Cityhall

The Trial of John Peter Zenger

By emeraldvignesh

  • Birth

    Birth
    "John Peter Zenger is born in Germany"

  • Immigration

    Immigration
    Zenger "and family move to America; father dies on the ship"

  • Apprenticeship

    Apprenticeship
    Zenger "enters apprenticeship with Willaim Bradford"

  • Second Marriage

    Second Marriage
    "Marries Anna Catherin Maulin...; they will have five children"

  • Partnership

    Partnership
    Zenger "joins William Bradford in business"

  • Career

    Career
    "Opens printing shop for himself"

  • Governor

    Governor
    William Cosby becomes governor and removes Chief Justice Lewis Morris from his position.

  • New-York Weekly Journal

    New-York Weekly Journal
    Zenger "begins printing The New-York Weekly Journal"

  • Newspaper Burnings

    Newspaper Burnings
    "Four issues of the New-York Weekly Journal are burned"

  • Arrest

    Arrest
    Zenger "arrested... on charges of printing and publishing seditious libel; Zenger's lawyers are disbarred"

  • Jury Selection

    "Jury Selection is held"

  • Trial

    Trial
    The trial is held and "Zenger found not guilty"

  • A Brief Narrative of the Case is Published

    A Brief Narrative of the Case is Published
    James Alexander publishes "A Brief Narrative of the Case and Trial of John Peter Zenger"

  • Death

    "Zenger dies...; Anna Zenger continues to publish The New-York Weekly Journal