“‘They Did Not Know What They Were Doing.'” Back Metadata Thumbnail Share Title"'They Did Not Know What They Were Doing.'"Description1845 execution of John Gordon for the murder of Amasa Sprague - the last execution in the state.Author and ContributorsWyss, Bob.Date Published1981Document FormatNewspaperSubject(s)Capital punishment -- Rhode Island -- History. | Discrimination in capital punishment -- Rhode Island. | Gordon, John. | Irish -- Rhode Island. | Murder -- Rhode Island. | Sprague, Amasa.PublisherProvidence JournalPlace Of PublicationProvidence, R.I.HoldingsRhode Island Historical Society.Physical Description3p.Is Part OfRIer (July 19, 1981), 24-26.Periodical TitleRhode Islander - Providence Sunday JournalPlaceCranston, R.I. | Rhode IslandCoverage_temporal1845CNEB_ID1556DatePublishedClean1981 Continue browsing “Furnace Brook Site: A Salvage Dig.” An Address Delivered at the Formation of the Blackstone Monument Association, Together with the Preliminaries and Proceedings at Study Hill, July 4, 1855. Back to items list
