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The feeling of impending sensation became more acute when it circulated through the room, starting from Captain Taylor at the inner door, that Ollie had been summoned as a witness for the defense; Captain Taylor had served the subpoena himself. "Well, in that case, Sam Lucas knew what he was doing," people allowed. "Just wait!" It was as good as a spirituous stimulant to their lagging interest.
I don't know how I managed to reach this house, and I don't know how long I had been sitting in a room up-stairs when the recollection of the subpoena occurred to me. I was standing here dazed with despair; I saw that I was somehow caught in the toils, and that it was going to be impossible to prove my innocence. If another man had been in my position, I should have believed him guilty.
He should have let sleeping dogs lie.... And when it heard that Sheriff Watts had carried a subpoena to Mavin Newton's father, compelling his presence as a witness against his own son, there arose a wind of disapproval which quite swept Scattergood from the esteem of the community. But the town came to the hearing. In the beginning it was a cut-and-dried affair.
"He can be legally held for a witness, lest he get away and out of reach of a subpoena. It is the right of the State, and of Mrs. Briscoe as well, who will doubtless join the public prosecution. We are asking nothing of nobody, and taking nothing off nobody, neither." "But I should like," said Lillian, "to arrange that he shall suffer no hardship.
The subpoena was issued and a recess taken to allow it to be served. As Vanderveer stepped into the hall, detective Malcolm McLaren said to him, "You can't subpoenae the head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency!" "I have subpoenaed him," responded Vanderveer shortly as he hurried to the witness room.
She kept on considering it, too, until the trial was well advanced, and had practically made up her mind to denounce the trio and go to the wall herself, when the subpoena was served. In an instant, Lilian Rosenberg had decided the course she would adopt. "What a disgusting thing to do," she indignantly exclaimed. "I wouldn't have believed it of Shiel.
Just for the mileage ten cents a mile each way in a county that's jam full of miles from one edge to the other; ten cents a mile each way for each and every arrest and subpoena. You drag them to court twice a year the farmer at seed time and harvest, the cowman from the spring and fall round-ups.
"Ye-e-e-es, sir!" says he, before he sees who it is. "Never mind, Piddie," says I. "I was goin' to ask you 'Guilty or not guilty? But what's the use? Anyone can see it was you that did it." "You you impudent young sauce box!" he begins. "How dare you " "Ah, save that for the subpoena server," says I. "He'll be in here after you in a minute.
As the car drew up in front of the Carwell mansion, from the bell of which fluttered a dismal length of crepe, a man stepped from the shadow of the gate posts and held out a paper to Harry Bartlett. "What is it?" asked Bartlett. "A subpoena," was the rather gruff answer. "A subpoena? What for?" "The coroner's inquest. You'll have to appear and give evidence.
Rochester's address?" Kent walked over to his desk and picked up the telegram. "The City Club, Cleveland," he stated. "Thanks," Ferguson jotted down the address in his note-book. "Jones, here," placing his hand on his companion, "came to serve Mr. Rochester with a subpoena; he's wanted at the Turnbull inquest as a material witness."
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