The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-21

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IS. Supreme Judge Stephen =. Field
and Deputy u. S. Marslial David
Maggie walked into the depot dining
room for breakfast and sat down
side By side. Soon after Judge
David s. Terry and Wife came in
also.
MRS, TERRY's ANGER.
They were proceeding to another
table when Mrs. Terry, evidently.
I recognizing Justice Field, did not
sit down but retired TO the train for
some unknown purpose. Before
she reached it, however, and az
soon Us she had left tile dining
room, Judge Terry approached
Justice Field and STOPPING over.
him, slapped lsis face.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
At this juneture Deputy Marshal
Maggie arose from his Seat and shot
Judge Terry through the heart
As lie was falling the deputy mar
sllal shot again but missed him, the
bullet going through the floor
1 Both shots were fired in very quick
succession. The Judge never
uttered a sound after being shot.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
He had hardly fallen when Mrs.
/ Terry rushed to the side of his body
and throw herself upon it. Then
ensued scene of the widest ex-
citement. People rushed from the
dining room and others rushed in.
During this time Justice Field and
Deputy Marshal Maggie retreated to
a sleeping car, whore they were
securely locked within. At times
Mrs. Terry would call upon the
citizens to arrest them. Before the
train pulled out Constable Walker
entered the sleeper and was carried
away on board the train.
NAGLE UNDER ARREST.
He informed the spectators that
he knew his duty and would per-
form it. During the time the train
was standing at the depot Mrs.
Terry was running wildly, alter
nately from. the body of her bus
band to the sleeper demanding ad-
mittance that she might slap Justice
Fields face, and at the same time
begging that they be detained and
have their examination here. Pre-
vious to the entrance of Constable
Walker into the sleeper Sheriff
Purvis and deputy, of Stanislaus
county, had already taken charge
of Deputy U. S. Marshal Nagle.
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After the shooting Deputy q. S.
Marshal Maggie backed up against
the wall of the dining room and
warned every one not to arrest him,
saying he was U. s. officer in the
discharge of his duty. There was
no semblance 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 in San Fran
cisco, and telegraphed the order
to the sheriff of San Francisco.
JUSTICE FIELDS STORY.
Justice Field was seen when the
overland train arrived here this
evening. He said he had been in
formed that Terry had made threats
against him, and Deputy Maggie had
been detailed to act as guard. The
two walked into the eating room of
Lathrop this morning and took
seats. Judge and Mrs. Terry came
in shortly afterwards. Mrs. Terry
seeing them turned to leave. Judge
Terry arose and walked back of
him, and to his astonishment struck
him heavy blow on the face. See
ing that he was ready to strike
again, Maggie cried "Stopr' "Stop!'
and as Terry was raising his arm a
second time Maggie fred, killing
Terry at the first shot.
Protection was accorded to JUS
tice Field, it is said, on the order of
Chief Justice Fuller, who tele-
graphed that he must be protected
at all hazards.
THE DEAD MANS LIFE.
David S. Terry was born in Todd
county, Kentucky, in 1928. He
served in the Texan army under
Sam Houston. He came to Cali
fornia in 1849 and settled in Cal
varas county. In 1855 he was
elected Justice of the Supreme Court
of California on the Native Ameri-
can ticket and upon the death of
Chief Justice Murray, in 1857, Judge
TORY became Chief Justice. He
was opposed to the Vigilance Com
mittee of 1865, and stabbed one of
the members of that committee who
had attempted to arrest MaIoney,
a friend of Terry. Terry was held
by the Vigilantes, but was after
wards released. He killed Senators
Broderick in 1859 as result of po-
litical differences.
a Case of Toadyism.
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