Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-08-16

we're down on the calendar OF the United
States District Court for today. -Four in
dictments were pending against the
former, and one against Mrs. Terry.
They resulted from the scene in
court last September, when Mrs
Terry had to be forcibly elected from the
courtroom by Justice Fields order.
When Clerk Manley told Judge Hoff
man that the cases we're down on today's
calendar, the Judge ordered them passed
| in silence. Ex Senator Reddy was pres
ent on behalf of the defense, but there
vas no argument, and no action of any
kind was taken. 1t is understood that
an application for the release of the
bondsmen of the deceased will soon be
| made.
CYRUS W. FIELD INTERVIEWED.
New YORK, August 15.-Cyrus w.
Field talked about the shooting this
afternoon to reporter who called upon
bin. He said: "We had known for
| some time past that our brothers. life
was in danger at the hands of
Terry. He had been advised to
carry weapon, but replied if JUDI Q
sitting in court WAS obliged to be armed
he had better give up his seat on the
/
the case, we are satisfied Terry and his
| wife had arranged beforehand this attack
upon my brother, and with view to
forcing him to resent an insult, 30 he
might be shot and killed under such cir
cumstances that the shooting would
have the plea of self-defense to fall
back upon. Had Deputy Marshal Nagle
not been at hand the preconcerted pro-
gramme of the Terrys would un-
doub edly have been carried out, and
my brother would have been slain.
Judge Field would have resented
Tery's attack, l know, and
leuppose no one would doubt that
he, unarmed as he was, would have been
at once shot down.
! A CowARDLY OUTRAGE.
"Directly heard of the shooting Of
Terry 7 telegraphed to my brother, who
sent an answer in which he de
tailed briefly the circumstances
He characterized Judge Terry't
attack upon him as a cowardly
outrage, and cited circumstances at
and intended to force a collision during
which he Judge Field) would have beer
,, shot down. He said Judge Terry was re
| khtdCo kOhCi III biO
dangerous man, and that tho fact tina
he had threatened the lives of Judge
Field and Judge Sawyer was widely
, known. Deputy Marshal Nagle's action
he said, was endorsed as jus
tifable by the community. AL
, though my brother was aware Of hit
danger 1 think he hardly regarded
Terry's threats as seriously as did those
who were better acquainted with the
man. He would have been well
able to protect himself against
an ordinary assault, and woult
: have done 30 had the affail
: proceeded no further. but all the circum
stances show that in his resentment o
: Terry's attack he would have beer
carrying out exactly the part assigned t
him by the Terrys.
WHAT GENERAL SHERMAN SAID.
General William T. Sherman made
call yesterday upon Cyrus w. Field, anc
, had talk with him about the shootin,
of Judge Terry. Not long afterward tht
General was visited by reporter wht
knew the General had been present in Sar
Francisco during the troublesome day:
Of 1867. and taken charge of the mill
tary force then hurriedly organized
| IcueThl pucTiudu dCkuOWloRtu tLat euCL
, WAS the case.
/; 81 know too much about the affairs o
that time in California" said he, "bu
I won't talk about them. | won't ex
press any opinion bearing upon the
present case. l don't need to
Justice Field is amply able tc
! attend to the case. At the same
!. time am very willing that you should
find out all that l know about affairs ir
California at the time Judge Terry wal
prominent in connection with the vigi
lantes' work."
The General then told, in reminis
cent way, much interesting history o
} those stirring times, and especially OF hi
meetings with Judge Terry.