, 1889-08-15
KILLED at Lathrop. California, by
Deputy u. s. Marshal
Nagle.
The Slayer of Broderick Slapped
Judge Fields Face
and Died.
Sarah Althea on the Scene---How
the News Was.
Received.

,preme Judge 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
Terry and wife came in and also pro-
iceeded to another table. Mrs. Terry.
levidently recognizing Judge Field, did
not sit down, but retired to the train for
some unknown purpose. AS soon as
she had left the dining room Judge
Terry approached Justice Field and
stooping over him, gently slapped his
face once. At this juncture Deputy
United States Marshal Nagle arose from
his seat, and shot Judge Terry appar-
emily through the heart. AS he was
falling the marshal shot again but
missed him, the bullet going through
\ the floor. Judge Terry never uttered "A
sound after being shot He had hardly
fallen when Mrs. Terry rushed to the
side Of the body and threw herself upon
1t. Then ensued a scene of the
Widest EXCITEMENT.
People rushed from the dining room
and others rushed in. During this time
Justice Field and Deputy Marshal Nagel
retreated TO the sleeping car, where they
were securely locked within. At times
Mrs. Terry would call upon the citizens
to arrest and detain them here and not
let them escape. Before the train pulled
out Constable Walker entered the sleep.
er and was carried away on the train.
He said to the spectators that he knew
his duty and would perform it. During
time the train was standing at the depot
Mrs. Terry was running wildly, alter.
nately from the body of her husband to
the sleeper demanding admittance that
she might slap Justice Field; begging
that he and Nagle be detained and have
THEIR examination here. Previous to
the entrance of Constable Walker into
the sleeper Sheriff Purvis and deputy
OF Stanislaus county had already taken
charge of Deputy United States Marshal
Magic.
AFTER THE SHOOTING
Deputy United States Marshal Narle
backed up against the wall of the dining
room and warned everyone not to arrest
MIN, saying he was a United States
marshal in discharge OF his duty.
There was no semblance of an attempt
to molest him at any time.
THE NEWS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, Aug lathe news of
Terry's deHth Created intense excite
ment here. The possibility of an en-
Ecounter between Terry and Justice Field
has been recognized ever since the i'm
lprisonment of Terry for contempt of
who killed United States Senator Brode-
rick in the early days in California.
! David ). Terry was at one time
chief Justice of the supreme court of
California, and has always been n prom
inent figure in the political history of
the state. The killing of Broderck
caused ut the time deep personal re-
the. people of the state, which threatened
TERMINATE his CAREER
IN California, but he always had n num-
her of adherents and he remained He
was married to Sarah Altiea Hill who
claimed to be the wife of ex-senator
Sharon, while prosecuting her claim
against the Sharon estate. This
brought him into resentful at
titude toward Justice Field, who
last year rendered a decision
city, denying her claim TO be the wife
of Sharon.
The southern overland train arrived
at the depot in Oakland shortly after ii
O'Clock, and great crowd had collected,
telegraphic intelligence of the Lathrop
tragedy having preceded the arrival Of
the train. The sleeping car in which
justice field was sitting was at once be-
sieged by United States officials and
newspaper men. Justice Field main
tanned quiet demeanor and replied to
O press representative, WIDEN asked to |
'narrate the particulars of the shooting: |
81 can tell you the story in very few |
words. For the last few months all !
manner of reports, both public and per- |
sonal, have reached me that Terry had |
Threatened to subject me TO some form of |
indignity If he should happen to meet |
me. This fact caused the United States |
marshal to decide to provide |
such protection as nc could during my |
stay in this state. When | started for |
Los Angeles to hold court, Deputy Nagle |
accompanied me. He seemed TO be |
quiet, geptlemanly official though l
Los Angeles. He asked1 me in that city |
when intended to return, and was pre-
pared and accompanied ME when was |
ready, taking seat in the sleeper OPP
posite me. We heard this morning that
Judge Terry and his wife were on the
train, but paid no attention to it. When
VIC arrived ut I.dtHrOD we entered the |
station to take breakfast. ] took seat
at the end table, while Nagle sat on one |
side of me. Terry and his wife came in |
the room soon after. AS soon as she |
saw yus she went out, as | afterwards
learned, returning to the car for sachel.
Judge Terry rose and ! supposed he in
tended to accompany her. Instead of
doing so he walked back of me and
struck me "a heavy slap in the face. /
was completely astonished, but saw he
was making really TO strike again. Nagle
cried out
sToPl STOP
~ Terry did not desist, and, as he was
n kissing his arm the second time, Nagle
shot at him, the ball entering his heart
He fell to the floor, Nagle shooting
second time, but the second shot did
not strike him. Nagle was arrested at
Tracy and taken to Stockton to await
the result of an inquest. THAI is the
story, so far as am aware of"
said the Justice, In conclusion.
a San Francisco passenger on the
train at Lathrop this morning says that
when he heard the shooting he rushed
out of the car and saw Mrs. Terry with
a sachel in her hand. She was trying to
Dpon it and he took IL from her. She
Tried to gain possession of IL again, but
failed. When the sachel was opened
afterward pistol was found in 1t,
A Sensation I'm Portland.