Died in jail or a lockup

Will Robinson

died June 30, 1913 · Quitman County Jail, Quitman County, Mississippi

Will Robinson, a Black man, was held at the county jail at Marks. A mob broke into the sheriff's office, forced open a safe to get the jail keys, and took him from the jail. The mob drove him to the outskirts of Lambert and hanged him from a coal chute.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Will Robinson from the county jail at Marks, forced open a safe in the sheriff's office to get the keys, and hanged him to a coal chute near Lambert.

Reported by: historical newspaper account (OCR text) (reporters).

Source

River Falls Journal, July 3, 1913, page 2 River Falls Journal, July 3, 1913

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