Granville A. Hayden

Aroostook County Sheriff's Office — Houlton, ME

Felonious

End of Watch April 28, 1873

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Hayden and Deputy William Hubbard were killed by a subject they had apprehended. The deputies had tracked the suspect through the wilderness of Aroostook County until they captured him late in the day at a camp near Mapleton. The deputies decided to secure their prisoner at a nearby sawmill and get a good night's sleep before making the long hike back to the county seat. Sometime during the night, the prisoner was able to get loose. He obtained an axe and killed both deputies. Two other deputized civilians with the group were able to escape and raise an alarm. A posse was formed and located the suspect at his home the following morning. As the suspect was being taken to jail by a constable and jailer, a group of 50 masked citizens seized him and hung him from a tree. Deputy Hayden was survived by his wife and two children. He was predeceased by one child. He is buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Pesque, Maine.

Survivors

Deputy Hayden was survived by his wife and two children.

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153 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Hayden served with the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Houlton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Aroostook County Sheriff's Office

Location Houlton, ME

Platform Identity acso.aroostook.me.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 28, 1873

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Axe

Offender Lynched by mob

Deputy Sheriff Granville A. Hayden 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 ME, 43 of 102 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Aroostook County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Aroostook County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

ME — Statewide

of 102 officers

42.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious