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On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.
 
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==Section review==
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=== Death {{WikipediaUpdate|9/3/2011}} ===
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Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in [[Carthage Jail]] on charges of treason.
 
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#Joseph and Hyrum were accompanied in jail by [[John Taylor (Mormon)]] and Dr. [[Willard Richards]], who were not prisoners.
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On June 27, 1844, an armed group with blackened faces stormed the jail and killed Hyrum instantly with a shot to the face.
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#{{Harvtxt|Bushman|2005|p=550}} ("Hyrum was the first to fall. A ball through the door struck him on the left side of the nose, throwing him to the floor.")
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Smith fired a [[pepper-box]] pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,
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#{{Harvtxt|Brodie|1971|p=393}} ("Joseph discharging all six barrels down the passageway. Three of them missed fire, but the other three found marks."); {{Harvtxt|Bushman|2005|2005|p=549}} (Smith received a smuggled six-shooter, and passed along a single-shot pistol to Hyrum).
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then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.
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Smith was buried in Nauvoo.
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Five men were tried for his murder; all were [[acquitted]].
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#{{Harvtxt|Bushman|2005|p=550}} ("Hyrum was the first to fall. A ball through the door struck him on the left side of the nose, throwing him to the floor.")
 
#{{Harvtxt|Bushman|2005|p=550}} ("Hyrum was the first to fall. A ball through the door struck him on the left side of the nose, throwing him to the floor.")
 
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An analysis of Wikipedia article "Joseph Smith"



A FairMormon Analysis of Wikipedia: "Joseph Smith"
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Reviews of previous revisions of this section

19 May 2009

Summary: A review of this section as it appeared in Wikipedia on 19 May 2009.

Section review

Death  Updated 9/3/2011

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith and his brother Hyrum were held in Carthage Jail on charges of treason.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

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:

FAIR's Response

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith fired a pepper-box pistol that had been smuggled into the prison,

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

then "sprang to the window" before being shot several times. He died shortly after falling to the ground.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response


The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Smith was buried in Nauvoo.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

The author(s) of the Wikipedia article on Joseph Smith[1] make(s) the following claim:

Five men were tried for his murder; all were acquitted.

Author's sources:

FAIR's Response

  •  Correct, per cited sources


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Due to the nature of wikipedia, articles can change. This analysis applies to the article as it stood circa September 2011.