Allen

Allen Robinson, a Black man, was one of five men held in the Huntingdon jail in Carroll County, Tennessee. According to the Nashville Union and American, on the night of January 25, 1870, a group of armed men broke into the jail, took the five men from the jailer's custody, and shot them a short distance from town, and Allen died in that shooting. A New York Herald account says an armed party overcame the guards and took the men, and that the men were shot dead.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Nashville Union and American (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Daily Dispatch, February 2, 1870, page 3 The Daily Dispatch, February 2, 1870
• The New York Herald, February 4, 1870, page 10 The New York Herald, February 4, 1870