Died in jail or a lockup
Rich Robertson
Rich Robertson, a Black man, was held in the Watkinsville, Georgia, jail when a mob broke in, took him from his cell with seven other men, and hanged him at a place it had prepared in advance, according to the 1905 account in The Adair County News. The paper says the bodies were later riddled with bullets. The jailer gave in to the mob and led them to the cell, and the sheriff, who lived a mile away, did not learn of it until morning.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Rich Robertson from the Watkinsville, Georgia jail and hanged him, and the jailer gave in to the mob and led them to the cell.
Reported by: news reports.