Buddy Green Attempted Murder Trial, 1883-1884	    St. Charles, LA

Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by: June L. Holeman
		 decem@bellsouth.net

Source: The St. Charles Herald
	 22 Sep 1883

Date Submitted: 26 Sep 2001




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St. Charles Herald,
	22 Sep 1883

A colored boy named Sylvester Barthelmy, was shot and seriously wounded
last Sunday evening, by Buddy Green, who is now in custody. Then shooting
was, as usual, the result of a gambling spree; the accused remarked that
he was going to shoot some ni**er before night, when the wounded boy
replied, well, you will not shoot me, and started to walk off, whereupon
Green did shoot him, it is said without a cause or provocation.

The colored boy, Sylvester Barthelmy, who was shot last Sunday by
Buddy Green and the son of Wash Kelly, who accidently shot himself
a short time ago, may recover, as they were both a little better
at last account.

The St. Charles Herald
	 24 May 1884


The case of Buddy Green, charged with shooting with intent to
murder, promises to be the most sensational of any ever occurring
in this parish.  He was tried last October, convicted and sentenced
to eight years hard labor.  On appeal, the case was remanded because
of some insignificant defect in the information.  Last week he was
tried a second time and again convicted. On this last trial it appears
a juror taken from the salesmen, smuggled himself on the jury by false
representations.  On his voir-dire he testified that he knew nothing
whatever of the case and had never formed or expressed an opinion
etc.  The next day, the attorney for the accussed informed the Court
that this juror, Edward Wall, by name, a colored minister, we believe,
had committed perjury in this testifying, in-as-much as he had been
one of the first jurors and joined in a verdict of guilty. Judge Hahn,
on learning this, immediately ordered Wall to be brought before the
Court, and on being satisfied of his guilt, committed him for a contempt
of Court, ordering him to pay a fine of fifty dollars, and suffer
imprisonment for ten days, the maximum punishment allowed by law.
This served him just right, and should prove a warning to others who
swear falsely when examined, on their voir-dire. Of course, the conduct
of Wall, necessitated a new trial for Buddy Green.  No action has yet
been taken towards indicting Wall, for perjury.  The next grand jury may
have to act on this matter.


St. Charles Herald
     25 Oct 1884

The notorious "Buddy" Green, charged with shooting a colored boy with
intent to murder, was tried a third time on Wednesday and again convicted.
On his first conviction, which was set aside by the supreme court, he was
sentenced by Judge Hahn to eight years in the penitentiary. The jury
rendered a correct verdict. Such fellows as Green who play and cheat at
dice, and shoot people "for the fun of the thing," should be severely
punished. Their example is bad, and we are glad that our juries are beginning
to realize the necessity of convicting. There are about a dozen such fellows
in this and St. John who richly deserve hanging.

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