Died in jail or a lockup
Roy Givens
According to a United Press report carried by The Daily Morning Oasis on October 7, 1920, a mob took the keys from the sheriff, broke into the jail and took Roy Givens from custody. The report says the mob bound him to a tree and shot him, along with two other men, in connection with the killing of John Harvey. The place of the killing is unclear in the garbled text of the report. The report says the sheriff handed over the keys to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A United Press report says a mob stormed the jail, took the sheriff's keys, and shot Roy Givens after binding him to a tree.
Reported by: United Press Service (reporters).