The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-13

l%F9 Opened t. over StKs8 hat n5EnF
and PERHAPS psaEess 80 alsa4s 81. ssss
on f-ze w@xk K. I vas - ssve be- = .gst9
a ns-hl anS. sh5sd os she p~ofss. /
refused Sssss ior asy Prospective
rrehts OF tbe week : hasIaess. aud the
S&stae AEaegnt fser the hEsf nights re-
eesp ts. ana sIagssA fog the balance os
Esse week. MIS- sharon wpalss not
soas$at - my acesY4iag the latter
oilers, n~sssysEg 2sai tEey eznanatei
IRON Senator sharon. Who would
Close tie house 10 The public AMI cota-
Pei her 10 pssy To empty benches.
coald net persuade her a.
Fssay ga empty benches FOR even
the rrsfserri ssS.asa | Gelf that
could stand IL il the senator was
zl-ssg 10 pay for il. The senasoT Was
hkeSl=s credited with having APP
rTa&ched several memgregs OF my
company seeking ~ hay them
OF 10 desert rs on the opoains
uisat. 1t there .as no truth in this.
rs report hal tue desired denaraiiz-
ine effect On the company al the
>Ssne-~acA one regarding the other
sitn mingled envy aud suspicion.
A ses weeks subsequent 10 Sensiog
charoa'> death, Judge Terry nlsrrses3
the vssioS. / ac,NrSiingiy abandoned
the theatrical pre- j~ct agga rttarnesi
E1ss.
Bur did you not recently undertake
tn bring the LADY tsics the gunlSc -
.scsarsT ?"
u did make the attempt. Mr- Mac
Gescay continued, ''and IN tAis in
stance II WAS my o Sn sudden sickness
that made ;as assempt szliare. |
took SICK the day | Was 70 start from
San francisco To Fresno. tram which
place The tour was to bsyiR. suspect
ing thai | had beea bought
OF by the Sharon estate.
Mrs. Terry assumed tie direction
OF the toaF herself. bat ewing ~ some
new turn her case hsd taken ia the
courts she Was unable 10 open the
tour
Had Judge Terry been at last
recsneiled fo the occurring -chsiue
Tue reporter asked.
The judge Mas ohGuraie "a ever,
said Mr.. MctSeachy. lit xxs only
after repeated plsadlngs and affection
ate ccaxing on he part al his wife thai
he yt-lded. ana TINS GA the condition
that the tour should not extend be
sona the state oI California lie op-
posed the venture on the score that he
Sas quite able "a support his vile and
the case against the sharon estate
Also. Her argument. "a the contrary.
vas that as the case had brought her
an undesirable Yet valuable publicity
that tie same should be made tn meet
the expenses of the case. IL the Cali
fornian tour proved productive il vas
designed that other states should he
visited"
is it true that Judge Terry was 10
lecture alternately with his vile un-
der your management
'oniy in the East. should The tower
extend ;hither. Mrs. Terry and | got
the judge TO promise that be would ar-
company Us and lecture in some of
the principal cities tie used 90 laugh
heartily over our preparations for the
California tour. He regarded 10 rs
mere talk. He did not believe that
the public were interested sufficiently
To pay an admission fee To hear her
debate on what he termed thread
bare topic"
Vas Judge Terry vealthyYn
Il only ksiow that he owned a 20n+
acre ranch stocked with cattle, also a
2U-acre vineyard and two fine resi-
denees in Fresno. the latter With large
surrounding grounds and located IN
the most valuable section of the town.
The judge was syer rvticent on his
own affairs, and Mrs. Terry emulated
his example. All that | kaoy / ac-
quired hy their casual admissions"
what do you suppose will be the
effect OF Judge Ter5s's death on the
case?"
Il am not able 70 say, for the reason
that the case was never at any time d
topic Of discussion between the Ter
rvs and myself. Indeed, il was diff
cult TO realize, when visiting them,
that they we're such central fgur,s ia
a great law suit. They never spoke OF
the matter to any one st home. Pub
lie sentiment, ! see. j. against them.
But there II this in their favor. that
they were actuated bv human impul-
ses in whatever they did that appeared
unwise or ml-tempered. She was
wrapt mp in her case-f was her very
existence. he was devoted To her
and loyal 20 her.
As happ' ned TO know well the
better side OF Judge Terry 5 character
in regard to his wife. his enjoyment
Of home. his mojesty, his ability, his
integrity, must be perdonrd for
speasinS in his favor ~ ! have done
Mrs. Terry's personal traits resemble
her husbands in that she is clever
woman of the stricteSt honor. high
pride, retiring but fearless. Fiere j.
not the slightest doubt in my mind
but that she will he equal la the pres
ent emergency and pursue the Sharon
estate Ia the last With the same ex-
traoriinary pluck she has done III the
past tive years ="