Executed
Robinson
Robinson, a Black man, was hanged at the Leesburg jail on the morning of April 9, 1880, in a judicial execution, according to the Alexandria Gazette reporting a Leesburg dispatch. The paper said he was calm and in good spirits that morning and had told people he was ready to go. He left a wife and six children, and he said his greatest regret was leaving them behind. About sixty or seventy people, including newspaper representatives, witnessed the execution, and his body was given to relatives and friends for burial after nineteen minutes.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette, reporting a Leesburg dispatch (reporters).