Died in jail or a lockup
V.R.T. Rogers
V.R.T. Rogers was taken from the jail at Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louisiana, by a mob around midnight on May 29, 1906, according to a special dispatch to The San Francisco Call. The article says the mob arrived on a special train, forced the jail and hanged him to a telegraph pole within a half mile of the courthouse before leaving quickly. Where the mob was organized is disputed, and a Coroner's investigation was under way at the time of the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took V.R.T. Rogers from the Tallulah, Madison Parish, Louisiana jail around midnight and hanged him to a telegraph pole, according to a special dispatch to The Call.
Reported by: Special dispatch to The Call (reporters).