Robert T. Rogers

Robert T. Rogers was being held in the Madison Parish jail at Tallulah, Louisiana, while awaiting trial, when a mob of about twenty-five people arrived on a special train from Monroe on the night of May 28, 1906. According to a telegram from the district attorney and sheriff to Governor Blanchard, the mob broke open the jail and hanged him shortly before midnight, and the sheriff could not effectively stop them. A special grand jury later began investigating the killing and summoned witnesses from nearby parishes, some of whom testified.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Robert Rogers from the Madison Parish jail in Tallulah, Louisiana, and hanged him; the district attorney and sheriff reported the lynching to the governor by telegram.

Reported by: District Attorney Jeff B. Snyder and Sheriff A. J. Zevier of Madison Parish (the agency that held him); New Orleans Picayune (reporters).

News reports (7)

• San Antonio Daily Light, May 29, 1906, page 9 San Antonio Daily Light, May 29, 1906
• The Montgomery Advertiser, May 30, 1906, page 2 The Montgomery Advertiser, May 30, 1906
• The Waxahachie Daily Light, May 30, 1906, page 1 The Waxahachie Daily Light, May 30, 1906
• The Pensacola Journal, May 30, 1906, page 1 The Pensacola Journal, May 30, 1906
• The Mena Weekly Star, May 31, 1906, page 1 The Mena Weekly Star, May 31, 1906
• The Birmingham Age-Herald, June 1, 1906, page 8 The Birmingham Age-Herald, June 1, 1906
• Americus Times-Recorder, June 2, 1906, page 1 Americus Times-Recorder, June 2, 1906