The evening world., 1889-08-15

against ex-senator sharon. Many stormy scenes
that of september last ~ the United States Cir
Judge Field, OF the Federal Supreme Court,
presided. Fully two hundred attorneys were in
t MSs SsrnE E1tbeo H IiiSirSS STan t4 FSrry, tor T"r 1 1nd on 80
tie eS.Judgc had been married after Slraron's
death. Terry sat with his elbows ON the table.
position, without moving n muscle. throughout
the reading of the decision, until II was op-
E" aT RIr IT yT read SG' = S% SEa'nst ~ 5AS Tis c @%.iiSS T TiS5%
Mrs,. Terry jumped to her feet, and in a rage
,"justice Field. are You goine to order me to
give mp that marriage contract, WHICH, lie the
evi9Gpcc of my rights. to be cancelled? 2 Justice
her TO -it down. 4 dcathlikc Stiffness prevailed,
bnt in a moment it was broken by oaths from
Justice Yield, she cried, her face white with
passion, we hear that you have been bought.
We would like to know If that il 80, and what
person can get Justice in this court unless he has
. sack We want 10 know. | say, what you have
been N E%idh SL the sa SG"r S%s pSSp'ff, Field. somcwha,
louder thnu usual, remove that woman from
thts /, cGqrt;TGom; l rmoiIi deal with 4eT
Franks advanced %:Sowaris hS,, bit she took
cursed Gu With them r ",mI Ill., Juice Tetr TS ' s"ei,ig g'! MAJ,
shal Franks approach his wife, arose to his feet
and stood erect. Franks ara.pCd Mrs. Terry by
Wv ''.nl' iiif nv ~ W. NM IL hl III
No living man shall touch her, She ia my
wife, and | will kill the man who lays u hand on
her." With thus he dealt Franks a terrible blow
With his right tist. Frank. MAS sent spinning
Franks and several others rushed on him. Mrs.
Terry was quickly hustled out Of the room, and
taken into the back Office of the United States
Marsha, aud had hardly. passed within the door
at the 'S $a"r On "S SMarT on D%FHYH "SS cannot csniSHi E Eet iva T.S
was Ferish,s answer. Terry put his hand to his
Te!isE: ,.. W.. "N ..+ym,
her, and ! will stab any man who tries to keep
me ont. He was Gbcut to strike at Perish and
Franks when Finu"gan and come others jumped
TO throw him TO the ,loor. though they trici
their best. Their began q struggle TO, the pos
and Donald to the floor, but they did not let
go. Four or five men twisted his wrist, and at
Last the intd ET ihS wa yaom tSk wTor is" p. ' M,to ana ma he TSr
quiet had been restored in the courtroom
Justice, Field finished reading the dccision.
after which he read orders committing JUDGE
Terry to Jail for six months and Sarah Althea to
the same place for thirty DAYS.
When, a young man he went to Texa. aud fought
III its battles for indcpeld!nce with Mexico. lie
afterwards read law and in the gold-fever days
OF 40 went to California and plunged into poll
tics. ,When but thirty:three years of age he war
elected Chief Justice of the California supreme
Court. Tins WAS in the days of the Eigllantes,
who practically ruled the State, and his office
was no sinccurc.. Terry was active in seeking
their downfall. In August, 1896, lie stabbed
Sterling A. Hopkins, one of their number, in
resisting the Illegal arrest of Reuben Maloney.
The Nigilautcs arrested Terry ana kept him i'm.
prisoned until the following month. It wa
thought they would hang him, hut they didn't
His DISCHARGE was offered him il he would re-
sign his. Chict .yusticCship, but he refused and
deted them: He was finally released and re-
sumed his office.
He war a man of inpulsive nature, afraid Of
nothing whatever, public opinion included, and
was dangerous when aroused. During the wal
of the rebellion Terry commanded a Texas regi'
meIt on the Confederate side, and upon the ces
sHtiOn of lostIlitieS returned to California and
re-cntered politics. He wag y member OF tho
State Democratic Committee in 1873, and IN
1879 was nominated for Attorney-Genera by Q
branch Of the Workingmcn's party. In 1880
lie was a Presidential elector on the Democratic
ticket. but although the other electors received
nlajorIties ranging from 81 to 143 Terry wa,
defeated by over 500 votes. Since then Terry
had not, taken any part in the politics of thu
Pacific slope.