Osborn
Osborne was held in the Crawford County jail at Robinson, Kansas. On the night of August 18, 1876, a mob of masked men broke into the jail, took him from it and hanged him from the nearest tree, according to period newspaper accounts. One account names him Osborn and says the sheriff's office was attacked the previous Friday, but this accusation appears only in the paper and is left out here. The mob's entry into the jail is recorded, but no account describes what the sheriff or jailer did when it arrived.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. St. Louis advices reprinted in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette say a masked mob entered the Crawford County jail at Robinson, Kansas, took Osborn from it and hanged him from the nearest tree.
Reported by: St. Louis advices reprinted in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette (reporters).