John Robinson, GA, 1902 January 3

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ROBINSON, John

"Dublin, Georgia, January 3, 1902-John Robinson, a negro,
was hanged here today for assaulting and murdering Bertha
Simmons, HRW colored, last May. obinson denied his guil
and cursed everybody within hearing from his cell door to

the scaffold," ee Sey Can
FLORIDATIMES-UNION, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Jane his 1902

"Dublin, Ga,, 7-8-1901l<It has developed that John Robinson
the negro who on May 2h, 1901, assaulted and murdered Ber-
tha Simmons in this county, and who was recently captured
at Savannah, is wantedin several other places for murdere
Yesterday a_negro from Jores County identified Robisson as

theman who several years ago murdered a negro girl in that

ROBINSON, John

"Dublin, Georgia, January 3, 1902-John Robinson, a negro,
was hanged here today for assaulting and murdering Bertha
Simmons, B&H colored, last May. Robinson denied his guilt}
and cursed everybody within hearing from his cell door to

thesia pete EAS CBI
FLORIDATIMES-UNION, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Jane i, 1902

"Dublin, Ga,, 7-8-1901-It has developed that John Robinson
the negro who on May 2h, 1901, assaulted and murdered Ber-
tha Simmons in this county, and who was recently captured
at Savannah, is wantedin several other places for murdere

Yesterday a negro from Jores County identified Robinson as
go murdered a negro girl in that

theman who several years a

ROBINSON, John

"Dublin, Georgia, January 3, 1902-John Robinson, a negro,
was hanged here today for assaulting and murdering Bertha
Simmons, HMB colored, last May, Kobinson denied his guil
and cursed everybody within hearing from his cell door to

the scaffold" 4, 972 SASS Coord ¥

FLORIDATIMES-UNION, JACKSONVILLE, FLAs, Jane hi, 1902
"Dublin, Ga,, 7-8-1901=It has developed that John Robinson;
the negro who on May 2h, 1901, assaulved and murdered Ber=
tha Simmons in this county, and who was recently captured
wantedin several other places for murders

ago murdered a negro eirl in tl

thenan who several years


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