“Death Knell for the Death Penalty: the Gordon Murder Trial and Rhode Island’s Abolition of Capital Punishment.” Back Metadata Thumbnail Share Title"Death Knell for the Death Penalty: the Gordon Murder Trial and Rhode Island's Abolition of Capital Punishment."DescriptionJohn Gordon was hanged for the murder of Amasa Sprague in 1845. RIHS holds a copy of the article (VF Subj C244c).Author and ContributorsConley, Patrick Thomas.Date Published1986Document FormatPeriodicalSubject(s)Capital punishment -- Rhode Island. | Gordon, John, d.1845. | Rhode Island -- History. | Trials (Murder) -- Rhode Island.PublisherRhode Island Bar AssociationPlace Of PublicationProvidence, R.I.HoldingsRhode Island Historical SocietyPhysical Description4p.Is Part OfRI Bar Journal, 34 (May 1986), 11-15.Periodical TitleRhode Island Bar JournalLink to RIHS Digital Cataloghttps://rihs.minisisinc.com//SCRIPTS/MWIMAIN.DLL/144/BIBLIO/WEB_BIBLIO_DETAIL_REPORT?SESSIONSEARCH&exp=sisn%202010PlaceRhode IslandCall NumberK110 R4 A3 v.34CNEB_ID8-10168City-TownRHODE ISLANDDatePublishedClean1986 Continue browsing “Civil Rights and Civil Wrongs in Rhode Island: Church, State, and the Constitution, 1636-1986.” First in War, Last in Peace: Rhode Island and the Constitution, 1786-1790. Back to items list
