The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-09
THE TERRY-HILL MARRIAGE.
The Tremendous Sensation 1t Has Gre
ated in Social Circles in Stockton.
What Chicago Woman Knows About the
Bride-Short Sketch of Terrys Famous
Duel with David G.. Broderick.
itockton zeal. Special to chicago Times.

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former wife lived and where both Mrs. Terry
and her son died not long ago. The judge is
greatly respected, not to say feared, in this
quiet little CITY, His intellectual superiority and
gruff manner. combined with his eventful and
dramatic history, have caused him to be looked
upon with sort of awe. That this reserved
proud man should take bride with a national
reputation bewilders the Stockton understand
ing.
When Miss Hill first began her litigation
against Senator Sharon, San Francisco people
made up their minds that she was determined to
secure handsome fortune, encountered with a
pro1igate husband. The proceedings for a
divorce involving proof Of marriage in fact
the suits and counter-suits, charges. counter
charges and appeals, with perjury and other
crimes as incidents of the desperate struggle are
matters of national notoriety. Nothing in the
woman's career, however, has been more
dramatic than and certainly nothing has been so
romantic as, the denouement which occurred
this morning
In striving to establish the fact that she was
Sharons wife. and therefore entitled to a mag
niicent dowry, Miss Hill encountered all the
opposition which wealth, and power, and infu-
ence could bring against her. One by one her
attorneys and supporters abandoned her case
Lawyers who became her champions with ardor
soon eyinced Indifference, which eventually cul-
minated in their withdrawal from the suit and
one by one her quondam supporters became her
worst enemies. Well-defined rumors explained
the reasons for this. The hostility was given
additional significance when some misfortune
overlook those who failed to respond to the mys-
terious influence which seemed to be at work.
Among the few who never deserted Miss Hill,
and who championed her case to the last, was
Hon. David S. Terry, exChief- Justice OF the
Supreme Court of California and her leading
counsel in the proceedings for divorce. Terry
is one of the best-known men on the Pacific
coast, his reputation being of that order which
is nearly allied to and hard to distinguish from
notoriety. His record on the bench and as a
prominent member of the bar is married in his
private history. His difficulty with Se2ator
Broderick, which eliminated in duel and,the
death of that gentleman. will not soon be for
gotten.
The intimacy between Miss Hill and Judge
Terry has for some time been subject for Cos
sip but it was supposed to be due to the una
voidabe relations which the counsel and client
must sustain in such case. Recently it was
noticed that this intimacy seemed to be some
thing more than a mere professional one. The
announcement of the marriage nevertheless.
created general surprise. Judge Terry is several
years the senior of Miss Hil bat is rather gay
man for his years. He is in comfortable crcum-
stances. The marriage following the decision
of the United States Supreme Court that Miss
Hill never was the wife of Senator Sharon, has
given rise to the opinion that it was planned
some time ago. And il has come about that her
suit has resulted in the securing of legal hus-
band and comfortable home. And thus ends
the story of the most romantic lawsuit in the
records of California.
Apropos of the marriage of Judge Terry and
MpS Eolf
prominent attorney of San Francisco, who is now
visiting Chicago yesterday gave the following
interesting "reminiscences of the woman whose
attempts to prove herself the wife of one man
attorney who prosecuted her unsuccessful case.
Mrs. Foltz, who by the way is a lady of
wonderful intelligence, and whose success at the
California bar has been won by hard and unre-
mittlng efforts against men who We're her seniors,
and against attorneys and bench naturally un-
favorable to female lawyers" said Yesterday in
her cozy room at the Sherman House, that she
had known Judge Terry for number of years,
and except for his connection with the unfortu
nate duel with Senator Broderick there was no
man more esteemed for mis- many virtues, and
generous, hearty, friendliness than was he.
when he was first retained in the HilSharon
case" said Mrs. Foltz, Judge Terry's wife was
living, and he was not disposed take much
stock in the claims preferred by the fair COM
plainant whose cause he was called upon to
champion. Soon, however, the Judge became, or
seemed to be, at least, convinced that all that
was claimed for the fair Althea was just; that
there was contract as binding that of mar
riage between her and Senator Sharon, and
from that time forward he prosecuted her
with all the vigor and power of
which he was capable. During the
progress of the many trials incident to this now
famous suit the Judge and his fair client be-
came intimately acquainted, and soon after the
death of Mrs. Terry, which occurred but few
months ago. their frequent appearances together
gave rise to q great deal of speculation, but no
one supposed for an instant that marriage be-
tween. the two parties would be the result. I
can safely say that the many friends of Judge
Terry will be very much amused and number
of them Disguised at this marriage. I knew
Miss Hill, or Mrs. Sharon, as she insisted upon
being called, and more than two months ago she
called at my house During her visit she told
me that she intended to marry Judge Terry if
the decision of Judge Sullivan was in her favor.
said to her in a pleasant way, We'll, if you
succeed in capturing such gentleman as Judge
Terry you will have accomplished something to
be proud of. With shrug of her pretty shout
ders and blush on her usually pallid ace the
lady exclaimed, with some vehemence I sue
coed, indeed! 1t seems to me that if any one is
to be congratulated upon having achieved sue
cess, Judge Terry is the person He is the one
who has succeeded.
Being my guest" continued Mrs. Fotz, ST
could not say a great deal, but quickly sug
gested to her that woman who had occupied
the public position she had; whose character had
been aspersed; whose honor, integrity, and vir-
tue had been impugned, and who had been
dragged through the questionable ways of an
exceedingly questionable lawsuit, ought to con-
slider herself honored IN becoming the wife of
such man as Judge Terry was generally re-
ported to be. Miss Hill replied with some
warmth: No man need think he is comforting
any honor upon me when he marries me; on the
contrary, think the positions are reversed. I
come from one of the first families of the South.
4 q nirh fho
man / marry as he does upon me-
Judge Terry" said Mrs. Foltz, lis now about
sixty-fou years old, fine looking active, and as
full of energy as many younger man. His
While the memory of the Broderck duel will
never be obliterated, and is source of deep and
heartfelt regret to the Judge himself, there is
no man more highly regarded than ne is. His