Mat Green

Lamar County Sheriff's Office — Paris, TX

Felonious

End of Watch March 1, 1867

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

In March of 1867 Lamar County Deputy Sheriff Mat Green went to levy an attachment on property belonging to Robert B. Anderson. Anderson armed himself with a six-shooter and shot and killed Deputy Green. Anderson then escaped by crossing the Red River into the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).

In 1878 Anderson was located in the mountains of north Arkansas. Attorney Fred W. Minter of Paris, Texas, wrote a letter to the Governor of Texas requesting a reward be offered for the arrest of R. B. Anderson. The Governor offered a $ 400.00 reward for the arrest of Anderson. Lamar County Deputies Hansley and Barnett arrested Anderson and returned him to Lamar County to be tried for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Mat Green.

On March 21, 1916, much of Paris, Texas, along with the Lamar County Courthouse and newspaper office, was destroyed by the "Great Fire." No Lamar County District Clerk records or newspapers remain to reveal the outcome of Anderson's trial.

Sheriff Green was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Sheriff Green was survived by his wife and four children.

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

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

Agency

Department Lamar County Sheriff's Office

Location Paris, TX

Platform Identity lcso.lamar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 1, 1867

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Arrested

Deputy Sheriff Mat Green 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lamar County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Lamar County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious