Died in jail or a lockup
L. Rogers
L. Rogers was held at the Tallulah jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, when a mob arrived from Monroe by special train, according to The Daily Sentinel. The paper reports that the mob forced the jail, took him from his cell and hanged him on May 30, 1906. The account comes from a special dispatch from Monroe, published the next day in The Daily Sentinel.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Sentinel reported that a mob came by special train from Monroe, La., forced the Tallulah jail and hanged L. Rogers.
Reported by: The Daily Sentinel (reporters).