Joseph Smith was being held in a jail when a mob attacked and killed him.'Held' in jail?
The record says he turned himself in.
While there, he was visited and a LOADED PISTOL was passed to him.
"Joseph; I advise you not to go to that jail."
"Darn gnats!!"
"Joseph; I'm telling you to not to go to that jail."
"Flies are BAD today!!"
"Joseph; It ain't gonna be pretty if you ignore me and go to that jail!"
"Crummy mosquitos are EVERYWHERE!!!"
"Joseph! Do NOT go to that jail!"
"And those bedbugs really savaged me last night, too!"
"JOSEPH!! Wake up boy! Do Not Go To That JAIL!!!"
"All right Sheriff - here I am, so give me a nice room while my Lawyer, my Advocate, my Comforter presents the LAW to the Judge and I am VINDICATED!!!"
Like I said, I didn't remember all the particulars without checking other sources (which I did immediately after to refresh my memory).