Live Oak County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Sunday, December 20, 1914
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: December 20, 1914
Weapon Used: Person
Suspect Info: One lynched; Two executed
Deputy Harry Hinton was beaten to death by three inmates during an escape attempt from the Live Oak County Jail, Oakville. A mob who later captured the suspects, hanged one and turned the other two over to authorities. Both were convicted of murder and hanged, one on February 2, 1915, and the other on March 3, 1915.
Deputy Hinton had served with the agency for three years. He was survived by his wife and two sons.