Osborne

A man named Osborn, spelled Osborne in a second report, was held in the Crawford County jail at Robinson, Kansas. St. Louis reports reprinted in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette say a mob of masked men entered the jail on the night of August 18, 1876, took him out and hanged him from the nearest tree. The American Citizen, which printed its account on September 2, 1876, describes the mob as surrounding the jail before taking him to a tree.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis report reprinted in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette says a masked mob entered the Crawford County jail at Robinson, Kansas, took Osborn out and hanged him.

Reported by: St. Louis advices reprinted in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Weekly Arkansas Gazette, August 28, 1876, page 5 Weekly Arkansas Gazette, August 28, 1876
• American Citizen, September 2, 1876, page 1 American Citizen, September 2, 1876