Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-09-04

A dispatch from SAn Francisco last
night says: The celebrated Sharon d.
Voroe case which has occupied the at
tsutiOn OF the Pacific Coast for num-
ber Of years, eliminated to-day In q
sensational incident, which resulted In
placing Sarah AltheA Sharon, now Mrs.
David 8. Terry, In jail for thirty days
and her husband, Judge Terry, for ak
months.
The United States Circuit Court TO-
day rendered q decision declaring the
alleged marriage contract between
Sharon and Miss Hill q forgery. Justice
Field, Of the United States Supreme
Court, read the decision, and Judge
Sabln, Of the District Court, oonourred.
Judge David 7. Terry. who has been
the ohlei counsel for his wife during the
entire litigation, sat alongside his wife
to day and both paid close attention to
tho reading Of the decision. When
Judge Field was Rbout half through
reading, Mrs. Terry Jumped TO her feet
and asked the Judge II he was going to
order her to give up her marriage con.
tract,
The JudRs told her to sit down, and
Mrs. Terry's face turned white with
passion, and abe oried; "Justioe Field,
We hear that you have been bought.
We would Ike 10 know II that is so,
and what figures you hold yourself 1t.
IL seems that person can't get Justice
in this court unless he has a sack."
Judge Field turned 10 Marshal Frs nks
and said: "MarshAl, remove that wo
man from the court room" The mar
shal advanced towards Mrs. Terry, but
she took no notice OF him but broke out
with oAths IN vulgar language. Franks
grAepsd her by the wrist, and in an In
AtAut Judge Terry arose, AMI extlAim-
ing that no living man sbo aid touch his
wife, dealt Franks o terrible blow on
the neck with his hst, which Nnt the
marshal resling across the q JOr. Franke
reRAined his feet, and, with several
deputies and bystAn iers. rushed upon
Terry and quickly removed him. Mrs
Terry was also taken from the room
and locked In the marshaPs once,
A deputy was placed ct the door,
wh.n Terry advanced upon him and
demanded admission, which was re
fused. Terry drew . dangerous looking
dirk with blade eight inches long and
declared be would stab any one who
tried TO keep him away. Several per.
sons at onoe jumped upon him and tried
10 take the aa11!.se away. A desperate
struggle followed. The knife was taken
from Terry without any cne being ia
jured. Terry WAS then looked In the
room with his wife. ...
A Batchel which Mrs. Terry had drop
pad in the couit room during the fK
oitemept was found TO contain m Eng
llsh ball dog revolver with all six
cham bers loaded. Marshal Franks says
that she WAS trying to open the sAtohel
Just before she WAS put out OF the court
room. .-."
The marshal enteTel the room where
the two were confined, and Mrs. Terry
at onOO made . violent attack upon tim
and beat him about tha face and head
bha was soon quieted and . strong
guard placed In the room.
As soon as quiet was restored in court
Judge Field finished the reading OF the
decision.
Judge Field later ordered that Terry
be Imprisoned In the county jail OF Ala
media for six months, and that MS
Terry be imprisoned thirty days. M
alternative in the way Of One WAS al
! lowed, and the prisoners we're taken q
all this afternoon.
David g. Terry WAS formerly Judge oi
the Supreme Court OF this State, and
while holding that position in 1856 be
came involvs1 In squarTel with DRvit
J @. Bfoder'ok, the United States SenR
| tor from California. A duel followed
and BTot erick was killed.