Robinson

Robinson was held in custody at Sacramento City, California, according to the Burlington Hawk-Eye, which published the account on October 16, 1851. The paper reports that a crowd took him from the people holding him and hanged him. The report says Governor McDougal had reprieved him before the crowd seized him, and that the governor was burned in effigy and asked to resign.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says a crowd took Robinson from custody at Sacramento City after Governor McDougal reprieved him and hanged him.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• Burlington Hawk-Eye, October 16, 1851, page 2 Burlington Hawk-Eye, October 16, 1851