Dud Montgomery

Dud Montgomery was held in the jail at Mountain Home, Arkansas, in February 1894, when a mob fired into the jail and took him. The Weekly Intelligencer reports that he was found still alive after the first shots and asked for water, which was given to him, before the mob shot him again. The paper says he protested his innocence and asked only to be relieved of his shackles. The same mob also killed Anderson Carter.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper account says a mob broke into the Mountain Home, Arkansas jail and shot him after he was found alive and asked for water.

Reported by: 1894 newspaper account (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The True Northerner, March 2, 1894, page 2 The True Northerner, March 2, 1894
• The Weekly Intelligencer, March 3, 1894, page 1 The Weekly Intelligencer, March 3, 1894