United States v. Edme
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a rule to show cause, why the defendant, John Edme) should not be discharged from the custody of John Conard, Esq. marshal of the United States for this district, gran ted. on the affidavit and application of Phillips, the defendant’s attorney.
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This was a rule to show cause, why the defendant, John Edme) should not be discharged from the custody of John Conard, Esq. marshal of the United States for this district, gran ted. on the affidavit and application of Phillips, the defendant’s attorney. A capias ad respondendum in debt, for 10,000 dollars for penalties, had been issued at the suit of the United States against Ed-me, from the District Court of the United States for this district, in which bail was marked in 15,000 dollars. lie was arrested b.y the marshal on this writ, whilst he was returning from his attendance on a…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
DuncaN, J. A capias in debthad been issued by the United States against John Edme, debt 10,000 dollars for certain penalties, in which bail was marked in 15000 dollars. He was arrested by the marshal on this writ, while he was returning from his attendance on a magistrate, before whom he had made a deposition as a witness in the cause of Gravelle v. Gouiram, depending in this court, under a rule of court. The marshal was in the justice’s office during the examination of the witness, but did not arrest him until *149after he had left the office. On the…
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