The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-08-24

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AT this moment Mrs. Terry rushed up from
the train and began uttering loud cries and Ia.
mentations. Let me get at him" SAID She
I'll finish him. v She bore in her hand hand.
sachel which she had brought with her and
seemed 10 think that Judge Field fai one the
shooting. About 200 persons had by this time
gathered from various p aces. Mrs Terry ran
IN and saw the body Of her husbend bathed IN
b'oo1. 'Kissms, kiss me" she cried Can
you not kiss me beford you dey' And she put
her arms under his head and stopped over him.
Judge Terry opened his eyes and making a SUI
preme effort raised his head and shoulders
toward her. Their lips met, and almost
instantly after his hcnd sank back and his
splendid frame Strengthened out and
Judge Terry was dead As the crowd
surged toward the sidewalk, an excited man,
impelled by Mrs. Terry's cries, shoutcd: "Ii
you'll give me gun I'll shoot Field !" This
worked the people up to great pitch and
many threats were made. Either Shot was
necessarily fatal. One passed through the
head, coming out near the left ear the other
through the heart. There was some talk at the
time OF arresting Nagle but holding his re.
volver firmly in his hand he defed the crowd TO
touch him, saying he n Deputy United
States Marshal and had dono his duty in pro.
tecting Justice Field. No one ventured to
touch him, and he boarded the tram for San
Francisco. He was arrested at Tracy by Sher-
Mrs Terry is greatly affected by the tragedy
When interviewed, she said she had anticipat.
cd trouble If her husband ever met Field and
tried to persuade him ot to go to the dining
room. The train was met Mt Oakland Mole by
large uumber of Justice Fields fricfds who
congratulated him upon his narrow escape
from death at Terry's hands Mr.. Field was
driven rapidly to the Palace Hotel, When ask
cd by the reporter to give account of the
shooting he saAd "Wel. could tell you about
IL in very few words. l desire to state first
however, that reports have been in circulation
all over the country to the effect that Judge
Terry had declared his intention TO assault me
at the earliest opportunity, and that If
dared TO resent he would kill me / was warned
and advised to arm myself by n hundred differ
ent people, but positively refused to go armed
while in the performance of my duty, and |
think that when the time comes when IL will be
necessary for judge to go armed while in the
performance OF his duty, II will be time TO abol-
;sh the courts"
Continuing the Justice said; '"rhe United
States District Attorney having heard these re-
ports instructed Franks TO send deputy with
Judges Sawyer and Field TO protect them from
any harm that Terry or his crowd might desire
TO infiict In pursuance OF these instructions
Marshal Franks sent Deputy Dave Maggie TO
Los Angeles yesterday TO meet mo. did not
know OF his mission until he introduced himself
about noon yesterday. He appeared to be quite
q gentleman and he asked me when intended
TO return to San Francisco, and told him that
i would return as soon as I finished my bus.
iness. concluded my business about o'clock
and then left Los Angeles on the
train. Nasle sat opposite me in the
car Last night he went out for o
while and when he returned informed me that
Judge and Mrs. Terry had boarded the train at
Fresno and were In an adjoining car.
When reached Lathrop told Ma.
gle that intended TO get on and have my break
fast. He accompanied me, and we entered the
restaurant together and sat down at u table
Terry, accompanied by his wife, entered When
Mrs. Terry saw me she turned around and went
back 10 the car afterward learned that she
went back 10 procure her hand-sachel, Judge
Terry took seat at q table short
distance tehind me. While was
eating he arose and approached me. I
did not know that he was near me until he
slapped my face from bshind. turned around,
and at the same time Nagle arose. and, placing
his band against Terrys breast, said: .Stopl
stopi" Judge Terry paid no attention; he
drew his hand back and was about TO give me
q blow with all his vigor, when Nagle shot him.
and he dropped on the floor. District Attorney
White ordered the arrest OF Justice Field by
and his orders were carried out by |
Captain Lees, chief OF detectives OF San Fran
cisco. The associate Justice. however was re-
leased on bail almost immediately thereafter.
The origination OF the enmity between Judge |
David 8. Terry and Associate Jusxce Field--or |
perhaps MORE accurately speaking the enmity |
OF the former toward the latter--dates back 10 |
the early days OF California, and grew out OF |
usSiers wA'sh led W 70 the fatai duel between |