Died in jail or a lockup
George Robinson
George Robinson, a Black man, was held in the jail in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. According to The Donaldsonville Chief, published March 20, 1886, a posse of citizens took him from the jail and hanged him. The paper's brief item does not give the date of the killing or say how the jailer responded to the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief item reports that a posse of citizens took George Robinson from the Franklin Parish jail in Louisiana and hanged him.
Reported by: news reports.