Died in custody
John Howard
John Howard was described in a Galveston dispatch, published in the Semi-Weekly Miner, as an old citizen. On August 22, 1884, he was being moved by officers toward the Lampasas jail when a mob took him near Langford's cave. According to the dispatch, he was shot and killed there.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Galveston dispatch in the Semi-Weekly Miner says a mob took him from officers moving him toward the Lampasas jail and shot him near Langford's cave.
Reported by: Galveston dispatch published in the Semi-Weekly Miner (reporters).