Other details vary and sometimes contradict each other.
to discover where lost goods may be found.” 1 Four accounts describe this hearing, all of which suggest Joseph suffered no serious legal consequences in its aftermath. His arrest appears to have been based on a statute in New York state law outlawing “pretending. As a result, Joseph was ordered to appear before justice of the peace Albert Neely in Chenango County, likely on charges of disorderly conduct. Someone in the community, possibly a member of Stowell’s extended family, accused Joseph of gazing into a stone to discover lost property. In 1826, Josiah Stowell hired Joseph Smith to help look for lost Spanish silver near the border of New York and Pennsylvania.
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