The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-04
A FEMALE FURY.
Sarah Althea Terry Assails
Judge Field.
A PISTOL AND KSIFEIS eouRr.
sharca's Former Mistress. EnraSed
Mt an Adverse Decision. Seeks to
shoot Fieis-Judge Terry's Heavy
Fist and Marderous Dirk-Bosh
Sent TO jail.

sag FEAScIsco. sept 3-The announce
+ rneat made several DAYS s-o that a de-
ession in the sharon case would be ren-
dered to-day drew a large crowd 10 H.
United states court room. About no lac.
yers. besides al the parties directly inter
es'ed IN the case, occupied the enclosure
Immediately IL front Of the judges.
Judge David : Terry, who has been ehiei
counsel for his wife during the entire atl
CATION. sal beside his wife to-day, ami both
+. paid close attention Ia the reading of The
decision. Mrs. Terry appeared ye-y ner
Soss at the outset, and 6 the reading p-s,
gressesi her agitation increased.
Finally. when Judge Field was shout hall
through reading, Mrs. Terry jumped 10 he;
feet and asked the judge II be was goins Il
order her 10 giFe Ep her marriage contract
Judge Field quietly told her 10 sif down
Mrs Terry ; face turned white with passion
and she cried Justice Field. We heur fhs-
you have beea bought. We would like "a
know If that Is So. and what figures von
held Yourself AZ. Il seems that 40 person
can get justice IN this court unless ne has
a sack.
Judge Field tarned 70 Marshal Frank :
and said. MARSHAL, remove tla. wc1aaa a
from this eoHl, room.s The marshal al.
fanCea toward Mrs. Terry, bur she took M
notice Of him, but broke on. with oaths
and vulgar Language.
FEaaks grasped her arm. aud in an in
staNt Judge Terry arose aud exclaimed
thai No living man shouid touch his wife.
VITA this be deal, fraukS terrible blow
on the neck w.in his arst, which sent the
marshal across the door. Franks regained
himself, and with several deputies and by-
ISLANDERS. rushed upon Terry aad quickly
removed hin. Mrs Terry was also taken
from the room and locked in the raarshal's
Office
A deputy was placed at the door, when
Terry advanced upon him and demanded
admission, which the deputy refused
Terry puf his hand in his pocket and drev
forth dangerous, looking dirk with a
bsade eight inches long. and with = ctlrS,s
held il above his head and declared he
would slab any man who tiled 10 keen
him away from his wife.
Marshal franks aud several Others al
once jumped upon him and tried 10 take
the knife away. A desperate struggle fol
lowed. All the men fell 10 the 1oor, aud
the knife WIS finally taken away from
Terry without anyone being injured
Terry was then locked in the room with
his wife.
4 sa,ehel which Mrs. Terry had dropped
IN the court room during the excitement
was found 10 contain an English --ball-
dog revolver with six chambsrs loaded
Marshal Franks states that she was turning
u open the satchel just before she was uut
out of the eour, room.
Marshal Franks entered the room where
the two were confined, and Mrs. Terry 81
once made a violent attack upon him aud
beat him about the face and head She
was soon quieied, however, and strong
guard placed in the room.
The widest excitement had prevailed in
The court room and corridors during the
disturbance, but rs soon as quiet was re-
stored Judge Field resumed the reading OF
the decision. When be had concluded
court took a recess and the judges retired
TO their chambers.
Two hours later they again appeared IN
the court rOom and announced the penalty
they had decided to iaaict upon Judge
Terry and his wife. Neither OF the parties
was allowed in the Couff room while sen
tence was pronounced Judge Field or
dered that Terry be imprisoned in the
county jail of Alameda county SIX months.
aud that Mrs, Terry be imprisoned % days
No alternative in the way OF flne was
allowed, aud the prisoners were taken 20
Jail this afternoon.