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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Philip Hoofnagle was convicted of burglary in a court held at Morris Town on Wednesday last (prior to October 23) before Judges William Augustus Atlee and George Bryan, and sentenced to five years hard labor under a new act.
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23. On Wednesday last a court of Oyer and Terminer, and a court of Nisi Prius were held at Morris town, for the county of Montgomery, before the honourable William Augustus Atlee, and George Bryan, Esq'rs judges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
A bill was presented against Philip Hoofnagle, for burglary, who was convicted by the traverse jury, on the clearest testimony. He was, after a very pathetic and instructing admonition from the bench, sentenced to five years hard labour, under the new act of assembly. It was with some difficulty that this reprobate was prevailed upon to make the election of labour instead of the halter; a convincing proof that the punishments, directed by the new law, are more terrifying to the idle vagabonds, than all the horrors of an ignominious death. As soon as the criminal was removed to the jail, his head was shaved; and he will, when clothed in the criminal's dress, be put to public work.
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Morris Town, County Of Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Event Date
Wednesday Last (Prior To Oct. 23)
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convicted of burglary; sentenced to five years hard labour under the new act of assembly; head shaved and to be put to public work in criminal's dress.
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A court of Oyer and Terminer and Nisi Prius was held before Judges Atlee and Bryan. Philip Hoofnagle was presented on a bill for burglary, convicted by the traverse jury on clear testimony, admonished from the bench, and sentenced to hard labour instead of execution, which he reluctantly chose.