, much against his will, Samuel had to explain his business. "Well, what do you know about the prisoner?" asked the official. "Oh, plenty. You'd better subpoena me for the next examination," said Sam. The sub-inspector smiled. "You're like all the rest of them," he said, "think you know all about it.
I could stand all day rubbering with you." The climax of the romance occurred a few days later. Perhaps the reader will remember the intense excitement into which the city was thrown when Eliza Jane, a colored woman, was served with a subpoena. The Rubber Tribe encamped on the spot. With his own hands William Pry placed a board upon two beer kegs in the street opposite Eliza Jane's residence.
No amount of irritation could justify such conduct. It is no contempt to tear up the writ or subpoena in the presence of the officer of the court, because, the service once lawfully effected, the court is indifferent to the treatment of its stationery; but such behaviour, though lawful, is childish.
When, however, he found the brown subpoena at his office directing him to present himself for service the following Monday he simply gave a half sigh, half grunt of disgust, and let the longed-for vacation go; for one of his pet theories was that the jury system was the chief bulwark of the Constitution, the cornerstone of liberty.
Immediately thereupon we parted, and met T. Trice coming into the room, and he came to me and served me with a subpoena for these very costs, so I paid it him, but Lord! to see his resolution, and indeed discretion, in the wording of his receipt, he would have it most express to my greatest disadvantage that could be, yet so as I could not deny to give it him.
He had known for several days that he was under surveillance and he understood, at last, that the reason for his subpoena as an expert for the defense was to keep him constantly in attendance on the court, but he faced his ordeal with resolute will, if not with supreme courage.
"Must I go?" she appealed to one of the firm, who happened to be near. "Certainly," he replied, examining the subpoena; "go and tell all you know, or if you don't know anything, say so." "I don't see why I should be dragged into the case " she began brazenly. "There's the reason," said the officer impatiently; "that subpoena has the power of bringing any man or woman in the city."
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