Died in custody
Name not reported
Five men were taken from law officers in Versailles, Indiana, and put to death by a mob, according to a 1897 editorial in the Goldsboro Weekly Argus. The paper said the mob also nearly killed the sheriff during the seizure. The editorial said there was no positive evidence against the men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Goldsboro Weekly Argus editorial (reporters).