guarded by Alexandria Light Infantry, 65 men. Crowd at
depot was immense but orderly. Sheriff led prisoners to
court house, guarded by infantry. Robinson tried first
and at 2:35 this PM found guilty and sentenced to die,
White to be tried to morrow. Prisoners removed from jail
at dusk and are under guard at Cannon House." COLUMBUS
ENQUIRER-SUN, Columbus, Ga.,.2-9-189) (l=5).6
WORKSHEET = VA - Nwu
guarded by Alexandria Light Infantry, 65 men, Crowd at
depot was immense but orderly. Sheriff led prisoners to
court house, guarded by infantry, Robinson tried first
and at l:35 this PM found guilty and sentenced to die.
White to be tried to morrow, Prisoners removed from jail
at dusk and are under guard at Cannon Housee" COLUMBUS
ENQUIRER-SUN, Columbus, Ga.y.2=-9-189h (=5).
WORKSHEET - VA - Nw
guarded by Alexandria Light Infantry, 65 men, Crowd at
depot was immense but orderly, Sheriff led prisoners to
court house, guarded by infantry, Robinson tried first
and at 1235 this PM found guilty and sentenced to die,
White to be tried to morrow, Prisoners remove:
at dusk and are under guard at Cannon House,"
ENQUIRER-SUN, Columbus, Ga.,.2-9-189h (li-5)e
WORKSHEET = VA - NWU
‘Betis Chany daey 29-194 (cs).
ROBINSON, Jim and WHITE, Benjamin
"Manassas, Vaeg 4/27/189h-Jim Robinson and Benjamin White
Negroes, were hanged in the jail yard this morning for
criminal assault committed on two white women in Prince
William County last January... There had been some talk
of ‘trouble with the negroes on the day of the hanging but
there was no excitement whatsoever. Just before the
men marched to the scaffold, Robinson retracted his
statement that he had been understood to make that he had
been intimate with Mrs, Mifflin before the crimee Both
men acknowledged their guilt and declared their willing-
ness to submit to the punishment.™
BIRMINGH!M DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, ees y=27-189),
",¢02-8-189),-Held for assault on Mrs, Mifflin and Mrs,
Elliott, brought to Manassas on special car of train and
ROBINSON, Jim and WHITE, Benjamin
"Manassas, Vaey )\/27/189l-Jim Robinson and Benjamin White
Negroes, were hanged in the jail yard this morning for
criminal assault committed on two white women in Prince
i last Januarye. There had been some talk
of trouble with the negroes on the day of the hanging but
there was no excitement whatsoever. Just before the
men marched to the scaffold, Robinson retracted his
statement that he had been understood to make that he had
been intimate with Mrs. Mifflin before the crimee Both
men acknowledged their guilt and declared their willing-
ness to submit to the punishment."
BIRMINGHM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, oes 4~27-189,
",.02-8-189)-Held for assault on Mrs, Mifflin and Mrs.
Elliott, brought to Manassas on special car of train and
ROBINSON, Jim and WHITE, Benjamin
"Manassas, Vas, 1/27/189)-Jim Robinson and Benjamin White
Negroes, were hanged in the jail yard this morning for
criminal assault committed on two white women in Prince
y last Jenuary., There had been some talk
of trouble with the negroes on the day of the hanging but
there was no excitement whatsoever. Just before the
men marched to the scaffold, Robinson retracted his
statement that he had been understood to make that he had
been intimate with Mrs, Mifflin before the crime. Both
men acknowledged Ss cue ns era) SE anlar
ness to submit to the punishment.”
BIR INGHIM DAILY “aN, Birmingham, Alas -27-189)
2-8-189),-Held for assault on Mrs, Mifflin and Mrs.
Elliott, brought to Manassas on special car of train and
nets eevae Sn
