Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-13
Died Yesterday at Louisiana,
Mo.---Texas Mourns.
ONE Of HER H0NORED MEN.
At One lime District Judge of the District
Embracing Tarrant County.
4 sketch Of His Busy and Useful Career
Flags at Half-Mast at Denton-A Great
and Good Man Gone-To be In
TERED at Denton.

So. .. 10 the Gazette.
DENTON. DENTON COUNTY, Ten, Oct. -.
News WIS received here this morn ing
tina, don. j. a. Carroll of this city had died
~ O'Clock d. NJ. to-day at the residence OF
h. brother in louisiana Mo-, of dyseutery.
T.rucs:s spread through the city as on the
wings Of lightning, and the aspect of mourn
:r- was discernible at once on every hand.
Although il was known that his end was
near and the announcement of his death
nd been expected almost hourly for sew
era. days. vet i'll sucn high esteem was
,l.dgr Carroll held in the hearts OF his peo-
pie here. that the news OF his death fell
uDyu the ears Of every man, woman and
C..iId IF Denton with d ponderous weight OF
grief. Flags are now floating ut half-mast,
and the banks are closed i'll honor to the
reaG to-day. Judge Carroll was a Knight
nj Pythias with his membership at Fort
Worth.
Judge J. A. Carroll was born in Pike
county. Missouri, November Is, 1892. He
came TO Denton county on July 1. 1851 he
vas then 4 young man lust starting out IN
the world He at first followed the oCcupa-
tion OF surveying and locating land. In
about year from the time OF his arrival
here he began the study of law, and was
admitted TO the bar in the latter part of
$50. Entering the practice at once with
vaur and determination, he progressed
rapidly in his profession, and at the break
ING uut OF the late war he had begun to be
recognized as one of the coming young law
yrrs of this section of the country. But as
soon as the fiat had gone out that war WIS
Inevitable lie quit his profession and joined
the liI-t company Of Confederate Volun-
trers that left Dcntcp county. The COM
pauy was commanded by the late Capt. OTIS
g. WEIGH Judge Carroll was lieutenant III
this company y year later, At the reor-
1.n nlppfai major a. 'nl
Charles De MorSe's regiment, the Twenty
ninth Texas cavalry, in which capacity he
served until the close Of the war.
On returning home he found himself too
Dor 10 follow his profession and support
lis family, ana during Il part ol the Year OF
1865 he worked on the farm. The oppOr-
tl.Hitv soon opened. however. and he re
sIned the practice Of law, and by diut Of
Industry ana superior ability. he rose rap
idly-in the profession until he was regarded
as one OF the best criminal lawyers in North
Texas. He had an extensive and very
profitable practice. After the adoption Of
tie constitution Of 1o7G he WAS elected dis
tgjr1 Judge of this judicial district, then en-
l.acing ,!,c counties of Tarant, Parker,
Jack. Wise, Montague, Clay, Cooke and
Denton. Al The expiration of his term i'll 1890
~ Ol2anizcd the Exchange national bank of
Denton, all- twas elected its president. which
position he held until his death. He also
held 1t the time of his death the Office of
v.re-president of the Dallas and Wichita
railway. He held a warm place IN the
hearts of the people of this section. He
vas elected mayor of this city 3 year ago,
which position he recently resigned on ac-
cOus Of his health. At the Democratic
r.uNrntiou IN Fort Worth III lSSS ne was
chosen presidential elcrtOr for the Fifth
congressional, district. which position he
ESQ resigned Oh account of his being ga bank
president. He had during his life accumu-
la+ci 4 considerable amount of property.
lis estate is vdriouSly estimated at from
$4,000 to S20O,OOO. he leaves surviving a
wife aud two children, a son, Capt. J. S.
ralloli of this city, and daughter, Mrs. ,.
=. NrDmmott OF st. Joe, Tex.
lis remains VIII be brought mere on the
n rniug train Wednesday, the 14th instant.
: burial The people Of this section all
"a IN the single and solemn sentiment that
q great and good man has crossed over the
!.ysr 10 rest under the shade of the trees"