The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-22
FELL IN HIS TRACKS.
Judge David S. Terry of California
Killed by a Deputy United
States Marshal.
Terry Slaps Supreme Court Justice
Field and Receives a Bullet in
the Head.

LATHRoP, Cal, Aug. 14.-Upon the arrival
OF the Southern overland train here to-cay
United States Supreme Judge Stephen j.
Field and Deputy United States Marshal
David Nagle walked into the depot dining
room for breakfast and sat down side by side.
Soon after Judge David S. Terry and wife
came in also. They were proceeding to an
other table when MrS Terry, evidently recog-
nixing Justice Fed, did not sit down but re-
tired to the train for some unknown pur-
pose. Before she reached 1t, however, and
as soon as she had Yeft the dining room,
Judge Terry approached Justice Field and,
stopping over him, slapped his face AT this
iuucture Deputy Marshal Nagle arose from
his seat and shot Judge Terry through the
heart As he was falling the deputy marshal
shot again but missed him, the bullet going
through the floor. Both shots were fired in
very quick succession. The judge never ut
tered sound after being shot He had
hardly fallen when Mrs. Terry rushed to the
side of his body and threw herself upon it,
Then ensued q scene Of the widest
excitement People rushed from the dining
room and others rushed in. During this time
Justice Field and Deputy Marshal Nagle re-
treated to a sleeping Car, where they were
securely locked within. At times Mrs Terry
would call upon the citizens to arrest them.
Before the train pulled out Constable Walker
entered the sleeper, and was carried away
on board the train. He informed the specta-
tors that he knew his duty and would per-
form it. During the time the train was
standing at the depot Mrs. Terry was run
ming wildly alternately from the body OF her
husband to the sleeper. demanding admit
tance that she might slap Justice Fields face,
and at the same time begging that they be
detained and have their examination here.
Constable Walker took Deputy Nagle from
the train at Tracy, and proceeded with him
TO Stockton, where he is now in Jail District
Attorney White ordered the arrest of Justice
Field upon his arrival in San Francisco, and
telegraphed the order to the sheriff of San
Francisco.
TAKEN TO STOCKTON.
STOCKTON, Cal, Aug. 14.-The coroner ar
rived here at noon with Jerry's body in
box covered with white cloth. Mrs Terry
rode in the express car with the remains, ac-
comDanied by several friends of the deceased.
When the, body was Gaken off the car she
followed and rode with it in an express
wagon to the morgue. She was distressed
and said it was q most cowardly murder of
an unarmed man. Deputy Marshal Nagle
was brought here in buggy by Constable
Walker of LaChrop. When the overland
train left Lathrop after the shooting, Con-
stable Walker got in the car and arrested
Nagle He rode with him to Tracy, and
there took buggy to Stockton to avoid the
crowds. When Nagle reached the Jail he
alighted from the buggy and came in with
his coat covering his handcuffed hands.
Nagle refused to be interviewed. He said: Il
am deputy United States marshal and simply
did my duty as an officer" He was locked up
at once, and soon after sent for the local at
torney. Nagle was very cool, but looked
pale and determined.