Died in jail or a lockup
J. G. Burton
J. G. Burton was held in the jail at Russell, Kansas, when a mob took him from it on Saturday night, January 13, 1894, and killed him. He was one of three men taken from the jail that night. The Free Press reported the killings in a short item published January 18, 1894.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.