Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy George Hart was shot to death by a railroad worker while he was investigating a shooting at a railroad camp at the corner of Main and Broadway Sunday night, a few minutes after 6 o'clock. The Winchester chief of police was standing nearby and rushed to the deputy's side as he lay dying. “Oh, they've killed me,” Deputy Hart reportedly uttered. Deputy Hart was shot twice, one bullet struck just below his stomach, severing an artery, and the other struck near his heart. He was carried to the a doctor's office on North Main Street, where he died. Funeral services were held two days later at First Christian Church. The railroad worker was convicted of murder in January 1913, less than two months after the shooting, and was executed for the crime in the state's electric chair at Eddyville three months later. In February 1913 it was reported that four other suspects were involved in Deputy Hart's killing: one was at large; one was in jail; one was killed resisting arrest; and one was wounded by a deputy and fled, his body was found two weeks.
Survivors
Deputy Hart was reported to have served as a Clark County Jailor as well as a Deputy Sheriff and he was survived by his wife, daughter, son, and sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hart served with the Clark County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Winchester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hart.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff George M. Hart is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George M. Hart's cause is highlighted.
How George M. Hart Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George M. Hart is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George M. Hart was killed by gun; unknown type.