Died in jail or a lockup
J. H. Varney
J. H. Varney was held at the Freestone County jail in Texas in May 1922. Associated Press and Omaha Daily Bee reports say a mob of about 500 men unlocked the jail doors and seized him, and one report says the sheriff gave up the keys while another says the mob took them. The mob took Varney to Kirvin, where he was burned at an iron stake. The Albuquerque Morning Journal dates his death to May 6, 1922.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody