Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-12
GriilaG III IuS5GzlH.

CINCINNATI, OoF. l2.-Special dispatches
state that Mount Vernon, indiana, is 10 tie
widest state Ct excitement over SERIES Of
most Disgusting c,incs ard tragic reVenges
that tvtr occurred 10 That region. On Mon
day tight at IL O'clock, a party of seven or
eight negrots. lawless and druok, went to a
house Of i'll fame 10 the outskirts Of the town
snd knocked for adni;iaoca. Thru were
three white cir in the house and unon their
iuqulllg VIDA: WAS wabit:i !hey received
the reply that a messenger with 4 note was
waiting. Ono OF tho girs opened tue door,
where E!gauia fellow, with cooked revolver,
catered ard ordered the girls into oae room, while
the party rans2cScd the fuuso Tor puDdlr.-
After sceuIius -! tho v,luaolss ta4y each
il trrn outraged the wouicn.
Next mcr0l5g, IL spite TT tdo eleo I'D, there
was grta: excitement 10 the towu. The officers
u?cty arrested jim G0oi, JEFF HoDains, Ed.
Warner and Wa. Chambers, lTio were CT The
party.
A: eight, deputy sheriff D. }. Thomas went
to the house Of Dan Harris, negro GO years
old ui,h & warrant for his SOU. lie vas re
fused admitfenaa. Thomas then rent to e. side
widow 20 p.rt:y, when {. double barrel!ed
shot guu YVES pushed out and discharged within
tire feet cf him, Is 5ucasho! sinking Thomas
iG the face and b!aes; ard cutting his jusular
7oip. lie staggered few feet and fell dead
without struggle. The Officers assisting hin
rushed iu,o the houso and secured the Old nan
but The sou was not thtr,.
Hairs was locked up with the Others. A
mob gathered about the j sill ia the morning
and dcmsrd.d tho prisoners but they were
refused. and the moo concluded to Wal: until
night. (FridaY) before proceeding further. 4
oolorod mau who was 10 the mob, and talked
freely 10 defence of the negroes was shot and
wounded 10 the neck. lie will recover. Early
10 the day kilograms were cent to Evansville.
where many leading citizens woro attending the
United States Court, ADD it was rumored that
Governor Williams had determined to send tho
Evansville Rifles and Light Guard and the
militia. This news pu! the mob in fro1z7 Of
excitement.
Two hundred men, we'll armed, wero station.
cd st the depot to prevent the militia from
leaving tho cars. A cannon was brought out
by the rest OF the mob and planted in front OF
the court house, facing the street to the depot
The militia did not come and the excitement
on that score subsidized, Though the armed mob
kept its position in foot OF the Jail all day. At
10 o'clock las evening 100 masked men fred up.
on the officers around the Jail and entered the
building and by meaus of q sedCc hammer and
crowbar gained access to tho prisoners, the lat.
ter 10 The meantime praying and singing most
earnestly. The cd man Harris Who had been
wouaded when Sheriff Thomas was shot was
lying unon pallet apparently indifferent to his
cad. Gao Of the masked men seized him by
the throat and plunged knifo into his heart.
At II o'clock the four negroes with ropes
around their nccks were led out upon the square
uodcr locust tree when the ropes were thrown
over tho limbs Of the tree and all four Of them
huog. Jim Good, one of the negroes was
..ardoEcd out of the pcritentiary three months
ago alter serving sentence for rape. William
Chambers had been acquitted Of the murder of
Patrick Mullen four days previously.