PEOPLE v. THORPE


198 Misc. 462 (1950)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. William R. Thorpe and Lewis Van Dyk, Defendants.

City Magistrate's Court of New York, Borough of Manhattan, Upper Manhattan Arrest Court.

March 28, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emanuel L. Kayman for Arthur J. Du Bois, complainant.

Hayden C. Covington for defendants.


BUSHEL, M.

Defendants are charged with the offense of disorderly conduct in violation of section 722 of the Penal Law. They are members of a religious group known as Jehovah's Witnesses. Each of these defendants asserts that he is a minister of the gospel and preaches from door to door under the direction of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Inc., a corporation established by law for religious purposes...

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