Murder at Carthage Jail

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Murder at Carthage Jail refers to the 1844 killing of Latter-day Saint leaders Joseph and Hyrum Smith by an armed mob while they were imprisoned in Carthage, Illinois.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
killing
mob violence incident
hasAftermath heightened conflict between Latter-day Saints and local non-Mormons
increased Mormon migration pressure
succession crisis in the Latter-day Saint movement
hasAlternativeName Killing of Joseph and Hyrum Smith NERFINISHED
Martyrdom at Carthage Jail NERFINISHED
hasAssociatedPerson Governor Thomas Ford NERFINISHED
John Taylor NERFINISHED
Willard Richards NERFINISHED
hasBroaderConflict Mormon–non-Mormon conflict in Illinois NERFINISHED
hasBuildingFunction county jail
hasCause anti-Mormon sentiment
political tensions in Illinois
religious conflict
hasCentury 19th century
hasChargeContext charges related to destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor press
hasCity Carthage NERFINISHED
hasCommemoration Carthage Jail historic site NERFINISHED
Latter-day Saint memorial observances on June 27
hasCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hasDate 1844-06-27
hasDetainedPerson Hyrum Smith NERFINISHED
John Taylor NERFINISHED
Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
Willard Richards NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance martyrdom of Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
turning point in Latter-day Saint history
hasLegalStatus extrajudicial killing
hasLocation Carthage Jail NERFINISHED
Carthage, Illinois NERFINISHED
hasMethod shooting
hasPerpetrator armed mob
hasRegion Midwestern United States NERFINISHED
hasReligionContext Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED
hasState Illinois NERFINISHED
hasVictim Hyrum Smith NERFINISHED
Joseph Smith NERFINISHED
hasWeapon firearms
hasYear 1844
isPartOf history of Illinois
history of the Latter-day Saint movement
resultedIn death of Hyrum Smith
death of Joseph Smith
injury of John Taylor

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Hyrum Smith notableEvent Murder at Carthage Jail