Henry Hinton

Henry Hinton was held in the Choctaw County jail in Butler, Alabama, in January 1892. Fearing mob violence, the sheriff first gave out that Henry had died of wounds received during his capture, but that account was later shown to be untrue. On the night of Sunday, January 17, 1892, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Henry Hinton from the Choctaw County jail and hanged him from a tree, and the sheriff had first given out that he died of wounds from his capture, an account later found to be untrue.

Reported by: Choctaw County sheriff (the agency that held him); news reporting on the 1892 lynching (reporters).

Source

• The Comet, January 21, 1892, page 1 The Comet, January 21, 1892