Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-08-22
SHOT TO KILL.

Ex-Judge Terry. of California, Shot
and Killed by Deputy United
States Marshal Nagle.
Ihe Tragedy the Result of an Assault
on Justice Stephens ]. Field
of the Supreme Court,
And Incidentally the Outcome of the
Notorious Sharon Hill Divorce
Case-Nagle Arrested.
LATHRoP, CAL, Aug. 15.-The Southern
Overland train arrived here at half past
seven O'Clock yesterday morning. and the
passengers alighted for breakfast Judge
Stephen J. Field and Deputy United
States Marshal Maggie walked into the
depot dining-room and sat down for
breakfast side by side. Judge David s..
Terry and wife, who figured in the Sharon
divorce case, came in also. They were
going to another table when Mrs. Terry
recognized Justice Field and inn
mediately retired to the train
for some unknown purpose. AS
soon as she had left the dining room,
and before she had reached the train,
Judge Terry walked to where Justice
Field sat, and STOPPING over him. slapped
his face. Deputy Marshal Maggie at once
arose from his seat and shot Judge Terry
through the heart. While he was falling
Marshal Maggie shot again, but missed, the
bullet going through the floor. Both
shots were fired within a few seconds,
before any one could interfere.
The Judge, after being shot, fell to the
floor and never uttered a sound. He had
scarcely fallen when Mrs. Terry rushed
into the room and threw herself on the
body. People rushed from the room
while others rushed in, and the widest
excitement prevailed. Justice Field and
Deputy Marshal Maggie retreated to a
sleeping car, where they were security
locked in.
In the meantime Mrs. Terry kept con-
stantly calling for the arrest of the two
men.
Constable Walker, before the train
pulled out, entered the sleeper and was
carried away on board the train shouting
to the spectators that he knew his duty
and would perform it.
While the train was standing at the de-
pot Mrs. Terry kept running from the
body of her husband to the sleeper, de-
manding admittance in order that she
might slap Justice Fields face. Before
the appearance of Constable Walker in
the car, Sheriff Purvis and deputy of
Stanislaus County had taken charge of
Deputy Marshal Maggie.
Mr.. Stackpole. one of the proprietors
of the hotel, was standing in the door,
and observed Mrs. Terry leave, and also
took note of the threatening look which
she cas-. upon Judge Field. He walked
down the room to where Judge Terry sat,
and, addressing him, asked why his wife
had left the table.
Judge Field is here" observed Mr..
StackpoIe, land do you think your wife
would be SO indiscreet as to cause
trouble?"
"Why do you ask that question:" said
Terry.
Because I do not wish to have any
trouble here" was the answer.
II don't know" said Judge Terry,
quietly; and then he added significantly:
There might be trouble"
This alarmed Mr.. Stackpo1e, and he
walked back to the door determined to
watch Mrs. Terry when she returned.
No sooner had Mr.. Stackpole left Judge
Terry than the latter arose and walked
straight up to where Judge Field was sit
ting, and. without saying a word, slapped
.him II the face and thon repeated the
blow.
Maggie, who was sitting beside Field,
:sprang to his feet with a drawn revolver,
which he pointed at Terry and fired. Ter
ry fell heavily to the floor, and as he did
so Maggie fired again. The first shot en-
tered Terry's left breast. the second struck
the .fsor. blowing up the wood aud lodg
ing Sa the wall.
as the first shot was fired Mrs. Terry
had reappeared in the doorway, carry
ing a hand travelling bag. Mr.. Stackpole
intercepted her and. with the aid
of others, took away the bag Upon
examination afterward the bag was
found to contain pistol, which
was sufficient proof of Mrs. Terry's
motive. Attracted by the report
of the pistol, Mrs. Terry looked in at the
door, and, as she saw her husband fall,
threw up her hands and screamed wildly:
He has killed him. He is murdered"
If Judge Terry had intended to pro-
woke Justice Field, and draw weapon
before the latter could turn, is, of
course, not known, as Deputy Nagle, who
sat opposite, prevented this by firing, re-
sulting in the instant death of Terry.
After the shooting, Deputy United States
Marshal Maggie backed up against
the wall of the dining room and warned
every one not to arrest him, saying he
was United States officer in the dis
charge of his duty. There was no SEM
blance of an attempt TO modest him at
any time.
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 at
San Francisco. and autographed the order
to the sheriff of San Francisco.
The Cause of the Trouble.
SAN Francisco. Aug. Is. - The an
aouncement that ex-Judge Terry had
been shot and killed at Lathrop yester-
day caused extraordinary excitement in
this city. The scene Of the tragedy is
eighty three miles from this city by rail,
and is the breakfasting station for the
Southern Overland train. The possibility
of an encounter between Terry and Jus
tice Field has been recognized ever since
the imprisonment of Terry for contempt
of court owing to the well-known temper
of the man. Terry has always been
prominent figure in the political history
of the State. His killing of Senator
Broderick years ago caused at the time
deep personal resentment against Terry
by portion of the people of the State,
which threatened to terminate his career
in California;; but he always had num-
Der of adherents, and remained In the
State, though he has only once or twice
been before the people for posltlon.
Newspaper articles have been printed
lately intimating that it would be dam
gerous for Justice Field and Judge Terry
TO meet personally, as it was thought the
J,ttar ,,,;oht ;psplt the former while the