Gus Robinson
Gus Robinson was one of three Black men held in the common jail of Habersham County, Georgia, in May 1892. According to Governor Northen's proclamation, a mob broke into the jail during their first night there, took the men out and hanged them. The governor said the men had never been arraigned before any court and called the killing deliberate murder. Other early newspaper accounts place the jail at Clarksville and say the three men were hanged from a tree outside town.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Northen, in a proclamation, said a mob broke into the Habersham County common jail and hanged Gus Robinson and two others, and called the killing deliberate murder.
Reported by: Gov. Northen, in a proclamation.