John Doe and Richard Roe

But there was an intermediate stage when the bail were required to be men of flesh and blood — money being of no consequence. Hence it became a regular profession to stand about the courts with straw in the shoes, signifying willingness to go any one's bail for a consideration. These were 'men of straw,' and the bail thus put in was ' straw bail.' " *

Defined under Straw Bail in A Dictionary of Law.