If he cannot furnish bail, he is committed to jail or left in charge of the officer.
Subpoena .-- One good reason for postponing a trial is to enable the parties to secure witnesses.

To this end, the justice issues subpoenas.

But in this case the witnesses must come without the tender of the fee.
_The Trial._ Arraignment .-- The first step in the trial proper is to inform the defendant of the nature of the crime with which he is charged.

The accusation, as stated in the warrant, is distinctly read to him by the justice, and he is required to plead thereto.

If he pleads guilty, conviction and sentence may follow at once.