The Iola register., 1889-08-23
JUDGE TERRY SHOT.
The Slayer of Senator Broderick
Meets His Doom.
He Slaps Judge Field in the Face and
Deputy Nagle shoots Him Through
the Heart-Judge Fields
Statement.

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| the Heart-Judge Fields
| statement.
| LATHRoP. CAL, Aug. 15.-Upon the ar.
| rival of the Southern overland train here
at I:20 yesterday morning United States
Supreme Judge Stephen g. Field and
Deputy United States Marsbal Nagle
walked into the depot d:aing- room for
breakfast and sat down side by side.
Soon after Judge David S. Terry and wife
came in also. They were proceeding to
another table when Mrs. Terry, evidently
recognizing Justice Field did not sit
down. but retirel 10 the train for some
unknown purpose.
Before she reached it. however, and as
soon as she had left til, dining room,
Judge Terry approached Justice Field.
and STOPPING over him slapped his face.
At this juncture Deputy Marshal Nagle
arose from his seat and shct Judge Terry
through the heart. AS he was falling the
deputy marshal shot again but missed
him, the bullet going through the floor.
The soots were fired in very quick success
sion.
The Judge never uttered 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
a scene of the widest excitement People
rushed from the dining room and others
rushed in.
During this time Justice Field and Dep
uty Marshal Nagle retreated to a sleeping
| car, where they were securely locked in.
At times Mrs. Terry would call upon the
people to arrest them. Before the train
pulled out Constable Walker entered the
81 eeper and was carried away on board
the train. He informed the spectators
that he knew his duty and would perfor m
| it.
Dur ing the time the train was standing
at the depot Mrs. Terry was running
wildly alternately from the body of her
hus band to the sleeper demanding admit :
tance that she might slap Justice Fields
face. and at the same time begging tha,
they be detained and have their examine
| ton.
Previous to the entrance of Constable
Walker into the sleeper, Sheriff Purvis
and the deputy OF Stanislaus County had
already taken charge of Deputy Marshal
Nagle.
Thirty years ago Terry, then Chief JUS
ice of the California Supreme Court, killed
United States Senator Broderick in duel.
iroderick was the idol of San Francisco.
The duel grew out of politics and the
gifted Broderick's d 'ath was deeply and
| widely deplored. Since then Terry has
several times figured in sensational epi-
sodes and has maintained a reputation as
q fire.eater.
Terry married Sarah Althea Hill, the
alleged wife of Senator Sharon and the
heroine of a nauseating and sensations al
attempt to get hold OF part of the erTatic
Senator's great fortune.
The killing undoubtedly grows out Of
the trial Of the Sharon case. Judge Field
10 the justice before whom the case was
tried. Sarah Althea Hill became deeply
incensed against Judge Field during the
trial on account of certain rulings made
by him adverse to her interests and has
ever since treasured the greatest animos-
ity toward him. These sentiments were
heartily shared by her husband.
While the Sharon case was I'm progress
and toward its close Judge Terry and his
wife figured in a sensational scene in the
court room Mrs. Terry roundly abused
Judge Field who was on the bench and
was ordered removed from the court room.
When a deputy marshal attempted to
carry out the order, Judge Terry drew a
revolver and threatened to kill him il he
laid hands on his wife. There was at ones
the widest confusion. Finally, however.
Judge Terry was disaImed before any
shots were fired.
THE FACTS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The follow.
ing facts were submitted to Justice Field
last evening and declared by him to he .
correct statement of the circumstances
that led up to the shooting: During Judge
Terry's confinement in the county Jail he
threatened, upon his release. to take the
lives of Judges Field and Sawyer. Prior to
the con tempt of court for which he was sent
to prison, Mrs. Terry, in his presence, had
made an assault on Judge Sawyer in q
Pullman car. 1t is believed had Judge
Sawyer resented the assault Terry would
have killed him. Terry's threats were so
publicly made that they reached the ears
of Justice FIELDS colleagues on the su.
preme bench and were made known to the
Department of Justice in WASH
ington, whereupon Mr.. Miller, Attor-
ney General of the United States,
head of the Department of Justice and
as the superior officer of United States
Marshal Franks, ordered the latter to take
whatever measures were necessary to
protect the persons Of Justice Field and
Judge Sawyer from assault by Judge
Terry. On his arrival in California to
hold court in this part Of his circuit, JUS
tice Field objected to being put under the
protection OF the marshal's officer.
When asked il he intended to carry
arms to defend himself, he said: mo.
do not and will not carry arms, for when
it is known that judges of courts are COM
PEELED to arm themselves for defense of
assaults offered in consequence Of their
judicial action it will be time to dissolve
the courts and the Government and lapse
into barbarism."
Notwithstanding the Justices objection
to protection, the marshal declared him
self subject to the order of his superior
officer - -Attorney-General Miller and
depuIiz.d Mr.. Nagle to keep within reach
# Justice Field ready to carry out the or
ders of the Department of Justice.
A
Boulanger Sentenced.
PARIS Aug. l5.-The court found Gen.
eral Boulanger guilty on the charge Of
public funds, and refused to
allow that there were sxtenuatiDg cir