Died in custody
Name not reported
Five men held by law officers in Versailles, Indiana, were taken from custody by a mob and put to death, according to an editorial in the Goldsboro Weekly Argus. The paper wrote that the mob also nearly killed the sheriff. The paper 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).