ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv klˈænzmɛn ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə bɹˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈoʊm ʌv dʒˈeɪ.ˈɛl. ɹˈoʊzbəɹˌoʊ ɪn ʃˈɛlbivˌɪl, pɹɪzˈuːməbli tʊ ɐtˈæk mˈʌlᵻnz, hˌuː wʌz bˈoːɹdɪŋ ðˈɛɹ, bˌʌt fˈeɪld tə ɡˈeɪn ˈɛntɹi.
In January 1871, a group of Klansmen attempted to break into the home of J.L. Roseborough in Shelbyville, presumably to attack Mullins, who was boarding there, but failed to gain entry.