Halifax County NcArchives News.....James Cobb 1792 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Connie Ardrey n/a November 23, 2007, 7:09 pm The NC Journal 1792 7 Nov 1792 Halifax, November 7 Yesterday the Supreme Court of Law for this district closed their session during which James Cobb was convicted on two bills of indictment for forgery and sentenced to stand in the pillor one hour, have one ear cut off, be imprisoned for seven months, and pay a fine of five pounds. Part of his sentence was executed on Monday last, which he bore with the most consumate impudence and effrontery - as soon as his ear was cut off, he hastily snatched it up and greedily devoured it. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/halifax/newspapers/jamescob292nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb