The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-18

whenever they checked I'D and he pre-
scented his bills. He said that his book
simply showed the aggregate amount
Of mileage and did not show how much
was charged Tor the service of each
particular paper. He said that he was
supposed to check up every month, but
that, although he had been working for
the sheriff about Ave months, he had
never presented his bills and checked
up more than three times.
w. A. PURVlS.
w. A. Purvis. who livss almost on
the state line near F1omaton, testified
that he had been summoned for jury
duty during the term of circuit court
last month. He said that the subpoena
was left at his home by Deputies Wig
gins and Bowman and that it was de-
livered to him by his wife. He said
that he attended court but was ex-
cused from serving on the jury. When
asked if he lived at either Pineville or
Creemer's Gin he replied that he did
not as he lived within three miles of
Flomaton and had lived there for eigh-
teen or nineteen years. TIL testimony
showed that six miles had actually
been travelled in serving the subpoena
upon Purvis and that the cost bill of
the sheriff showed that 100 miles had
been charged.
c. p. WALKER.
The next witness was c. P. Walker.
who testified that he had served as
juror in the circuit court in Noven-
Der and that he had been served with
a subpoena perso nally by Deputy Wig
gins, who was accompanied by Deputy
Bowman. The testimony showed that
no mileage had actually been made in
serving this paper, while the cost bill
showed that so miles had been charged
c. C. PARSONS.
c. C. Parsons, who lives one mile
from Bluff Springs, swore that he had
attended circuit court as juror IN
October, his subpoena having been left
at his home by Deputy Virgins and
delivered to him by his wife. In reply
to a question, he said that he had
never been served with a subpoena by
Deputy Virgins before. The testimony
ually Travelled in serving this witness,
while the sheriff had presented cost
bill for 50 miles.
J. s. GILMORE.
J. S. Gilmore, who lives three miles
from Bluff Springs, testified that he
had been summoned as a juror on No
vember II, the subpoena being served
personally by Deputy Virgins. He
said this deputy had served q paper |
upon him in the same manner last |
spring. A cost bill was presented for |
81 miles, while the distance actually |
travelled. according to testimony was
VIM. M'cURDY.
William McCurdy, who lives near
Century. said that he was summoned |
as juror in the court of record about |
November 10, the subpoena being |
A cost bill was presented for 81 miles, |
although according to the testimony, |
no miles We're actually Travelled in /
serving this subpoena.
Jack AIcCurdy. who lives about a |
mile from Century, was the next wit |
ness. He testified that he had attended |
the fall term of court as q juror about |
November il. He said that his SUBJ |
poena had been delivered to him by /
his uncle who lives near him and with I
whom it had been left by Deputy Sher- /
if Virgins. The testimony showed /
that two miles had actually been trav- |
eled IN serving this subpoena, while /
ANOTHER DEPUTY TESTIFIES, /
w. ii. Virgins, deputy sheriff, was
the next witness called. He testified |
tnat about the first of November he /
had received by mail subpoenas for /
Wlliam McCurdy, c. p. Walker. c. c. /
Parsons, J. S. Gilmore Jack McCurdy. |
W. A. PurviS. He said that he had /
served all Of these subpoenas at the I
homes OF the parties mentioned. He
sald that he charged mileage froen
charged any mileage at all in the cases
Of those living right at Century.
TIL witness said positively that he
had not made bills for mileage rang
ing from so to 100 miles for serving
the subpoenas mentioned, but that he
had simply charged the number of
miles actually Travelled in each in
stance.
When asked by Attorney Pasco as
to how he kept his accounts and made
out his bills, the officer replied that he
always wrote the sheriff the amounts
due him and kept UP with them in a
book, which he kept He
said that he had misplaced this book
and could not find it.
The witness said that he had never
yet checked up for the year 1913, but
that ii was his custom to report serv-
Ices and mileage as soon as they are
performed. When asked whether or .
not he did not sometimes make these
reports over the phone the deputy said
that he could recall having done this
only one time He said that he did
not remember ever having received any
Instructions to serve subpoenas by
telephone
WAS SERVED BY A YOUTH.
The next witness examined was J
r. Gray, who testified that he had
served as a juror during the last term
oF the circuit court. He said that his !
had been served upon him by
Tom FiIlingim, young man about
he sal he