Died in jail or a lockup
George Robinson
George Robinson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Monroe, Louisiana, in February 1886. The Daily Evening Bulletin reported that a party of about one hundred men took him from the jail and hanged him. The Panola Weekly Star, published February 27, 1886, likewise reported that a mob took him from the jail and lynched him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A party of about one hundred men took George Robinson from the Monroe, Louisiana jail and hanged him near the scene of an earlier shooting.
Reported by: news reports.