Joseph Smith, the founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother, Hyrum Smith, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, United States, on June 27, 1844, while awaiting trial in the town jail on charges of treason.

Joseph and Hyrum Smith arrived at Carthage Jail on the evening of June 25, 1844, where they were imprisoned while awaiting trial on the charge of treason. Two days later, on June 27, a mob of armed men stormed the jail.

Following increased opposition and the destruction of a printing press, Joseph and Hyrum Smith were taken to Carthage Jail. While the brothers were awaiting trial, an armed mob stormed the building and killed the two men.

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 ...

Joseph and Hyrum Smith are martyred at Carthage Jail. Explain that on June 27, 1844, Governor Thomas Ford left Carthage to speak to the Saints in Nauvoo. The day previous, the governor had met with the Prophet Joseph Smith and promised to take Joseph and Hyrum with him if …

Jun 27, 2019 · Around 9 p.m. Joseph and Hyrum Smith are taken to Carthage Jail. Willard Richards, John P. Greene, Stephen Markham, Dan Jones, an individual identified as Dr. Southwick, Lorenzo Wasson, and John Taylor accompany the Smiths.

One of the most consequential crimes in American history occurred on a summer day in 1844 when a mob stormed a jail in Carthage, Illinois and murdered Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum.