Died in jail or a lockup

Robert Wilson

died January 1867 · Columbus jail, Platte County, Nebraska

Robert Wilson was held at the Columbus jail in Columbus, Nebraska, in January 1867, according to The Daily Empire. The paper reports that a mob broke into the jail, took him and hanged him. The paper does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob or handed him over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Empire reports a mob took Robert Wilson from the Columbus jail and hanged him the day after a killing.

Reported by: The Daily Empire (reporters).

Source

The Daily Empire, January 25, 1867, page 2 The Daily Empire, January 25, 1867

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