Died in jail or a lockup
Roy Belton
Roy Belton, also called Tom Owens, was held in a jail in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when a mob took them from custody on the night of Saturday, August 28, 1920, and killed them. District Judge Owen publicly condemned the lynching as a disgrace to the citizens of Oklahoma. The judge called a special grand jury to investigate it, scheduled to convene on September 13.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. District Judge Owen called the lynching a shame and a disgrace to the citizens of Oklahoma and summoned a special grand jury to investigate it.
Reported by: District Judge Owen (court).