Died in jail or a lockup
Osborn
Osborn was held in the jail at Robinson, Illinois, when, in late June 1876, a crowd of citizens took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree. The jail held him in the custody of the local authorities, and a mob took his life while he was in their keeping. Accounts of the death name him only by surname.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a crowd took Osborn from the Robinson, Illinois jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: newspaper report.