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Maston Reynolds Greene
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Maston Reynolds Greene

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC
Felonious
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End of Watch May 12, 1877
Age 33
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Deputy Marshal Boss Greene was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two counterfeiters near Comanche, Texas. Two brothers had passed seventy-five cents in counterfeit coins for a night's lodging. They went into Comanche and passed more counterfeit coins for clothing and rode out of town. The victim who had received the coins for the lodging went to town and contacted Deputy Marshal Greene, of the Western District of Texas. Deputy Marshal Greene and the victim caught the men 10 miles outside town and arrested them. The lawman took a pistol from one of the men and handed it to the victim for safekeeping. He failed to take the other man's Winchester rifle. As the men were riding back to town, one of the prisoners dismounted his horse. The horse was difficult to manage and flared up. The other brother used the distraction to pull his Winchester from its scabbard and ordered Deputy Marshal Greene to hand over the money he had confiscated. Deputy Marshal Greene complied and dropped the money to the ground. When the man bent over to pick it up Deputy Marshal Greene drew his revolver and fired at him, grazing the man in the head. The other brother returned fire, striking Deputy Marshal Greene in the face, knocking him from his horse. He then shot him in the foot. Deputy Marshal Greene was taken to a local residence where he died at 7:30 p.m. The two brothers fled on horseback. They remained at large for several years until being captured in Bell County in 1883. They were returned to Comanche County to face trial but were lynched by a mob on September 19th, 1883, before the trial took place. Deputy Marshal Greene had served with the United States Marshals Service for three years. He was the city marshal of Comanche prior to his federal appointment. He was buried in the Oak Wood Cemetery in Comanche.

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149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Greene gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 12, 1877
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Maston is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1877, 35 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 149th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Maston was 33. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Maston had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Maston among them.

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Where

Deputy U.S. Marshal Maston Reynolds Greene

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch May 12, 1877

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E

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