If any of the witnesses should be unwilling to come, the justice issues a subpoena

That on the day of , 18, he procured a subpoena for the said J.C.S., and went with the same to his residence to serve the same, when he there learned for the first time that said J.C.S. had unexpectedly left home the day before and had gone to , in the state of , to be absent (three) weeks.