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January 28, 1811
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
John Cox, a former Democratic member of the New Jersey legislature from Sussex County, was sentenced to five years in state prison for passing counterfeit bank notes, despite voting for the law he violated.
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Extract of a Letter from a respectable gentleman in New-Jersey, to his correspondent in Philadelphia, dated Jan. 14.
We have nothing new worth communicating, except that one John Cox, a late democratic member of our legislature from Sussex county, is sentenced to five years imprisonment in the State prison, for passing counterfeit bank notes, for which he had given fifteen dollars a hundred, alleging that a man of his standing could pass them without suspicion. It is remarkable that he voted, in the legislature, for the passage of the law under which he is now so justly suffering.
First made the law, then broke it through,
Through,
Now feels the smart to justice due;
His labour still the state avails
Not making laws, but making nails.
We have nothing new worth communicating, except that one John Cox, a late democratic member of our legislature from Sussex county, is sentenced to five years imprisonment in the State prison, for passing counterfeit bank notes, for which he had given fifteen dollars a hundred, alleging that a man of his standing could pass them without suspicion. It is remarkable that he voted, in the legislature, for the passage of the law under which he is now so justly suffering.
First made the law, then broke it through,
Through,
Now feels the smart to justice due;
His labour still the state avails
Not making laws, but making nails.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Legal Or Court
Politics
What keywords are associated?
John Cox
Counterfeit Bank Notes
Sussex County
State Prison
Legislature
What entities or persons were involved?
John Cox
Where did it happen?
Sussex County, New Jersey
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Sussex County, New Jersey
Event Date
Jan. 14
Key Persons
John Cox
Outcome
sentenced to five years imprisonment in the state prison
Event Details
John Cox, a late democratic member of the legislature from Sussex county, passed counterfeit bank notes for which he paid fifteen dollars a hundred, believing his standing would avoid suspicion; he had voted for the law under which he was sentenced.