On Monday Dec 17 1900 Joseph Rolla a colored who was accomplice to murder of Hollie Simmons of Rockport,was hanged in the Warrick Co court yard by a mob composed of Rockport citizens, The mob had already hanged two other negros the day before Sunday in Rockport,Bud Rowland and Jim Henderson. The three had murdered and robbed Simmons on Sunday morning Dec 16th. The mob forced its entranceinto the local jail by battering a hole in the west side through the use of a sledgehammer and a telephone pole as a battering ram. Ben Hudson was sheriff and Ray Cherry was his deputy . They were helpless the night of the affair. The negro had been brought to Boonville from Rockport for safe keeping. ---------------------- Tamara's Genealogy http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/index.html Tamara's Page for Ind & Ky Grave Inscriptions 20 Pages of Cemeteries Many Surnames http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/page8.html Warrick Co Ind Mystery Photo's http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/page29.html