Roll of Honor
James Frederick Green
Incident
Constable James Green and Field Inspector George Grissom of the Stock-Raisers' Association of North-West Texas were shot and killed in Clarendon, Texas while conducting an investigation along with the Potter County sheriff.
They had entered a saloon on Kearney Street at 6:20 am and encountered two men whose brother had been sent to prison by Constable Bell. The subject held a grudge against Constable Bell and opened fire on him, fatally wounding him and Inspector Grissom.
Despite being mortally wounded, Constable Bell returned fire and killed one of the subjects. The second was arrested and charged with murder.
Inspector Grissom was buried in the Bolivar Cemetery in Sanger in Denton County. It is unknown if he was survived by a wife or children. He was one month shy of his 36th birthday.
Constable Green was elected constable for Precinct 2 in Donley County on November 4th, 1890. The newspaper reported that he had been an officer in Clarendon for five years and an officer for a total of 16 years. He had previously served as a Texas Ranger from 1882 to 1887. It is unknown if he was survived by a wife or children. While he was reported to have been buried in Donley County his gravesite cannot be located.
Survivors
It is unknown if he was survived by a wife or children.
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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Green gave the Donley County Constable's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clarendon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable James Frederick 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Frederick Green's cause is highlighted.
How James Frederick Green Compares
Offender Outcome
Killed by constable
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Frederick Green is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Frederick Green was killed by unknown weapon.