Joseph E. McWilliams, organizer of the Christian Mobilizers and candidate for Congress in Yorkville on the “American Destiny Party” ticket, was sentenced yesterday to $50 fine or 30 days in jail by Magistrate Vincent J. Sweeny in Brooklyn Felony Court for making anti-Semitic speeches during a street meeting on June 21.
McWilliams, who was given until July 10 to pay the fine, said he would refuse to pay and would ask for a certificate of reasonable doubt in order to be able to appeal to a higher court. James Stewart, a follower of McWilliams, was sentenced to a $50 fine in absentia, but sentence was suspended.
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