Osborne

Osborne was held in the jail at Robinson, Illinois, in June 1876. Several newspapers that month reported that a crowd took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree on a Friday night. The accounts are brief, and the papers' description of him is not carried into this record.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Multiple accounts say a crowd took Osborn from the Robinson, Illinois jail and hanged him; the accounts do not say whether officers resisted.

Reported by: Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle (reporters).

Sources (5)

• The Daily Free Press, June 26, 1876, page 2 The Daily Free Press, June 26, 1876
• The Willimantic Journal, June 30, 1876, page 1 The Willimantic Journal, June 30, 1876
• The People'S Advocate, July 1, 1876, page 4 The People'S Advocate, July 1, 1876
• Connecticut Western News, July 7, 1876, page 4 Connecticut Western News, July 7, 1876
• Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, July 7, 1876, page 3 Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, July 7, 1876