. The city of New York. t, and otherrepresentatives of the moneyed class, seizedLeisler and his son-in-law, and caused themto be put to death by hanging, the first andonly men ever to suffer the death penalty inNew York for a political offense. The gal-lows stood about wherethe present site ofthe Tribune Office now is, on Leislers ownfarm. Here perished the_ first Governor ofNew York who drew his power directlyfrom the people. Two years later the son of Jacob Leisler,prosecuted the appeal which had been de-nied his father, secured an order forthe restoration of his confiscated estateand in 169
. The city of New York. t, and otherrepresentatives of the moneyed class, seizedLeisler and his son-in-law, and caused themto be put to death by hanging, the first andonly men ever to suffer the death penalty inNew York for a political offense. The gal-lows stood about wherethe present site ofthe Tribune Office now is, on Leislers ownfarm. Here perished the_ first Governor ofNew York who drew his power directlyfrom the people. Two years later the son of Jacob Leisler,prosecuted the appeal which had been de-nied his father, secured an order forthe restoration of his confiscated estateand in 1698 obtained an act from the Eng-lish Parliament which completely rehabil-itated the dead mans memory. This actcancelled the judgment of the court inNew York, sustained Leislers course asgovernor, and declared that he had beenconfirmed in the power that the peoplehad bestowed upon him by the Kingsletter of July 30, 1689. Three years laterthe bodies of Leisler and Milbourne weretaken from their resting places, and after 47. Trinity ChuriTorn down in IS-lo for present lying in state in the City Hall, were, withimpressive ceremonies, reinterred in a burialground which is now Exchange Place. Un-fortunately, no man knows their presentsepulchre. A monument to his memorywas erected in New Rochelle, N. Y.,in 1913,by the Daughters of the Revolution, butnone has yet been placed in the city York prospered under the admin-istration of William_ and Mary. Duringthe next half century its population steadilyincreased each decade, and all throughColonial days it continued to_ wax and growstrong. It retained its original cosmopol-itan character; swarthy men in picturesquegari3 adorned the streets, and denizens fromall parts of the world made up its popula-tion. Here are some interesting figuresshowing its growth. Years Population 1698 1703 1712 1723 1731 8,622 1737 1746 1749 1756 1771 21,862 1774 22,750 49
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