Died in jail or a lockup
Omar Robinson
Omar Robinson was held in the jail at Florence, South Carolina, in December 1886. According to a news dispatch from Columbus, S.C., published in the Rock Island Daily Argus, a mob took him from the jail. The dispatch says the mob hanged him from a tree in the jail yard.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Columbus, S.C. news dispatch reports that a mob took him from the Florence jail and hanged him from a tree in the jail yard.
Reported by: Columbus, S.C. news dispatch (reporters).