1878:  Deputy Shot; Mob Storms Jail

In Mount Vernon, a mob stormed the jail and butchered a man who allegedly shot a deputy.  The mob then took four African American men who had been accused of “invading” a whorehouse and hung them in the town square. 

Cited by:  Cady, D. (2003, June 11). Hate spring eternal:  The dark side of Indiana. Nuvo.