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.
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.