Rosa Carson

Rosa Carson was held at the jail at Elloree, near Orangeburg, South Carolina, when a mob broke in, battered the door and took her out. Several July 1914 newspaper accounts say the mob hanged her from a tree on Sunday, July 12, and shot her body many times. One report says her sister, held in the same jail, was also taken by the mob and later released. Eyewitnesses told one paper that many prominent citizens took part, and the accounts differ on some details of the place and date.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Rosa Carson from the Elloree jail in South Carolina and killed her, and the accounts do not say whether jail staff resisted or handed her over.

Reported by: news reports; Eyewitnesses, as reported in the article (witnesses); Bridgeport Evening Farmer (reporters); Union Times (reporters); Orangeburg, S. C. news dispatch (reporters).

Sources (24)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, July 13, 1914, page 1 The Birmingham Age-Herald, July 13, 1914
• The Times Dispatch, July 13, 1914, page 4 The Times Dispatch, July 13, 1914
• Norwich Bulletin, July 13, 1914, page 5 Norwich Bulletin, July 13, 1914
• Evening Capital News, July 13, 1914, page 1 Evening Capital News, July 13, 1914
• Daily Kennebec Journal, July 13, 1914, page 4 Daily Kennebec Journal, July 13, 1914
• The Daily Missoulian, July 13, 1914, page 2 The Daily Missoulian, July 13, 1914
• The Laramie Republican, July 13, 1914, page 8 The Laramie Republican, July 13, 1914
• The Public Ledger, July 14, 1914, page 2 The Public Ledger, July 14, 1914
• The Farmer And Mechanic, July 14, 1914, page 16 The Farmer And Mechanic, July 14, 1914
• The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, July 14, 1914, page 8 The Bridgeport Evening Farmer, July 14, 1914
• The Abbeville Press And Banner, July 15, 1914, page 1 The Abbeville Press And Banner, July 15, 1914
• The Laramie Republican, July 15, 1914, page 5 The Laramie Republican, July 15, 1914
• Gilpin Observer, July 16, 1914, page 2 Gilpin Observer, July 16, 1914
• The Arvada Enterprise, July 16, 1914, page 2 The Arvada Enterprise, July 16, 1914
• Lincoln County Times, July 16, 1914, page 9 Lincoln County Times, July 16, 1914
• Burlington Weekly Free Press, July 16, 1914, page 11 Burlington Weekly Free Press, July 16, 1914
• The Union Times, July 17, 1914, page 2 The Union Times, July 17, 1914
• The Big Sandy News, July 17, 1914, page 2 The Big Sandy News, July 17, 1914
• The Meridian Times, July 17, 1914, page 2 The Meridian Times, July 17, 1914
• Montpelier Examiner, July 17, 1914, page 2 Montpelier Examiner, July 17, 1914
• The Pioche Record, July 18, 1914, page 3 The Pioche Record, July 18, 1914
• The Appeal, August 1, 1914, page 2 The Appeal, August 1, 1914
• The Appeal, August 8, 1914, page 2 The Appeal, August 8, 1914
• The Appeal, September 19, 1914, page 1 The Appeal, September 19, 1914