Henry v. Ricketts

THE COURT told Mr. Taylor they would hear him further in support of the motion. THE COURT, on hearing, refused to lay.a rule, being of opinion that a witness, residing more than one hundred miles from the place of trial, could not be compelled to attend; and refused to issue a subpoena commanding the witness to appear before the mayor of Norfolk to testify. See Acts Cong. Sept. 24, 1789, § 30 (1 Stat. 88), and March 2, 1793, § 6 (1 Stat. 333).