Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-01

JACOB f. GREEN,

| January 3, 1854 ana was murdered
while raiding a blnd-tiger still in
Greene county on April l. 1921.
Age thirty seven years, two months
and twenty eight days. He was the
oldest son of the late F. ]. Green
| who passed to his reward February
IL. 1921. MIR. Green was happily
married to Miss Eliza Roberts, De-
cember 4, 1910. To this union there
were born one girl age nine, and two
boys ages five and SIX. Besides a
devoted wife and three children he
leaves a mother, four sisters and
four brothers, also host OF relatives
and friends to mourn his much Ia
mented death.
MIR. Green made a profession OF
his faith in Christ and united with
the Methodist church of Leakesville
on October 5, 1905, and since that
time he tried to live consistent
christian life, taking an active part
in Sunday School aud church work
He was devoted to his family, and
was deeply interested in training his
children to make useful, Iaw-abiding,
christian citizens.
This brother was we'll known in
Greene County and Southeast Miss
issippi, and was admired for his
courage and bravery in standing for
the right. He was sheriff OF Greene
County for four years. and better
sheriff the county never produced
He was always found at his post of
duty. Fourteen months before his
death, seeing the need of law enforce
ment 10 this section, he offered his
services to the United States Govern
ment as Federal Prohibition Agent
for Southeast Mississippi. This
territory was assigned to him and he
entered upon his responsible duties
at once, putting forth every effort
IN his power to make his territory a
safe place in which to live, build
-homes and rear children. He real
lzed that he had three children grow
ing up, and if something wasn't done
to abolish the damnable liquor traffic
this country would not be safe
place in which to rear them
Mr.. Green had been away from
home two weeks at the time of his
death, and was expected home the
day following the homicide. He
came. at the appointed time, put not
in the happy. cheerful mood which
characterized his home comlngs in
the past. His lips were silent in
death AS loved ones looked into his
mangled face and spoke to him they
got no response. He was gone from
home and loved ones almost all the
tune, not because he desired TO be a.
way from them, but duty's call sras
so loud and urgent he could not re-
sist. His heart was so big and his |
life SO absorbed 10 the great task be-
fore him il made him feel that the |
sacrifice he made in being away from
home was designed 10 give many
other women and children the same
protection be desired for his own
household, and to save them from
the awful curse that has blighted |
many hope and wrecked thousands
OF homes. With these high motives
in view he went into the swamp of
Piney Woods Greek on april 1st.
and there sacrificed his life in a
cause SO just, in carrying out his
oath of office, and Nth a hope of
making his county fit place in
which to live.
Well might he have used the words |
of the poet and said;
Fight on my soul I'LL death
Shall bring thee to thy God:
He'll take thee, at thy parting breath.
To His Divine abode"
He fought bravely in this righ-
teous cause, until his sun went down |
very suddenly at noon that day, but
it sunk amid the prophetic spendors
of an eternal dawn. He crossed the
eternal river with all his laurels fresh |
and green around him.
AS we have travelled in othar
counties of the State since his un-
timely death we have heard men DIS
cussing the tragedy and then they
would say: II never had better