The hanging & redemption of John Gordon
the true story of Rhode Island's last execution
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Author
Publication
2013 - The History Press, Charleston, SC, South Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
47,750 words, Guess
Page Count
191 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101609498682
- ISBN-139781609498689
- Library of Congress Control Number2013012611
- OCLC Control Number827261505
- Better World Books9781609498689
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL31136876M
Classifications
- DDC345.745/02523
- LCCKF223.G67 C37 2013
- LCCKF223.G67C37 2013
Description
"On a frigid day in 1843, Amasa Sprague, a wealthy Yankee mill owner, left his mansion to check on his cattle. On the way, he was accosted and beaten beyond recognition, and his body was left facedown in the snow. What followed was a trial marked by judicial bias, witness perjury and societal bigotry that resulted in the conviction of twenty-nine-year-old Irish-Catholic John Gordon. He was sentenced to hang. Despite overwhelming evidence that the trial was flawed and newly discovered evidence that clearly exonerated him, an anti{u2013}Irish Catholic establishment refused him a new trial. On February 14, 1845, John Gordon became the last victim of capital punishment in Rhode Island"--Page [4] of cover.
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