The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-03-15

4 min ~ Ea5at scsios. under ssction 3i5 !
sC.fC. n, upon the following case sgree:
a. Nj. Lewis citizen aud resident ol
llRgs1kla sqaaty,soB the sth day Of April,
lsga., vas served with . spbtena IN The
following words aud figures. 10 wit = = e
,iWRsIcyYGyr- kflAe Superior c0ari.
sYJuAfalsrsby dlhasaelts sppsaf be.
fore bis LIQUOR 5. W. Watts at Raleigh i,,-
-stt6iter, ID lgise esideues ID d certain ma.-
ter then andlthefe TO beepauired ot,oy,the
grand jury. Herein fail not. Issued tho
sth dsy April, 1876
JOHN N. BUNTING, Clerk.
k,AA / superiSf c6uu of ayhle Coif
Il The plaintiH attended ahl gave ssidence
TO the grand jury as required: fhefeppcn
wiiuess ticket was proved by hin aud GER
| tilted BY the Clerk - follows: ~ sasl
.superior Court sprisg Term, 1875.
Make, ,Copntyyrj ?Beisre Grapa jug
t,A. N. .1ekk. III. .lchatges thsJ State for
DAYS attendance rs sitpess al l.S0 per
day. S9.U0. Mileage at 5 cetts, 1870.
This ticket swsrn IL before me. 10 g.ceuts.
Total, sla.30! DIN. BUSrlNG. Crk.
The above case agreed vas submitted 10
the Judge Of the Superior Court u wske
snd il was by him adjudged that tbe said
witness ticket be allowed, aud the defen-
danis sppealed 10 this Court.
At common law no costs we're recoverable
By iLe plaintiff or defendant ib civil sctiohs
or IN criminal prosecutions. 2 Inst. 2Ss.
No feesnsed baye 6een rendered or paid by
the Stale % opp3el The attendsee Of Wit
nesses NJ criminal lcases because "a aRnss the
daty 81 esfty ei,iIch 10 obey, rsll u That
descnpisnli and bscauselit was i. esse also
in rtnch be wss iblsSme sense q party as .
member Of the Commonwealth, Supposed 10
be injured m ErcepIeaf Ev. sec. Bill.
Costs sres sa6s gitSn ', salute both 10
Epgland aud this couptry. but they are re-
cossrablety irvensyv in thopucpses. . State
ahf civit, Nhere tiiss are ALLOW sd , aha OH.
y. IN the manner and toihs ektcSt alldwed
By Law. After diligeut search through
/ the body of or Statute law. We hsye been
spsbls 70 6ad any provision for the pay
ment Of witnesses summoned ". appear and
testify gsuerall, before the grand jury in
certain matters then aud there TO be enquir-
Ell Of The summons IN this ease does not
command tile attendance ofihe witness at q
term Of the Court, nor purport 20 be issued
by. or under the authority Of the Court.
nor to have teen fsped 10 behalf OF the
State, noEto testify for the State, Bat
waving these irregularities and assuming
the summons ,obe regular IN these respects,
the ia,porialt enquiry rsmains whether Wit
nesses befpre the graud jury are entitled 70
pas for attendance there, apd IL so. with
shsi lilniiltious. The result Of the enqul-
~ is, that there i no provision Of law for
their pay, where tbey are summoned mere
u iotestlly 10 matters of enqplry before, the
grsnd jury but ihat they are eHtitled ,.o
compensatidh sieu biit is prepared aud
sent to thegrsnd jury witiitke naIhes cfthe
witnesses summoned, sworn and sent, en-.
dorsed ,lNrFJH lWinesesrge not enti.
,Ied ID ths Arst casc. ibeeadse there Is 10
a6,Hotity oF Law tc,pwalon sad se,sl lhem
before, Die grand jpt upon mere aiattetsOi
enquiry tpwer which. u allowed, Is ca
paCle of the gsossest aud most oppressive
HBhusss evppledT With grsataienplgsgHsr,o
ksbnssllt.J Eihs pkject NJ d9lIt ltsGsehElihg
the witness in this Gaze. before the grand
Jury, wss 10 enable that bod 20 aseeruip
whether the witness knew Of any violation
u the erimissl law. and il eldid, to
make . presen,mept 81 u tostbe 0cuFs.
ftopstly prcscntnient j. The no.icc taken
by grand Jury o. any otfsnU1 froHi their
own kuowledge or observation, without any
bill af indictment before them 2 last.
1901 Chit. Cr. Law l62. iKBish. CT.
Law ISi. In England aInlost every ofen.
der iaoughi before the Court Tor trial has
ii the srst instance been exannnedIa aud
committed or bailed By magistrate 10 tbs
ef,liaafy ssy .Elikving lbasn hj0pgkt lsihre
him by police officer op bis own ju igment.
or Cn dc complaint Of SONS pfisAtc iudl.
yiduul though Gases do nocur where IN Of.
fsnce n presented by the grauq juywith-
out trslinipary noliro against an absent
party, "a mode " pfocecding.i however /,
SAYS broom which il pot eoftiponly resort
Cd To- expedient.'s Gem. Law s0li I
Bl. sol. Cooley 81. tiass
Tho Kaglisb practice which thpsreqFres
Preliminary investigation. Where tie 40
cused can confront The accussr andawitnes.
ses with testimony aud hays counsel Is more
consonaut TO justice spd the principles q
personal liberty. Tho powers cf the grapd
iury. therefore. should not he extended
4 fsrf6sf besohd thesc eohseft stiye And alul
q tary i, priad,p = 'ihaa is slssEIy .xatFsbicd
btfphbis nscessifyhbj the most approved
i.I.n,. ~ isI
A prosecuting o!bcer has 90 right. d VI
| oro motion, u upon that 81 40 vAclous