Amos Green
Amos Green was being held in the Carroll County jail in Delphi, Indiana, in October 1887. Early on October 22, a mob of about 200 men broke into the jail, took him from his cell, and drove him toward Walnut Grove, where they hanged him from a tree. One account says the sheriff refused to hand over the keys and a man broke the lock, while another says the sheriff had only one deputy and had taken no precautions against trouble. According to a special dispatch, Green maintained his innocence to the last.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 men broke into the Carroll County jail in Delphi, Indiana, took Amos Green from his cell and hanged him at Walnut Grove, according to 1887 newspaper accounts.
Reported by: 1887 newspaper accounts of the Delphi and Delhi jail lynching (reporters).