Name not reported

A mob took a Black person from the Mount Vernon, Ohio, jail in October 1878 and hanged them in the jail yard, one of four people killed that way, according to The Anderson Intelligencer. The newspaper does not name this person or give their age or other details. The accusation made against the group is not repeated here.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Anderson Intelligencer reports that a mob took the person from the Mount Vernon jail and hanged them in the jail yard.

Reported by: The Anderson Intelligencer (reporters).

Source

• The Anderson Intelligencer, October 31, 1878, page 2 The Anderson Intelligencer, October 31, 1878