Spirit of Democracy, an Ohio newspaper, reports Joseph trying to escape Carthage.

Date
Jul 12, 1844
Type
News (traditional)
Source
Unknown
Hearsay
Unsourced
Journalism
Reference

"Death of the Prophet--Joe and Hiram Smith are Dead!!!" in The Spirit of Democracy Woodsfield, Ohio 12 Jul 1844, Page 2

Scribe/Publisher
Spirit of Democracy
People
Hyrum Smith, Unknown, Joseph Smith, Jr.
Audience
Reading Public
Transcription

A general confusion ensued in the crowd around the jail. Joe and his Mormon fellow-prisoners it seems had provided themselves with pistols, and commenced firing upon the guard within. He then attempted to escape from the window, when a hundred balls entered his body, and he fell like a lifeless corpse.

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