People v. Hamilton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, William C. Hamilton, from a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions, City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, Part VI, rendered against him on the 21st day of January, 1918, convicting him of a violation of section 530 of the Penal Law, and also from the judgment of said court overruling the demurrer and denying his motion to dismiss the information for lack of jurisdiction and further denying his motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
The defendant is the principal of the Hamilton Detective Agency, conducting the same and holding the license therefor. Its place of business is on the ninth floor of an office building at Forty-third street and Broadway, in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York. It leases and occupies three rooms known as 906, 907 and 908. On the door of room 906 was an American flag, with the words beneath, “ Office of Captain H. A. Reed,” and “ Entrance, Room 907.” The door to room 907 bore no inscription. On the door of room 908 appeared the words, “ Hamilton Detective Agency — Wilham C.…
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