Joseph had no sooner heard the verdict then a constable from neighboring Broome County served a warrant for the same crimes. The constable hurried Joseph off on a fifteen-mile journey without a pause for a meal . . . At ten the next morning, Joseph was in court again, this time before three justices who formed a court of special sessions with the power to expel him from the county. . . . Reed said witnesses were examined until 2 a.m., and the case argued for another two hours