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Domestic News
August 8, 1789
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
William Cole was executed on the commons of Philadelphia last Wednesday for robbing two countrymen on the Wissahickon road. He had recently escaped jail with two untaken accomplices after a sentence for prior depredations; his behavior was penitent before execution.
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Wednesday last, William Cole was executed on the commons of this city, for robbing on the Wissahickon road, two country men coming to market.—
He had two accomplices in that business, who are not yet taken, and all of them had but a few days escaped from the jail in this city, being sentenced to hard labor for some years as a punishment for sundry depredations on the inhabitants in and near this city. Cole had proved himself incorrigible by repeated robberies. It is said that from his sentence to his execution, his behavior was suitable to his deplorable situation.
He had two accomplices in that business, who are not yet taken, and all of them had but a few days escaped from the jail in this city, being sentenced to hard labor for some years as a punishment for sundry depredations on the inhabitants in and near this city. Cole had proved himself incorrigible by repeated robberies. It is said that from his sentence to his execution, his behavior was suitable to his deplorable situation.
What sub-type of article is it?
Execution
Crime
What keywords are associated?
William Cole
Execution
Robbery
Wissahickon Road
Jail Escape
What entities or persons were involved?
William Cole
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Philadelphia
Event Date
Wednesday Last
Key Persons
William Cole
Outcome
cole executed; two accomplices at large
Event Details
William Cole executed for robbing two countrymen on Wissahickon road; he and two accomplices had escaped jail days earlier after hard labor sentence for prior depredations; Cole incorrigible with repeated robberies; behaved suitably from sentence to execution.