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7 F. Cas. 1068

Dreskill v. Parish

U.S. District Court

Decided April 15, 1851

U.S. District Court · decided 1851-04-15

[This was an action by Peter Dreskill against Francis P. Parish to recover damages for hindering and obstructing in the arrest of slaves. See Driskeíl v. Parish, Cases Nos. 4,087—4,089.] Mr. Parish, in proper person, moved the court in this case to retax the costs, on two grounds: 1. Because there was no service of a subpoena on Charles L. Mitchell and Andrew J. Dreskill, who appeared several terms, and were examined as witnesses. 2.

Decided 1851-04-15

¶1BY THE COURT. The second objection is not sustainable. A witness may be summoned if within one hundred miles of the place of holding the court, though his residence be out of the district in which the court is held. But the subpoena runs throughout the district, the same as any other writ The deposition of a witness may be taken who lives more than one hundred miles from the place of holding the court.

¶2The first objection, we think, is sustaina*1069ble. The compensation to a witness is allowed. If he attend voluntarily or without summons, his fees cannot be charged against the losing party. The attendance, if not summoned, is voluntary. The indorsement of “Accepted” on the subpoena, never placed in the hands of the marshal or his deputy, by a witness, is not sufficient. Such a service would not authorize an attachment against the witness, for non-attendance. The service must be made by the marshal or one of his deputies. As no such service was made on the witnesses above named, their per diem and traveling expenses cannot be charged to the defendant, but must be taxed to the party summoning them.

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