The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-02-26
DISTRICT COURT MEETS
dfsad Jurq ORGANIZED sat Chsrse of
Court Delivered 10 that Body.

The February Term of the district
court convened this morning al 10 80
with Judge J. T.. Diliard on the
| bench Owing 10 the busy season
with the farmers just beginning the
attendance was not very large. The
cail OF the docket was deferred un-
| I'll this afternoon and the work OF
organizing the grand jury proceeded
with That body was empanneled
and sworn In and the courts charge
delivered at the forenoon session
The following citizens Of the conn
~ were selected to serve as the in
qulsltoriai body during this term Of
court,
G. w Gibson, Waxahachie. fore
man; J. S. Campbell, Waxahachie;
W. II Davis. Waxahachie; Joe Por-
terfield, Waxahachie; 7. 0. Fountain,
Ennis VIM Ellison, Ennis. A Mar
tin, Palmer; John snyder, Ferris, ].
l.. w. Forbes, Mountain Peak: ] n.
Spence, Italy Joab Hendricks. Lone
Cedar; d. S. Goble, Crisp
The following riding bailiffs were
appointed by Sheriff Minnick and
qualified by the court:
J. Il. Smith, l.. G, Runyon, B. f.
Abbott, j. c. Sims. j l.. Shippey,
Frank Hughes George Singleton, ].
II. Devereux. K. B. Cunningham. A !
W. Wilson, Tom Morgan Tom God
frey, J. H. Forehand, j. J. McCalpin. |
In his charge to the grand jury
the court called attention to the most
important and most common offens-
es in the criminal code, such as mur-
der. assault with intent TO murder. |
aggravated assault, robbery theft /
forgery, swindling and embeZzlement f!
In referring to the offense of rape |
the court said this crime was a dis |
grace to the state of Texas and to /,
the whole South. The man who was |
brute enough to commit such helm |
Gus offense did not deserve TO live |
and should receive the extreme pen
atty of the law
The grand jury received instruc-
tons to make dilligent Investigations
into the offense of unlawfullv carry
ing arms. The court said that in
these days of advanced civilization
there was no excuse for a man roam
ing around the couJ@.,F -foaded Town
twirtr pistols, bowie knives, dirks ana
slung-shots like a robber in Turkey.
The court S charge along thlS llne
was very emphatic and positive.
Attention was called to gambling.
The court said that the gambler did
not add anything to the body polite,
but was continually taking away from
same. The gambler was character !
lied as a menace TO society, as an
agent for the ruin and destruction OF !
many young men. The allurements of |
fered by the gambler to make liv- /
ing without working induces young !
men to enter that profession They /
then take 10 drink and eventually be (
come criminals. The grand jury al
so received instructions to look out /
for the gamblers who lay around /.
branches and outhouses during the !
fall season for the purpose of rob ,
bling cotton pickers of their hard
earned money.
The court urged the grand jury 10 /
investigate the conduct OF all coun- /
ty and precinct officers. and TO see .
that their books and all records were /
properly kept
The grand jury met this afternoon /
at l.3O to begin deliberations.
The call of the civil docket is now F.
in progress. and will probably be }
completed this afternoon. iiugants 7.
in divorce proceedings will have a .
hearing tomorrow