Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-08-22
JUDGE TERRY,
THE NOTORIOUS CALIFORNIA POLL
TICIAN ASSAULTS
Supreme Judge Fields and is Shot
Through the Heart by Deputy
United States MafSal.
A SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY.

land train at LathrOp, Cal, at 7:2C
o'clock on Wednesday morning of last
week, Judge Field and Deputy United
!, States Marshal David Nagle walked in
to the depot dining room for breakfast
and sat down side by side. Soon after
Judge Terry and wife came in also.--
They were proceeding to a table when
Mrs. Terry, evidently recognizing Just
ice Field, did not sit down, but retired
to the train for some unknown purpose.
Before she reached it, however, and
as soon as she had left the 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 shot Judge Ter
ry through the heart. As he was falling
the Deputy Marshal shot again, but
missed him, the bullet going through
the floor Both shots were fired in quick
succession. After the shooting Marshal
Nagle backed up against the wall of
the dining room and warned every one
not to arrest him, saying he was Uni
ted States officer in the discharge of his
duy.
Judge Terry never uttered a 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 scene of the widest ex-
citement. People rushed from the room
and others rushed in.
During this time Justice Field and
Deputy Marshal Nagle retreated to
sleeping car, where they were securely
locked within. At times Mrs. Terry
would call upon the citizens to arrest
them. Before the train pulled out Con-
stable Walker entered the sleeper and
was carried away on board the train. He
informed the spectators that he knew
his duty and would perform it.
During the time the train was stand
ing at the depot Mrs. Terry was running
wildly, alternately from the body of her
husband to the sleeper, demanding ad-
mittance that she might slap Justice
Fields face and at the same time beg
ging that they be detained and have
their examination here. Previous to
the entrance of Constable Walker into
sleeper Sheriff Purvis and deputy, of
Stanislaus county, had already taken
charge of Deputy United States Marshal
Magic.
TO AYENGE HER HUSBANDS DEATH.
A passenger who was on the train
says that when he heard the shooting
he rushed out of the car and saw Mrs. |
fTar,-x ofah ho1 u SI.
was trying to open it, and he took it
from her. She tried to gain possession
of it again but failed. When the satchel
was opened afterward pistol was found |
in it.
David Nagle, the Deputy o. S. Mar
shal, who killed Terry, is well known in
the State. In the latter part of the 70s
he went to Arizona and in 1881 receiv-
ed appointment as chief of police of
Tombstone. While occupying that po-
sition he had frequent encounters with
the criminal element, and by his beha-
vior soon earned for himself the Teputa-
tion of being man of undisputable
courage and bravery.
He shot and killed Mexican despera-
do in Tombstone, after a fierce encoun-
ter. Nagle was appointed Deputy Mar
shal here year ago, and when Terry
made the assault on Marshal Franks,
Nagle disarmed him.
APPOINTED AS BODY GUARD.
Reports circulated that Terry intend
ed doing Judge Fields some injury
when they met, caused Nagle to be de- !
tailed to act as body guard to him.
Nagle is about 35 years of age and has
a wife and family in San Francisco.
The County Coroner took charge of
the remains, and went to Stockton, ar {
riving there at 12-40 to-day with Terry's !
body in a box covered with white cloth. T
Mrs. Terry rode in the express car with l
the remains, accompanied by several I
friends of the deceased. c
When the body was taken off the car f
she followed and rode with it in an ex- C
press wagon to the morgue. She was T
distressed, and said it was a most v
cowardly murder of an unarmed man. t
When the overland train left Lathrop d
after the shooting constable Walker got v
in the car and arrested Nagle. He rode I
with him to Tracey and there took a h
buggy to Stockton to avoid the crowds V
Nagle refused to be interviewed. He ?
,aid: II am Deputy United States Mar Il
'hal, and simply did my duty as an r
,fficer." He was locked up alone, and r
loon after sent for the local attorney t
Nagle was very cool, and looked pale r
Ind determined. b
District Attorney White ordered the n
lrrest of Justice Field upon his arrival
n San Francisco, and telegraphed the a
,rder to the Sheriff of San Francisco. #
STORY OF AN EYE WITNESS.
Among the passengers on the South d
,rn overland train this morning was o
Colonel H. G. Otis, editor of the Los Il
Angeles Times. He was standing out Il
ide of the depot dining room at Lath- Il
op when the shooting of Judge Terry n
occurred and was at the scene of the Il
ragedy moment later. a
In an interview he said: "The train b
Irrived at Lathrop at 7:10 A. NJ. Justice u
Field was among the first of the pasSen- u
,ers to enter the dining room. He took d.
seat at the table facing the door, Uni d
ed States Deputy Marshal sat at his te
ide. Soon after they sat down David
!. Terry and his wife entered the room.
When Mrs. Terry saw Justice Field she =,
urned and hurriedly went out of the =, -
oom to the train, the supposition being ~ ~
hat she went after pistol or bottle m
# vitriol. cl
"They sat down at a table further up So
he dining room, and while waiting to NJ
,e served glared at Field. Presently he az
rose and walked over to the latter's u
hair. Judge Field was leaning over II IL
lis plate at the time and Terry ap- NJ N
,roached from behind and M
WITHOUT A WORD OF WARNING, p
lealt him blow on the side of the face.
That instant Nagle cried, "Hold, hands
If that man." Justice Field looked up, t'
nd 10 ho did % ha nr M other narsnn IA