The first installment of the document that defined his career provided an account of Lewis Morris's victory in an election and exposed an attempt to disenfranchise local Quakers. Two months later, he was placed in the Old City jail, and found himself in a perilous situation 
The first installment of the document that defined his career provided an account of Lewis Morris's victory in an election and exposed an attempt to disenfranchise local Quakers. Two months later, he was placed in the Old City jail, and found himself in a perilous situation when Chief Justice Delancey disbarred his attorneys, William Smith and James Alexander. However, he ultimately was able to defeat accusations made by William Cosby with the aid of his replacement lawyer, Andrew Hamilton. For 10 points, name this publisher of the New York Weekly Journal who was acquitted of libel charges in a landmark 1735 trial.
The first installment of the document that defined his career provided an account of Lewis Morris's victory in an election and exposed an attempt to disenfranchise local Quakers.
John Peter {Zenger}