EPISODE · Nov 8, 2022 · 25 MIN
64. MURDER: Amasa Sprague and the Trial of John Gordon
from Weird Island · host sara elizabeth corben
On December 31, 1843, Amasa Sprague was found murdered near his home in Cranston, RI. An Irish immigrant named John Gordon was tried and convicted of the crime, but even at the time, many believed he may have been innocent. Episode Source Material:Opinion/Harrington: Mystery still shrouds murder of Amasa SpragueJohn Gordon - Online Review of Rhode Island HistoryThe Murder of Amasa Sprague, and the Irishman Persecuted for the Crime - New England Historical SocietyWeird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly PlacesTrial of John Gordon and William Gordon, Charged With the Murder of Amasa SpragueState v. John Gordon, 1 R.I. 179 | Casetext Search + Citatorhttp://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText11/SenateText11/S0371A.htmhttps://read.amazon.com/?asin=B00XRFTWVI&ref_=dbs_t_r_kcrIrish-Italian ratio in R.I.is close, Census Bureau saysWhen America Despised the Irish: The 19th Century’s Refugee Crisis - HISTORYDorr Rebellion - Wikipediaamasa sprague | The Cotton Boll ConspiracyThe Execution of John Gordon, a Victim of Anti-Irish Catholic Prejudice - Online Review of Rhode Island HistoryEditors at Providence Journal Discriminated Against Irish-Americans - Online Review of Rhode Island HistoryThe Irish of Rhode Island (Part I, 1638-1921)New England Families, Genealogical and MemorialDorr Rebellion | Rhode Island's Very Own, Very Small Civil War - New England Today
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On December 31, 1843, Amasa Sprague was found murdered near his home in Cranston, RI. An Irish immigrant named John Gordon was tried and convicted of the crime, but even at the time, many believed he may have been innocent.
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