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1839 - 1844 | A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia: "Joseph Smith" A work by a collaboration of authors (Link to Wikipedia article here)
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Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in Carthage Jail on charges of treason.Author's sources:
On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.Author's sources:
Smith fired a pepper-box pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,Author's sources:
then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.Author's sources:
Smith was buried in Nauvoo.Author's sources:
Five men were tried for his murder; all were acquitted.Author's sources:
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