Died in jail or a lockup
Bud Montgomery (alias Jasper Newton)
Bud Montgomery was held in the jail at Mountain Home, Arkansas, in February 1894, when a mob of several hundred men overpowered the jailer and guards and took the keys. The mob took him from the jail and shot him, and according to the account he was found still alive and given water before the mob shot him again. The article says he died protesting his innocence and asking only to be freed from his shackles. The sources do not establish whether the jailer resisted or handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of several hundred men overpowered the jailer and guards at the Mountain Home, Arkansas jail, took the keys and shot Montgomery, who was held there.
Reported by: news reports.