Died in jail or a lockup
Lockhart
Lockhart was held in the jail at Terra Amarilla, Colorado, when a mob took him from it on a Wednesday night in October 1881 and lynched him, according to the Daily Republican, which reported on 29 October 1881. The paper said he was taken together with two other men, Coulter and a man known as Slim.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Republican reported that a mob took Lockhart from the jail at Terra Amarilla, Colorado, and lynched him, and the article does not say whether jail staff resisted.
Reported by: Daily Republican (reporters).