/ Lugares de DyC / Ramus, Illinois
Carthage, Illinois
1844
Photo Credit: Christina Broberg, 2012
Significant Events At a Glance
- Martyrdom of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Hyrum Smith
Carthage Jail
Key Points of Interest
- Joseph Smith, Jr., Hyrum Smith, and multiple other leaders were arrested after the Nauvoo City Council had the printing press, type and other materials of the Nauvoo Expositor, a local newspaper, destroyed
- Illinois Governor Thomas Ford promised the men his protection if they surrendered and went to stand trial in Carthage
- Soon after their arrival, all the leaders were released on bail except Joseph and Hyrum: They were charged with treason
- On 27 June 1844 John Taylor and Willard Richards were staying with Joseph and Hyrum in a room on the second story of the jail. A mob came to the jail, and every man was shot multiple times except Willard Richards
- Hyrum died first, after being struck in the face by a musket ball and then in the back by a ball coming from the east window. His last words were “I am a dead man”
- John Taylor was shot with five balls, first in his leg, and then in his chest. The first shot to his chest hit his pocketwatch
- After John had been shot, Joseph moved to the window and was shot twice in the back and once in the chest. He went out the window and fell 25 feet to the ground. His last words were, “Oh Lord, My God!”
- Once Joseph was outside the jail, the members of the mob moved outside. Willard, who escaped with only a grazed ear, then dragged John to the nearby cell room and covered him with a mattress to hide him
- Though John was severely wounded, John and Willard both survived and returned to Nauvoo
- The murders of Joseph and Hyrum were later acquitted
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Frente de la cárcel de Carthage
Crédito de la foto: Kenneth Mays, 2012
Cárcel de Carthage desde la calle
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Patio de la cárcel de Carthage
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Pozo y patio de la cárcel de Carthage
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Interior de la cárcel de Carthage
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Interior de la cárcel de Carthage
Crédito de la foto: Kenneth Mays, 2007
Pasillo de la cárcel de Carthage
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Celda de la planta baja de la cárcel de Carthage
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Aterrizaje superior de la cárcel de Carthage
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Celda de arriba de la cárcel de Carthage
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Interior de la celda de arriba de la cárcel de Carthage
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Puerta de dormitorio con agujero de bala
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Dormitorio de la cárcel de Carthage
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Ventana del segundo piso de la cárcel de Carthage
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Estatua de Carthage Joseph and Hyrum
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Detalle de la estatua de Cartago
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