Pardon for Irish man hanged in US

The governor of US state Rhode Island is set to pardon the last man executed there – an Irish immigrant who was hanged more than 150 years ago following what is believed to have been a tainted trial.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2011 - 09:40

John Gordon was convicted of killing Amasa Sprague, the brother of a US senator. He was hanged in 1845.

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