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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.
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 ...
Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. [3] Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. [ 4 ] Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith , who founded the Latter Day Saint movement .
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.
In 1844, Smith was killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, while in jail awaiting trial on charges of inciting a riot for ordering the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor, a newspaper critical of Smith that accused him of practicing polygamy, and for treason against the State of Illinois for calling out the Nauvoo Legion contrary to the orders ...
Two correctional officers in Illinois were lauded as “heroes” by the county sheriff after their swift actions on Monday, August 9, stopped an inmate from hurling himself from a mezzanine onto ...
John Taylor and Willard Richards voluntarily accompanied the Smiths in Carthage Jail. [161] The death masks of Joseph Smith (left) and Hyrum Smith (right) On June 27, 1844, an armed mob with blackened faces stormed Carthage Jail, where Joseph and Hyrum were being detained. Hyrum, who was trying to secure the door, was killed instantly with a ...
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