August 9, 1930:   Marion Mayor Requests Troops

The mayor of Marion requested that troops respond to the angry mobs that had formed to lynch Thomas Shipp and Abraham Smith (see Aug. 8, 1930 entry) for the death of Claude Deeter.

Cited by:  1930 August 8.  Indiana troops go to lynching scence.  The New York Times 8/9/1930.