Harry Hinton

Harry Hinton, a Black man, was held in the Choctaw County jail in Butler, Alabama, in January 1892. Fearing mob violence, the sheriff first said that Hinton had died of wounds received during his capture, a claim the press later reported to be untrue. A mob took Hinton from the jail and hanged him from a tree. Accounts of the killing come from several 1892 newspapers, which give differing dates for it.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched (disputed). A mob took Harry Hinton from the Choctaw County jail and hanged him from a tree; the sheriff first said he died of wounds from his capture, a story the paper reports was found to be untrue.

Reported by: Choctaw County sheriff (the agency that held him); Mobile Evening Journal dispatch (reporters).

Sources (14)

• Pittsburg Dispatch, December 27, 1891, page 1 Pittsburg Dispatch, December 27, 1891
• Weekly Courier-Journal, December 28, 1891, page 8 Weekly Courier-Journal, December 28, 1891
• Gloucester County Democrat, December 31, 1891, page 2 Gloucester County Democrat, December 31, 1891
• The Morning News, January 19, 1892, page 1 The Morning News, January 19, 1892
• Richmond Dispatch, January 19, 1892, page 1 Richmond Dispatch, January 19, 1892
• Evening Journal, January 19, 1892, page 4 Evening Journal, January 19, 1892
• The Anaconda Standard, January 19, 1892, page 8 The Anaconda Standard, January 19, 1892
• The Cheyenne Daily Leader, January 19, 1892, page 1 The Cheyenne Daily Leader, January 19, 1892
• The Comet, January 21, 1892, page 1 The Comet, January 21, 1892
• The Oskaloosa Herald, January 21, 1892, page 3 The Oskaloosa Herald, January 21, 1892
• The Farmers' Alliance, January 21, 1892, page 1 The Farmers' Alliance, January 21, 1892
• Grant County Herald, January 21, 1892, page 1 Grant County Herald, January 21, 1892
• Passaic City Record, January 23, 1892, page 1 Passaic City Record, January 23, 1892
• Lewiston Teller, February 4, 1892, page 2 Lewiston Teller, February 4, 1892