Who Killed Amasa Sprague? Back Metadata Thumbnail Share TitleWho Killed Amasa Sprague?Description1843 murder of the Cranston businessman and manufacturer, for which John Gordon, an Irish immigrant, was convicted on circumstantial evidence and executed - the last execution in the state.Author and ContributorsHaley, John Williams.Date Published1932Document FormatPamphletSubject(s)Capital punishment -- Rhode Island -- History. | Discrimination in capital punishment -- Rhode Island. | Gordon, John. | Irish -- Rhode Island. | Sprague, Amasa.PublisherJ.C. HallPlace Of PublicationProvidence, R.I.HoldingsRhode Island Historical SocietyPhysical Description10p.Periodical TitleOld Stone BankLink to RIHS Digital Cataloghttp://rihs.minisisinc.com/rihs/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/RIHS_M2L/LINK/SISN+14675?SESSIONSEARCHPlaceCranston, R.I. | Rhode IslandCall NumberF79 P971CNEB_ID1546DatePublishedClean1933 Continue browsing Early Cranston. The Dark Days of Social Welfare at the State Institutions at Howard, Rhode Island. Back to items list
