Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-12
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INDIANA MOB
Wholesale Lynehing of Negroes.
THELIVERPOOL PANIC
Strong Men Crushed to Death.
RUSSIA WON'T LEAVE TURKEY.
THE INDIANA OCTRAGES.
Lynchfng Of Negro Raw.

CINCINNATI, Oct. H. Special dispatches
state that Mount Vernon, Ind, is in the wild
est state OF excitement over series of the
that ever occurred in that region. On Mon.
day night, at IL o'clock, a party of seven or
eight ne groes. law.ess and drunk, went to a
house of ill fame in the outskirts of the town
and knocked for admittance. There were
three white girls in the house. and upon their
lngulriDg what was wanted they received the
reply that messenger with a note was wait
ing. One OF the girls opened the door, when a
gigantic fellow with a tkad revolver en-
tered and ordered the girls into one room.
while the party ranSacked the house for plum
der: Alter securing all the valuables. they
each IN turn outrage the women. Next morn
ing. ID spite of the election, there was great
excitement in the town. The officers quietly
arrested Jim Good, JEFF. Hopkins, Ed War
ner and VIM. Chambers, who were in tile
party:
Murder Of Deputy Sheriff.
At midnight Deputy Sherin o. G. Thomas
went to the house OF Dan. Harms, negro 50
years old with warrant for his son. He was
refused admittance. Thomas then went to
side window TO pafley when double bar
relied shot gun was pushed out and discharged
within three ieet OF him. Is buck shot striking
thomas IN the face and breast, and cutting
his jusular vein. He staggered few feet and
fell dead without a struggle. The officers as
slstlng him rushed into the house and secured
the old man, but the son was not there Har-
ris was locked up with the Others A mob
gathered about the jail in the morning and
demanded the prisoners. but they Were re.
luctu, anu lnt moD cc0cluueQ TO walt until
night (Friday) before proceeding further A
colOred man who was in The mob and talked
freely in defence OF the negroes, was shot and
wounded in the neck. He will recover.
An Armed Mob.
Early in the day kilograms were sent to
evansville, where many leading citizens were
attending the United States Court and it was
rumored that Governor Williams had deter.
mined to send the Evansville Rifles and Light
Gaufd and the militia. This news put the
mob in frenzy of excitement. Two thousand
men,Wel.- armed, were stationed at the depot to
prevent the militia from leaving the ears. 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 out, and the excitement on that
score Snbsided, though the armed mob kent
its position in front of the Jail all day.
Raid OH the Jail.
AT 10 O'Clock last evening loo masked men
fired upon the officers around the iail, and
entered the building, and by means of sledge
hammer and crowbar. gained access to the
prisoners. the latter in meantime PRAYING and
singing most earnestly.
One Negro Stabbed and Four Hanged
The old man Harris who had been wounded
when Sheriff Thomas was shot, was living
up0ns pallet apparently Indifferent to his
end One OF the masked men seized him by
the throat and plunged knife into his heart.
AT ii O'Clock the four negroes with ropes
around their neckS were led out upon the
square under locust tree when the ropes
were thrown over the limbs of the tree and
all four OF them hung. Jim Good. one OF the
negroes, was pardoned out of the peniteniary
three months ago alter serving sentence for
the murder OF Patrick Mullen four DAYS pre-
yiOUSly.