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Sterling P. White v. John Cody. Bill of Costs

 

Clerks Fees~ R. Strobach, Deputy

To Docket .25
appearance .50
Ent. & file J.P. Transcript .35
" " Indictment .60
Certified Copy Indictment 2.00
Ent Arraignment - plea tomorrow .50
Taking plea "not guilty" .50
To two subpoeanas 1.00
one subpoena .50
three subpoenas 1.50
file six subpoenas .60
issue joined .50
Calling jury-swear answer questions .75
Swear 17 jurors & talesman separately 2.55
Swear jury try case .25
Swear 22 witnesses 3.30
Swear Bailiff .15
Calling jury & file verdict .35
Ent claim 30 witnesses 4.50
Sentence .50
Certified Copy of Sentence 1.40
Final Record 3.40
Taxing Cost .50
Three Transcripts 6.00
Three certificates 3.00
34.95

Amount carried forward $34.95

 

Amount Brought Forward 34.95

Sheriffs Fees~ Jno Cody
To serving one subpoena 1 name 2 miles .60
" " " 2 " 4 " 1.20
" " " 2 " 150 " 15.80
" " " 3 " 100 " 11.20
" " " 3 " 1.20
" " " 2 " 176 18.40
" " " 30 " 3.00
" " " 1 " 48 " 5.20
" " " 1 " 2 " .60
" " " 1 " 4 " .80
" " " 1 " 14 " 1.80
" " " 1 " 2 " .60
" " " 1 " 2 " .60
" " " 1 " 164 " 16.80
" " " 1 " 2 " .60
" " " 1 " 146 " 15.00
" " " 1 " 162 " 16.20
" " " 2 " 4 " 1.20
" " " 1 " 12 " 1.60
" " " 1 " 2 " .60
" " " 1 " 2 " .60 113.60

Sheriffs Fees~ E.F. Whittier
To Serving 1 subpoena 1 name 1 mile .60
calling jury 8 times 2.00
Calling 4 witnesses 2.10 4.70

Sheriffs Bill J.J. Tyler, Yakima
County for keeping prisoner while committed to jail there by order of the court from Feb. 17th 1885 to April 13th 1885, 55 days 55.00
To medicine furnished 3.00 58.00

Amount carried forward $211.25

 

Amount brought forward $211.25

Witnesses in District Court on Behalf of the Territory

S. W. Condin 8 days 150 miles 31.00
Josiah Cole 14 " 28.00
Allen Emerson 5 " 140 24.00
W.W. Rhodes 7 " 150 29.00
O.J. Rodgers 4 " 50 13.00
J.H. Portch 14 " 28.00
Frank Beardon 14 " 28.00
Henry Beardon 14 " 28.00
J.T. Beardon 14 " 28.00
C.T. Brindle 14 " 28.00
Mrs. M.A. Lyle 7 " 14.00
S.L. Short 9 " 150 miles 33.00
E.A. Portch 14 " 28.00
W.W. Williams 10 " 160 36.00 376.00

 

Amount Brought Forward 1170.05

Costs in hearing writ of Habeas Corpus before Judge Turner at Chambers at Spokane

Sheriffs Fees~John Cody Sheriff
To guarding prisoner 45 days @ $2.00
There being no jail in Lincoln County, and no order having been made by the court where to confine prisoners from said county 90.00

To boarding prisoner 45 days while in custody 45.00
Serving writ Habeas Corpus & mileage 1.20
Attendance on hearing writ with prisoner 3.00
Committing prisoner to jail at Yakima
450 @ .10 per mile 45.00
Mileage on prisoner 225 miles 22.50
Board for prisoner 3 days 3.00
Serving order to convey prisoner from Yakima to Cheney for trial 1.00
Mileage from Sprague to Yakima and return to Cheney 475 miles 47.50
Mileage on prisoner form Yakima to Cheney 250 miles 25.00
Board three days 3.00
Serving one subpoena 8 names 750 miles 28.20
Serving one subpoena 5 names 2.00
Guarding Prisoner 5 days while on route from Yakima to Cheney $3.00 per day 9.00 326.40

Witnesses in attendance on behalf of Territory on hearing of habeas corpus

O.J. Rogers 4 days 140 miles 22.00
Josiah Cole 4 " 140 " 22.00
E.A. Portch 4 " 140 " 22.00
J.H. Portch 4 " 140 " 22.00
C.T. Brindle 4 " 140 " 22.00
Frank Beardon 4 " 140 " 22.00 132.00

Amount carried forward 1629.25

 

Amount brought forward

H. Beardon 4 days 140 miles 22.00
J.L. Beardon 4 " 140 " 22.00 44.00

Witnesses who testified on behalf of defendant in above hearing
R.C. Welch 4 days 140 miles 22.00
John Januk 4 " 140 " 22.00
C.B. White 4 " 140 " 22.00
G.W. Sherman 4 " 140 " 22.00 88.00

Costs in Justice Court-J.W. Carpenter J.P.
To issuing warrant 1.00
Committing to Jail .50
Issuing subpoenas 6 names after 1.22 .85
Swearing 9 witnesses 1.35
Taking affidavit .25 3.95

Sheriffs Fees in Justice Court
Jno Cody Sheriff by J.H. Friedlander Dep.
To attendance 1 day with prisoner 3.00
Serving 1 subpoena 9 names 38 miles 7.40
Calling 9 witnesses .90
Serving warrant & 18 miles 2.80
Committing to jail 1.00
Mileage 150 miles 15.00
Guarding prisoner 13 days at Sherman W.T. he being unable to undergo Transportation owing to wounds received, 13 days at $2.00 per day 26.00 56.10

Witnesses in Justice Court for territory
O.J. Rogers 1 day 20 miles 4.00
J.H. Portch 1 " 2 " 2.20
H. Beardon 1 " 10 " 3.00
F. Beardon 1 " 10 " 3.00
E.A. Portch 1 " 2 " 2.20 14.40

Amount carried forward $1747.70

 

Amount brought forward 1747.70

Witnesses in Justice Court on behalf of Defendant
R.C. Welch 1 day 25 miles 4.50
John Januk 1 " 20 " 4.00
G.W. Sherman 1 " 2 " 2.20
W. Williams 1 " 10 " 3.00 15.70

To William Rhodes for guarding prisoner 13 nights at Sherman W.T. at $2.00 per night 26.00 26.00

To H.T. Warren for conveying prisoner to Sprague from Brent W.T. 25.00 25.00

To J.H. Friedlander for guarding prisoner in conveying him to Sprague W.T. 6 days @ $2.00 per day & 140 miles 26.00 26.00

Total amount $1824.70

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “Sterling P. White v. John Cody. Bill of Costs.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/documents/item/hc.case.wa.0126.086

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