Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-15
THE HEART.
sUPRemE-coURT JUSTICE FIELDS
FACE SLAPPED IN PUBLIC,
Aud His AssaiIant Shot and Killed by a
United states Deputy Marshal
Exciting Scene.
~, ,alnrranh TO the pispst,h.l

LtTuRop, CAL. August ii-Upon tho arrival
! OF the SOuthera Overland train hero ntE50Ocl9'A
| this morning. United states Suprome-jufgs
| SIepbon !. Field md Deputy United states
\ Marshal David Magic walked Into tho depo;
| dining room for breakfast and sal down hlo ~
! side. Soon after Judge David :. Terry ana wlie
1 formerly sarah Aithea HID came Ia. They
/ were proceeding 10 another table. Then MS
| Terry. evidently recognizing Justice Fleid, dld
not at down. but retired 10 The train f0r some
| unknown purpose Before she reached u. now
! ever. aud as soOn as she Ind loft the dining
| room, Judge Terry approached Justice fiei 4,
/ 0ld stopping over him slapped MIS- lace. Al thlH
| !uncmro Deputy Marshal maggie arose from MS
/ seat and shot Judge Terry through Tue heaIL
| As he was falling tho Deputy har-hai hrol
| ngai0. but missed him. the bullet gong
/ through the floor, Beth shots wero nTed III
! very quick succession. The Judge never NJ
! tered a sound after being shot lie had hardly
! fallen when Mrs. Terry rushed 10 tie side OF ms
! body and threw herself upon u. Iheu eDsned
! scene Of widest excitement. People Iu5ho1
| from she dining-rOOm end others rushed 10.
| During this time Justice Field ana Deputy-haf-
shal Nagle retreate1 20 the sleeping-car. where
| they were securely lOckcd within. Atumes Mfs
| Terry would call upon citizens 70 arrest them.
! Before the train pulled out Constable WElScr
| entered the sleeper and was carried away on
| board tho train lie informed the crowd mat nc
! knew his duty and would perform Il. Dufng
| tho time the trAn Wgs standing ~ the 1tpot
! Mrs. Terry vas running wildly alternately from
| the body OF her husband 20 the sleeper demand
| ing admiitance that she might slap Justlco
| Fields face, aud at the Same Time begging mat
| they be detained and have their e1H mlhAuoh
here. Previous 10 tho entrance 81 CCnsahie
! WalEer into the sleeper sheriff Puryis and the
! deputy 81 Staniaaus county had already taken
| charge OF Deputy United States Marshal Sagie.
| Alter The shooting Deputy United : Gtes Mar
! sbsl Magic baked up against tho wall OF the
dining room md warned every one 1ot 20 arrest
| him. saying he Was United states oiiic@r III
| discharge Of his duty. There was no sembiance
u an attempt 70 modest him at any limo.
Constable Nnlkor took D~puiy Magic from Tue
! train At Tracy and proceeded with him 10 >'och-
| holm, wnero no "a now IN jail District attorney
White ordered the arrest Of Justice iieli upon
his arrival in san Francisco and tolegraphe1 the
CIDER 10 tho Sheriff Of san Francisco
TERRY AND Ills WIFE.
SAN FRANC SEQ, August 1.-THE announce
! mert that Judge David \. Terry had been SHOT
| and killed IN the railway station ~ IHtnrpi,
! CAL THIS morning as the result OF al attempt 20
| provoke personal alteration ~ith Justice
| stephen J. Field. Of tho United states supreme
| Court, has caused extraordinary excitement IN
| this city. Tho scene Of tho tragedy - eighty
three miles from this city by rail and il bfens-
! fasting station for the southern Overland. Inc
| possibility II an encounter between Terry hhd
| Justice l1cld has boon recognized ever since
| the imprisonment OF Terry for contempt Of court
| ten months ngo. owing 10 the known TOM or Of {
| man who gi.led nitod States senator Brodtil'h
| In the early days OF California. David - Terry
was ri one time Chioi Justice If the supreme
| Court Of California. and has always becn
! prominent Dgurc In the political history OF tuo
| state. The killing Of Br0dcrck caused a. me
| time deep personal resentment against 1erfy
| by a portion ~ the people Of the state. which
threatened 10 terminate his career in California,
| but he always had a number of aiEefcnL5 ana
| remained Ia the state, though he has only once
| or tVire been before the people TOT
position. lie WINS married 20 Sarah Althea
| Hin, who claimed ~ DO the wife OF
| ex-senator Sharon. while prosecuting her claim
| against the sharon estate. This brought him
| into a Iesentiul attitude toward Justice fieh,
| who last year rendered decision IN The United
States Circuit Court In this city denying her
claim 10 be the wife Of sharon.
| Mrs. Terry created a scene IN tho court during
tho reading Of the decision By charging Jusiico
| Field with being corrupt. and az she refused 20
| remain quiet Justice fieli directed That she D.
| removed from tho court Whom tho Deputy
MarshaI Attempted 20 carry out the order Of the
| court che became Involved in personal quarrel
| with that cfhcial Gnd Judge Terry inicri'red,
| drawing dagger from his vest 10 was dlt-
armed and both Terry ana his WIG WeIe al
| Judged In contempt and committed 70 j1il In
| the mean time Justice Field went % Washington
! 20 resume his duties on the supreme bench. re-
| turning t. this city six weeks ago. Newspaper
articles we're printed iutiinating that II would DO
| dangerous for Justice Field aud Judge Tory Co.
| meot personally, ~ IL was thought The latter
might insult the former. while the fact was also
! recognized that Justice Yield would lo quick 10
| resent an attack from Terry, knowing it
could only result fatally 20 ono or the other In
! view Of the laiter's record. Whether Judge Ter
| ~ had intended 10 provoke Justice Field and
GTaW weapon DHfOfe inc lhtleI toulb thtA ~ Vl
| course not known. as Deputy Marshal Maggie,
| who ant opposite prevented this hynring.
| ChiCf-oi.Poce Crowly received a dispatch
| from sheriff Cunningham, OF stockton. o. arrest
! judge Field and Deputy MGrsha Magic on tho
| arri,al Of the train AT Oakland. Captain Lees at
| Once lett Ter OAKLAND,
JUSTICE FIELDS STATEMENT.
The Southern Overland train arrived NJ Six
teenth-street station IN Oakland shortly after II
! O'Clock this morning. 4 great crowd had col
I Igrfp1 n az fnp l.HflrDU
tragedy having preceded tho arrival Of The TRAIN
| ana the seeping-car In which Justice Fioid was
sitting was al once beseiged by United states
| or1ciais and newspaper-mcn. Justice Field
| maintained his quiet demeanor aud replied TO
| tho press representative, whom asked 20 narre;o
The particulars OF the shooting. n follows;
| - can tell you The story In few words. For
| the last few months all manner ~ reports, hOth
public and personal. have reached me that
Judge Terry had threatened 10 subject INC 10
| some form II iudignity II ho should happen 10
! meet mo This fact caused the United Siaio5
| MRrshal 10 decide to provide such protection a3
! he could during my ny in tAis state, When
| started for Los Angeles 70 hold court Deputy
| Magic accompanied me. He seemed 20 DO
| quiet and gentlcmanly Official. though only
] mot him iWicc wnilc awny from Los Angelo.
4 he asked mo In that city whom / iutcndcI
| 10 return and accompanied nc, taking scnt in
| the sloeping-car opposite 10 me. We heard this
| morning hat Judge Terry au1 his wife wefe on
| the train, but aid no attention 10 tho tact.
| Whom We arrived az Lathrop We en'erf
| the ca inG-etauon 20 get breakfast l took
| a seat nc the end OF the table, WHO Nagle
set on one edo OF me. Terry and bis
wife came in the room soon after. "A soon rs
! che shaw me she won't out Of the room, e. alter
wards learned, going 10 lho car Tor her satrheL
| Judge Terry rose, and | suppose ha INTENDED
| accompanying her. Instead Of doing 20 lie
| Walked back u me and struck ma a heavy slap
| In the face. / was completely a5toniahed. and
sceing he was making ready 10 STRIKE again
Magic cried ont. stop stopl' but Terry did not
| deSist. and a. he was raistng Ills 0rm tho second
| time NBge shot at him, the bullet entering hi5
heart lie fell TO the floor. Magic shooting secOud
| time, hut the second shot did not strisa him.
| Maggie was arrested at Tracy aai tnkea T. stock
! ton 10 await the result of On inquest. That IS
| the complete story, "a FAR as ON aware o. Tho
| facts" said the Justice IN conc usion. iro'ec-
ton was accorded % Justice fleld, It IS ch!med.
| by authority OF United States Att0mcy-Ecneral
| Miller who te,egrap hed from Washington 20 ne
Marshal Of the district 20 see mat the person or
| tho Justice was protected at any hazard. Tho
! order extended also 90 Judge sawyer, Of to
| United states Circuit Court Ia his city upon
whom Mrs. Terry mRio personal assault
| last year while on The railway train accompanied
| ny Judge Terry. The order was lscd upon
! this fact and upon threats declared 10 have boon
| made openly by Tory against Justice flcid.
| Deputy Marshal NRgle was directed 10 accom-
] pany Justice Field uadcr ths crief. aud - said
| to have given Judge Terry full warning y stop
when tho latter began bis attack upon Justice
| Field and fred AZ Terry rs the latter was about
20 strike the second lime. Justice Field lott he
| Overland train Al Oakland ftTIy ana ur0fe ny
| once 70 he Palace Hotel. whore he was joined
! by his wife. He was not arrested, and the DO
lice TO the Chief Of Poico claimed 10 have boon
| sont by the District Attorney O.! san JOaquin, II
| forwarded IN that form, Was not carried out
A passenger who was on tne train al Lpthrop
snys that when he heard tho shooting he rushed
| out OF the cor and saw Mrs. Terry with u
| satchel IN her baud. She was trying TO open
| IL ana he took It from her. She tried 10 gain
possession OF Il again, but failed. When tue
safchel was opened az erwaris pistol was
found ia 70. David Sagle. deputy United Staios
marshal, who killed Terry in 1881. received tho
gppointmont q chief Of police q Tombstone.
Mite occupying that position he had frequent
encounters with tho riminal element and soon
earned for himself the reputation Of beng a
man Of undis putablc couragfani bravery. Re
shot aud killed Mexican desperate ia Tomb
stono
THE REMAINS.
Stockton. CALIFORNIA. August 1.-THE coro-
ner arrived hero at l2.i0 to-day win
Terry's body 10 @ box covered with whto Cloth.
Mrs cry rode IN the express-car with the re-
mains, accompsuied by seyera! friencs CT tho
deceased When the body was taken OF tho
car che followed and rodo vita itin the express
vacon to the morgue. She was distressed,
. fI.n me- e. ss,Ug ri