Died in jail or a lockup

Jim Good

died October 11, 1878 · Mount Vernon jail, Posey County, Indiana

Jim Good was held in the Mount Vernon jail in Indiana on the night of October 11, 1878, when a disguised and armed mob broke in and took him from the jail. The mob hanged him from a tree in the courthouse yard, along with three other Black men taken the same night. The Jasper Weekly Courier reported the killings in its October 25, 1878 issue.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

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

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