Jeff Hopkins

Jeff Hopkins was held in the Mount Vernon jail in Indiana. On the night of October 11, 1878, a disguised, armed mob took him from the jail along with three other Black men and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard. The Jasper Weekly Courier reported the killing in its October 25, 1878 issue.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A disguised, armed mob took Jeff Hopkins from the Mount Vernon jail and hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard.

Source

• The Jasper Weekly Courier, October 25, 1878, page 2 The Jasper Weekly Courier, October 25, 1878