Back to top

This Day in Minnesota History

September 28, 1839

Source: 
ISBN: 0873514165
  • Cite
  • Share
  • Correct
  • Print

St. Paul resident Edward Phelan is arrested for the murder of his business partner, Joe Hays. He was acquitted, but his character was so unsavory that many considered him guilty. Hays's was the first death and the first murder in the city's history.

  • Cite
  • Share
  • Correct
  • Print
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

First published: July 1, 2015
Last modified: September 28, 2023