Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-15

theaters together and otherwise comported
themselves rather as lovers thap counsel and
client These relations caused unpleasant re-
marks, the cause of which was traced TO Shar-
on's attorney, and caused Judge Terry to en-
deavor to provoke quarrel and duel with
Sharon's principal attorney, Gen. Barnes.
Since the end Of the trial in the superior court
Terrys wife has died. Then his attentions to
Miss Hill became more marked than ever.
Lately Sarah Althea removed to Stockton,
where Terry resides.
The romance of the marriage il this: In 1856
Judge Terry, then justice Of the supreme court
OF California, was imprisoned by vigilance
committee for wounding an officer Of the COM
mittee who was trying to arrest Judge Terry's
friend. The judge appealed to William Sharon
to secure his release from the vigilance COM
mittee prison. Sharon refused
JUDGE TERRY VOWED VENGEANCE on sHARos,
and the first opportunity he had Of wreaking
it occurred when Sarah sued for divorce from
Sharon. Judge Terry entered the suit to get
even with Sharon, but was captured by his
clients charms and now marries his old
enemys alleged widow. with chance of re-
covering $4,000 a month back. alimony and
%, 900, 600 or $4,000, 900 in money from Sharon's
estate. 1t was during the progress Of the Hill
Sharon trial that Judge Terry made q violent
assault upon Justice Field OF the United States
quarrel that cost him his life yesterday. Terry
was seventy-thres years old, but had the vigor
Of a man Of forty.
Sarah Althea Hill.
Sarah Althea Hill, whose stormy career in
California has given her national notoriety,
was born in the old French town of Cape
Girardeau, Mo-, just forty-nine years ago. She
comes Of good stock, her father being Samuel
Hill, prominent attorney, and her mother
Julia Sloan, daughter Of wealthy lumber
dealer. She had one brother, Hiram Morgan
Hill, and her parents both died in 1854 leaving
the two orphans an estate Of $40 0OO She is
related to some of the best families in the
country, among them the wilkins. Sloans and
Rodneys. The girl had good opportunities for
acquiring an education. She attended school
at Danville, KY, and finally graduated from
st. Nlncents convent in that town. She had a
governess in the person of Miss Barral, sister
of ex-Congressman Hatcher. Her grandfather,
Hiram Sloan, was her guardian and he appears
to have held a slack rein. The young ward
developed a spirited temper and soon after
reaching legal age made her money fly. She grew
up to womanhood in much her own way and was
NOTED FOR HER BEAUTY AND TEMPER.
Sarah was girl of more Than ordinary per-
sonal beauty She was plump, of medium
height and possessed a lovely complexion. She
was fair, but not a pronounced blonde. She
was scheming and ambitious to excel in personal
charms. These traits made her unpopular
too, that though she was spendthrift in some
things she worshiped money and gave her at
tentlons mostly to those who possessed it. She
is remembered by her friends there as some
thing OF a hrt, and at one time she is said to
have had three engagements TO marry on her
hands. The hero of one of these engagements,
MIR. Leanders. is a prominent politician, resid-
ing in southeast Missouri, and another resides
In St. Louis. Her conquests in that section of
the state were numerous during the time she
held sway. She was fast, but her name was
never tarnished with scandal.
IN LOVE AFFAIRS MISS HILL WAS TYRANN1cAL,
and more than one of her lovers had to suffer
under her iron rule and eccentric whims. To
show how cruel she was to her lovers the case
of the one she really loved will suffice. He was
then young man, but 10 now Missouri poll
tician Of national fame. They were engaged
to be married and one night attended hop.
Sarah Aithea became angry at her escort, and
when the ball room was entered she went upstairs
and never came back until time to return home
The young man was angry and determined to
break the engagement. Sarah Althea heard of
1t, summoned him into her bewitching presence
and the old infatuation returned so strong that
he resolved to swallow the insults, but Sarah
cad heard that he told his friends that he in
tended to break the engagement She deter
mined on revenge. She never looked lovelier
than on the night her luckless lover answered
her call. He was powerless before her and
pressed his suit with more energy than ever.
She said nothing until he was ready to leave,
and as he stopped for goodnight kiss on the
threshold she turned her head, and, with her
eyes blazing. said: Mr.. -, you can go.
We will cry quits.
81 DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN."
The young man almost fell down the steps
and never saw her afterward Now the story
goes that Sarah Althea was really in love with
this Young man and eypected tn win him hack
In this she failed and in September, 1870, dis
gusted and broken-hearted and with only the
wreck of her fortune she started for California.
young uncle, named W. Sloan, accompanied
her to the Pacific coast. He was wealthy and
took his handsome niece to his mothers home.
Sarah and the old lady did not live In harmony
and Mr.. Sloan gave his niece fine suite Of
rooms in prominent San Francisco hotel It
was there she met Senator Sharon. Her
brother, Hiram Hill, was a reckless youth and
followed her to California, where he married
wealthy woman of Spanish blood. Sarah Al
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