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

 

Trial in District Court Clerks Cost R. Strobach-Deputy

To Docket .25
Appearance .50
Ent & file J.P. Transcript .35
" Indictment .60
Certified copy of " 2.00
Ent arraignment plea .50
Taking plea "not guilty" .50
Two subpoenas 1.00
One " .50
Three " 1.50
File above six subpoenas .60
Issue jailed .50
Calling jury-swear and ques' .25
Swear 17 jurors & all men separately 2.55
" jury to try case .25
" 22 witnesses 3.30
" Bailiff .15
Calling jury & file verict .35
Ent. claimes of 20 witnesses 4.50
Sentence .50
Certified copy of sentenced 1.40
Final Record 3.40
Taxing cost .50
Three transcripts 6.00
3 Certificates 3.00 34.95

Sheriffs Fees John Cody Trial in District Court

To serving subpoenas as witnesses one subpoenas one name 2 miles .60
" " 2 " 4 " 1.20
" " 2 " 150 " 15.80
" " 3 " 100 " 11.20
" " 3 " - - 1.20

 

Amount brought forward 34[?]
To serving one subpoena 2 names 176 miles 18.40
" 30 " 3.00
" 1 " 1 48 5.20
" 1 1 2 .60
" 1 1 4 .80
" 1 1 14 " 1.80
" 1 1 2 " .60
" " " 2 " .60
" " " 164 " 16.80
" " " 2 " .60
" " " 146 " 15.00
" " " 162 " 16.20
" " 2 4 " 1.20
" " 1 12 " 1.60
" " " 2 " .60
" " " 2 " .60 113.60

Sheriffs fees of E.F. Whittier in District Crt.

To serving one subpoena 17 names 2 miles .60
" calling jury 8 times 2.00
" " 21 witnesses 2.10 4.70

Sheriff J. J. Tyler Bill of Yakima County

for keeping prisoner while committed to jail there by order of the court. From Febry 17th 85 to April 13th 85- 55 days 55.00
To medicine furnished 3.00 58.00
To amt fowd 211.25

 

Witnesses in the District Court on behalf of the Territory

S.W. Condin 8 days 150 miles 31.00 211.25
Josiah Cole 14 " 28.00
Allan Emerson 7 " 150 " 24.00
W.W. Rhodes 7 " 150 " 29.00
O.J. Rogers 4 " 50 " 13.00
J.H. Portch 14 " 28.00
Frank Beardon 14 " 28.00
Henry " " 28.00
J.T. " " 28.00
C.T. Brindle " 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 miles 36.00 376.00

Witnesses on behalf of Defendant

J.H. Harte one day & 146 miles 16.60
D.B. Steply 9 " " 150 " 33.00
Eva L. 9 " " " " 33.00
C.B. White 11 " " " " 37.00
J.D. Mayer 9 " " " " 33.00
F.M. Fuftts 9 " " " " 33.00
Jno H. Jump 9 " " " " 33.00
E.H. Warren 9 " " " " 33.00
J. P. Short 9 " " " " 33.00
G.W. Sherman 9 " " " " 33.00
R.C. Welch 10 " " " " 20.00
D. Trundell 9 " " " " 33.00
C.P. Harold 6 " " 180 " 30.00
H. Wynhoff 7 " " 150 " 29.00
F.M. Spencer 10 " " 160 " 36.00
Allan Stoakey 6 " " 140 " 26.00
Albert Stoakey 6 " " 140 " 26.00
J.E. Williams 9 " " 150 " 33.00
Wells Williams 926.60
9 days 150 miles 33.00 1137.80

 

Costs on hearing an Writ of Habeas Corpus Before Judge Turner at Chambers at Sprague W.T.

1885 Feby 13

July 1885 13 Sheriffs Fees-John Cody Sheriff
To guarding prisoner 45 days 587.25
@ $2.00. There being no jail in Lincoln County and order having been made by the court where to confine prisoner from said county- 90.00

To boarding prison 45 days which [?] 45.00 serving writ of habeas corpus [?] 1.20
attendance on hearing habeas corpus with prisoner 3.00
Committing prisoner to jail at Yakima 1.00
Mileage from Sprague to Yakima 450 miles @ 10 cents per mile 45.00
Mileage on prisoner 225 miles 22.50
Board for prisoner three days 3.00
Serving a call to convey prisoner from Yakima to Cheney for trial 1.00
Milage from Sprague to Yakima and return to Cheney 475 miles 47.50
Mileage on prisoner from Yakima to Cheney 250 miles 25.00
" Board three days 3.00
" serving one subpoena 8 names 250 miles 28.20
" " " 5 " 2.00

To guarding prisoner three days while in route from Yakima to Cheney 23.00 per day 9.00 526.40

Witness fees for attendance and mileage on behalf of the Territory on hearing of the Writ of Habeas Corpus

O.J. Rogers 4 day & 140 22.00 66.00
Josiah Cole " " " " 22.00 919.65
E.A. Portch " " " " 22.00
Amount carried fordward 979.65

 

Amount brght. ford. 979.65

J.H. Portch 4 days attendance 140 miles 22.00
C.T. Brindle " " " " " 22.00
Frank Beardon 22.00
H. Beardon 22.00
J.T. Beardon 22.00
Witnesses who testified on behalf of the defendant in the above hearing

The men to be arrested until further instruction from S. C. Hyde Esq prosecuting atty

R.C. Welch 4 days 140 miles 22.00
John Janupp " " " " 22.00
C.B. White " " " " 22.00
G.W. Sherman " " " " 22.00M

Cost in Justice Court J.W. Carpenter J.P.

To serving warrant 1.00
Committing to jail .50
issuing subpoenas 6 names .15
swearing 9 witnesses 1.35
Taking affidavit .25 3.95

Sheriffs Fees in Justice Court John Cody Sheriff J.H. Friedlander Depty.

To attendance one day with prisoner 3.00
serving one subpoenas 9 names 58 miles 7.40
calling 9 witnesses .90
serving warrant 18 miles mileage 2.80
committing to jail 1.00
Mileage 150 miles 15.00 40.10
Guarding prisoner 13 days at Sherman W.T. he being unable to to undergo transportation owing to wounds received 13 days @ 2.00 per day 26.00
Amount carried forward 1257.70

 

Witnesses in Justice Court for the Territory

O.J. Rogers one day 20 miles 4.00
J.H. Portch " " 2 " 2.20
H. Beardon " " 10 " 3.00
J. Beardon " " 10 " 3.00
E.A. Portch " " 2 " 2.20 14.40

Witnesses in Justice Court on behalf of the defendant.

The men to be comitted until further instruction from S. C. Hyde Esq Pros atty.

R.C. Welch one day 25 miles 4.50
John Januk " " 20 " 4.00
Geo. W. Sherman " 2 " 2.20
W. Williams 10 3.00 13.70

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

To H.F. Warren for conveying prisoner ro Sprague - from Brent W.T. 25.00

To J.H. Friendlander for guarding prisoner in conveying him to Sprague W.T. 6 day @ $2.00 per day 140 miles 26.00 1342.80

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.0126.094

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