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When the brothers arrived at the county seat of Carthage to surrender to authorities, they were charged with treason against Illinois for declaring martial law. The Smith brothers were detained at Carthage Jail awaiting trial when an armed mob of 150–200 men stormed the building, their faces painted black with wet gunpowder. Hyrum was killed ...
After the surrender of Mormon forces on November 2, 1838, Smith was surrendered to authorities, arrested and imprisoned in the jail at Liberty, Missouri. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] [ 33 ] On November 12, 1838, Judge King found "probable cause to believe that Joseph Smith, Jr, Lyman Wight, Hiram Smith, Alexander McRay & Caleb Baldwin are guilty of Overt acts ...
Carthage Jail (c. 1885), where Smith was killed in 1844. When the destruction of the Expositor was reported to Smith's journalistic enemy Thomas C. Sharp, his Warsaw Signal published a call to action: "Citizens arise, one and all!!! Can you stand by, and suffer such Infernal Devils! to rob men of their property and rights without avenging them.
Carthage Jail is a historic building in Carthage, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It was built in 1839 and is best known as the location of the 1844 killing of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum, by a mob of approximately 150 men.
Liberty Jail is a historical jail in Liberty, Missouri, United States, which served as the county jail of Clay County, Missouri between December 1834 and 1853. [1] The jail is known in Latter Day Saint movement due to the imprisonment of its founder, Joseph Smith , and some of his associates during the 1838 Mormon War .
A Carthage man allegedly killed his wife in Miami County, Kansas, then drove her body to Jasper County, in southwest Missouri, before he reported her death, according to law enforcement.
The Smiths were placed under arrest and transported to Carthage Jail. [97] Early on June 27, Smith authored an order to Nauvoo Legion commander Jonathan Dunham instructing him to bring the Legion to Carthage and stage a jailbreak. [98] Smith and the other prisoners were guarded only by six members of the Carthage Grays, led by Sgt. Frank Worrell.
Feb. 26—Circuit Judge David Mouton sentenced a 22-year-old Carthage father Monday to 10 years in prison for throwing and shaking his 7-week-old daughter. At the conclusion of a sentencing ...