People v. Snaith

The action is brought to recover the sum of $250,000 for damages alleged to have been sustained by the state, occasioned by the frauds of the defendants, and growing out of repairs done by them upon the ceiling of the assembly chamber in the state capítol building, situate in the city and county of Albany, in the summer of 1888, under and in pursuance of chapter 582 of the Laws of that year. The moving papers show that there are 43 persons residing in the city of Albany who are and each of them is a material witness for the defendants upon the trial of the action; several others are also…