Died in jail or a lockup
Hyrum Smith
Hyrum Smith was the father of Joseph Fielding Smith and the brother of the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. He was held at the jail in Carthage, Missouri, alongside his brother, when a mob stormed the jail and shot him to death. Sources describe him as a man who was killed by that mob while in custody there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Alaska Daily Empire's 1918 background account says a mob stormed the Carthage, Missouri, jail where Hyrum Smith was confined with his brother and shot him.
Reported by: Alaska Daily Empire (reporters).