March 20, 1826
South Bainbridge, New York
Joseph Smith was tried and acquitted by Justice of the Peace Albert Neely Jr. of a charge of being a disorderly person, meaning not acceptably employed and "pretending to discover where lost goods may be found."Sources:
"Joseph Smith's 1826 Trial: The Legal Setting," Gordon A. Madsen, BYU Studies 30:2
LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series
Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,
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