James Musgrove
James Musgrove was held at the United States penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. On Wednesday, June 1, 1898, the Daily Public Ledger reported, he was among a group of people held there who got out through the prison gates. After an hour-long pursuit through nearby weeds, he was shot and killed, and the paper reported that a shot from behind brought him down without saying who fired it. The paper also reported that most of the others scattered and were feared to be at large.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The newspaper account says a shot from behind during the pursuit brought him down and killed him after he was caught in nearby weeds carrying a guard's rifle.
Reported by: news reporting of the June 1, 1898 escape at the Leavenworth penitentiary (reporters).