In re Superintendent of the Poor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Samuel Beck, 'superintendent of the poor of Westchester county, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Westchester Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of' the county of Westchester on the 2d day of May, 1896, denying his motion to vacate a warrant of attachment theretofore granted against him.
1Opinion of the Court
Brown, P. J.:
It appears from the record before us that, on March seventh last, a subpoena, signed by Charles L. Lane, chairman of the committee of superintendent of the poor of Westchester county, was duly served upon Samuel Beck, in the city of New York, commanding him to appear at the office of the board of supervisors, in Westchester county, on March 11, 1896, at ten a. m., to testify and be *145examined in relation to matters therein stated. Said Beck neglected and refused to attend in response to said subpoena, and on April 4, 1896, Justice Keogh, of the Supreme Court, upon proof of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Steitz v. RiceNew York Supreme Court · 1890
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