Vol. Elliott
Vol. Elliott was one of three men held in custody and being taken by train from Cincinnati to the jail at Brownstown, Indiana, under a strong guard. According to a Cincinnati dispatch reprinted in the Public Ledger, citing the New Albany Ledger, about two hundred men stopped the train two miles west of Seymour, overpowered the guard, and took the three men out. The dispatch reports that the men were then hanged, and that their bodies were found hanging from trees the next morning. The dispatch said it was not yet known who led the mob.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati dispatch, reprinted in the Public Ledger from the New Albany Ledger, says about two hundred men stopped the train west of Seymour, overpowered the guard and hanged him.
Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch reprinted in the Public Ledger (reporters); New Albany Ledger (reporters).