The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-10
A HEAVY WEIGHT JURY
The Grand Jury is Composed oil
Fine Body OF Men.

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assembled around the long table in
the inquisatorial chamber for the
purpose of delving into crime and
corruption. The gentlemen who are
, now members Of the big twelve are
! representative citizens of the county,
| and stand high in the esteem of the
| people OF their respective communi-
J ties. This jury is known as the
heavy weight jury. Nearly all the
members are stout, portly men, four
Of whom tip the scales above the
200 pound mark. The least man on
the Jury is Mr.. Il. T. FIRTH of Ennis,
pounds The heavy weight juror
also comes from Ennis and is Capt.
n. l.. Worley, whose weight is 80
pounds. The aggregate weight of
the twelve Jurors is 2250 pounds, or
an average af 1917 pounds. Assis-
ted by Mr. S. f. Newman, member
of the jury, the reporter obtained
.h@ tollcwtng sh"rt biographical
!
Ed Lowe Of Midlothian is the fore
man. He is 90 years old, is dem
ocrat In politics and member OF
Ithe Methodist church. He came to"
| Texas 80 years ago, since which
time he has continuously resided IN
Ellis county. He has been married
ance His weight is 10 pounds.
\. L. Worley of Ennis is 81 years
old. is democrat and belongs to
the Christian church. He was born
in Virginia and came to Texas in
1876 He is an ex-county commits
siouer of the Palmer precinct. He
is the heavy weight or the jury,
weighing 2s5 pounds.
| T.. 7. Firth Of Ennis has passed
the half century mark in age three
years. He was born in Georgia and
when quite young moved with his
lparents to Alabams From that
state he came to Texas in 1874. Po
litically be is democrat and is
communicate OF the Presbyterian
and weighs l40 pounds.
Tom Martin of Palmer is the old
est man on the jury, being 6l years
old. He has represented the Palmer
precinct on the board Of county com
missioners. In politics he is dem
ocrat and a Cumberland Presoyte.
rian in religion. He is native Of
Alabama and came to Texas in De-
cember, 1863. He has been married
one time. He tips the scales at 40
pounds
J, H. James OF Milford was born
in Mississippi 53 years ago. He
came TO the Lone Star state in 1872
and has resided here since. He Is q
democrat and Methodist. He has
been married one time. His weight
| Is 100 pounds.
j. Hartley Carter of Leland, is
the baby of the bunch, being born In
Georgia 81 years ago. Politically
he is q democrat, and is "A member OF
the Methodist church. He was
married In 1895. He balances the
scales at the 0-pound notch.
w r, Alsup of Maypearl is 54
years old and is "a native of Alabama.
He is a member of the Methodist
church and q democrat of the old
| line. He came to Texas In lS6s
At present he is engaged in business
mt Maypeari. He is a widower, and
weighs l55 pounds.
1T. Sullivan of Waxahachie is a
native of Texas, being born in Dallas
county As years ago, and is of Irish
extraction. He is Cumberland
| Presbyterian and democrat. His
weight is 240 pounds.
Geo. w. Martin of Forreston is 81
years old and is a native of Georgia
He was married in 1894 He belongs
to the Cumberland Presbyterian
church and votes the democratic
ticket. He brings the beam of the
scales down at 2l5 pounds.
win A. Gibson of Waxahachit
was born IN this city and is 80 years
old. Since making his advent intC
this world of vicissitndes Mr.. Glib
son has continuously resided il
sWaxahachie. He Is enc of Waxa
hachie's most prominent business
men, being at present engaged il
the selling of farm implements. n,
Is a member of the Christian churei
and has never scratched democrat
ic ticket. He one of the ligh
weights of the jury, tipping tn
beam at l45 pounds.
NJ. A. Carpenter of Ferris is th
only Missourian on the jury. He /
q years old and has lived in Texa
since 1915. Notwithstanding tn
fact that he has lived in Texas neal
ly 10 years MIR. Carpenter 10 sti
willing to be shown" He 10 1