St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-08
SWEET SARAH Welded.
Miss Hill, Who Fought for a Share of
Sharon's Millions,
Married TO Her Counsel, an Ex-Judgs
OF the California Court.
Special to the Globe

opeclM 10 the Globe.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. News
has been received here that Miss Sarah
Althea Hill, the plaintiff in the celebrated
Sharon divorce case, was married to-day at
Stockton, Cal, TO David s. Terry. ex-ehjef
justice of the supreme court. her leading
counsel in the litigation against sharon.
When she first began her LITIGATION AGAINST
Sharon San Francisco people made nv, rhei~
minds she was determined to secure n hand
some fortune incumbered with a prnfIigata
husband. The proceedings for a divorce
involving proof of a marriage. in fact the
suits and countersuits, charges. counter
charges and appeals, with PERJURY and other
crimes, incidents of the desperate struggle.
are matters of national notOrety. 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 SharOn'S wife, and there
fore entitled 20 magnificent dOwry, Miss
Hill encountered all the opposition which
wealth and power and influence could
bring against her. One by one her attor-
neys and supporters abandoned the case.
Lawyers who became her champions with
ardOr soon evinced indifference. which
eventually eliminated in their withdrawal
from the suit and one by one her quOndam
supporters became her worst enemies.
Well-defned rumOrs explained the reason
for this. The hostility was given adj
ditional significance when some misfortune
overlook those who failed to respond to
THE MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCLs
which seemed to be at work. Among the
few who never deserted Miss Hill and who
champiOned her cause to the last was the
Hon. David S. Terry, eX-chef Justice of
the supreme court of California and the
leading counsel in the proceedings of
divorce. Terry is one of the best
known men on the Pecifc coast.
his reputation being of that order
which is nearly allied To and hard to distin-
gulSh from nUtOriety. His record on the
bench and as prominent member Of the
bar is marred by his private history. His
difficulty with Senator Broderick, which
eliminated in a duel and the death of that
gentleman, will not soon be forgotten. The
intimacy between Miss Hill and Judge
Terry has for some time been a subject for
gossip, but it was supposed to be due to the
unavoidable relations which counsel and
client must sustain in such a case. Re-
Gently it was noticed that his intimacy
seemed to be something more than mere
announcement
the marriage. nevertheless, created general
surprise. Judge Terry is several years the
senior of Miss Hill, but is rather a gay man
for his years. He is in comfortable circum-
stances. The marriage, following the de-
cision or the United States court that Miss
Hill never was the wife IF Senator Sharon,
has given rise to the opinion it was planned
some time ago, and so ID has come about
that her suit results in the securing of a le-
gal husband and a comfortable home. And
thus ends the story Of the most romantic
lawsuit in California.
MISS HILL
arrived at Stockton on q steamer from San
Francisco at O'clock, and remained on
board until she left for the parsonage with
State Treasurer Oulahan, who acted as
groomsman for Terry. The bride was
dressed in a walking suit of dark wooden
material, there being nothing in her appear
ance to Indicate that she was about to wed
the man who had so recently fought her
case before the courts of law against the
late Senator Sharon. Father O'Connor of
st. Mary's church performed the ceremony.
The only person present was the grooms-
man, Miss Hill having decided to dispense
with bridesmaids. Judge Terry even posi-
lively refused TO allow any reporters to be
present. The license gave the brides name
as Sarah Althea Hill Sharon, her age 80 and
Terry's age 60. The ceremony was quickly
performed, after which the bridal party
drove to Terry's residence where wedding
breakfast had been prepared. AS soon as
breakfast was over, Terry went direct TO
the superior court, where he had a case on
trial. Clinton Terry, the judges only liy-
ing son, is reported to be greatly annoyed
at his fathers marriage, and intends leav-
ing here for Fresno, where his father lately
purchased for him large property.