JOURDEN ALEXANDER MORRIS

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 22-W: 27
Department: Smith County, Texas, S.O.
End of Watch: October 8, 1881
Cause: SHOT
Age: 30
Years of Service: 5
Description: Deputy Sheriff Morris responded to a disturbance call in front of a local saloon. He was struck in the head with a blunt object by one of the suspects causing the disturbance. The suspects then shot Deputy Morris twice in the back and once in the foot. Deputy Morris died at the scene. The three suspects were charged with murder.
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