Lamar County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, November 16, 1884
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 2 weeks
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 16, 1884
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Convicted of murder
Sheriff Black was shot and killed after winning a hotly contested election for Sheriff two weeks earlier. The incumbent sheriff and two deputies helped a prisoner escape with the understanding that the prisoner would kill the sheriff-elect. The suspect went to Sheriff Black's house where he killed him. The incumbent sheriff and the two deputies were charged with murder. The escapee was later found dead.