John Zenger
John Peter Zenger
John P. Zenger was born in 1697
He was born in a German region.
He moved to Bradford, New York when he was 13. In 1719, he moved out of Bradford and wandered the colonies looking for work as a printer.
Zenger did however, move back to Bradford and started working for the Bradford printing company.
He did leave the company later on, to print the opinion of other writers that wanted to say something for or against the government.
Zenger partnered up with James Alexander,
Alexander’s new paper was called the New York Weekly Journal It was written mainly about the crimes of Governor William Cosby and his follower of the Court Party.
Governor Cosby was the governor of New York at the time.
Cosby became governor in 1731.
He was said to be a thief and a bully to the citizens.
In 1733 the first issue was printed and distributed.
Cosby demanded that the issues of the New York Weekly Journal to be burn.
It was illegal to burn the issues, however Cosby burned them anyways.
This action was recorded in the next issue of the news paper.
Cosby hired a attorney general to file a complaint to the justices of the court.
This led to the arrest of Zenger in October of 1734.
Zenger said in jail for eight months.
On his court date, the judge was James Delancey, a man Cosby hired to overtake the old judge.
Delancey disbarred the two lawyers Zenger had.
Andrew Hamilton, a renounced lawyer, saw the Zenger case a traveled to New York from Pennsylvania. They jury found Zenger not guilty in 1735.
Zenger’s case helped flourish the way for the making of the first Amendment.
John P. Zenger was born in 1697
He was born in a German region.
He moved to Bradford, New York when he was 13. In 1719, he moved out of Bradford and wandered the colonies looking for work as a printer.
Zenger did however, move back to Bradford and started working for the Bradford printing company.
He did leave the company later on, to print the opinion of other writers that wanted to say something for or against the government.
Zenger partnered up with James Alexander,
Alexander’s new paper was called the New York Weekly Journal It was written mainly about the crimes of Governor William Cosby and his follower of the Court Party.
Governor Cosby was the governor of New York at the time.
Cosby became governor in 1731.
He was said to be a thief and a bully to the citizens.
In 1733 the first issue was printed and distributed.
Cosby demanded that the issues of the New York Weekly Journal to be burn.
It was illegal to burn the issues, however Cosby burned them anyways.
This action was recorded in the next issue of the news paper.
Cosby hired a attorney general to file a complaint to the justices of the court.
This led to the arrest of Zenger in October of 1734.
Zenger said in jail for eight months.
On his court date, the judge was James Delancey, a man Cosby hired to overtake the old judge.
Delancey disbarred the two lawyers Zenger had.
Andrew Hamilton, a renounced lawyer, saw the Zenger case a traveled to New York from Pennsylvania. They jury found Zenger not guilty in 1735.
Zenger’s case helped flourish the way for the making of the first Amendment.