The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-16
JUSTICE FIELDS VERSION.
The InsuIted Jurist Tells the Story of the
Shooting.

The Insuited Jurist Tells the Story of the
Shooting.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The South
ern overland train arrived at the station
in Oakland shortly after II o'clock. A
great crowd had collected, Geographic
intelligence of the Lathrop tragedy hav-
ing preceded the arrival of the train,
and the sleeping car in which Justice
Field was sitting was at once besieged
by United States officials and newspaper
men. Justice Field maintained his quiet
demeanor and narrated to press repre-
sentative the particulars of the shooting.
JUSTICE FIELDS STORY.
81 can tell you the story in a few
words. For the last few months all
manner of reports, both public and per-
sonal, have reached me that Judge
Terry threatened to subject me to some
indignity if he should happen to meet
me- This fact caused the United States
marshal to decide to provide such pro-
lection as he could during my stay in
in this state When | started for Los
Angeles to hold court Deputy Nagle ac-
companied me. He seemed to be
quiet, gentlemanly official, though | only
met him twice while away from Los
Angeles. He asked me in that city
when intended to return, and accom-
panied me, taking seat in the sleeping
car opposite to me. We heard that
Judge Terry and his wife were on the
train, but paid no attention to the fact.
When we arrived at Lathrop we entered
the eating station to get breakfast. i
took seat at the end of the table. Ma
gle sat on one side of me. Terry and
his wife came in the room soon after.
AS soon as Mrs. Terry saw me she went
out of the room, as | afterward learned.
returning to the Car for her satchel.
Judge Terry rose, and | supposed he in
tended accompanying her. Instead of
doing so he walked back of me and
struck me
A HEAVY SLAP IN THE FACE.
was completely astonished, and, seeing
he was making ready to strike again,
Maggie cried out, Stop, stop, but Terry
did not desist, and as he was raising his
arm a second time, Nagle shot at him,
the bullet entering mis- heart. He fell to
the floor, Nagle shooting a second time,
but the second shot not striking him.
Maggie was arrested at Tracy and taken
to Stockton to await the result of the in
quest That is the complete story, so
far as / am aware of the facts"
BY ORDER OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Protection was accorded to Justice
Field, il is claimed. by authority of
United States Attorney General Miller,
who telegraphed from Washington to
the marshal of the district to see that
the person of the justice was protected
at any hazard. The order extended also
to Judge Sawyer, of the United States
circuit court, in this city, upon whom
Mrs. Terry made personal assault last
year, while on a railway train accom-
panied by Judge Terry. The order was
based upon this fact and upon threats
declared to have been made openly by
Terry against Justice Field. Deputy
Marshal Maggie was directed TO accom-
pany Justice Field, under this order, and
Is said to have given. Terry full warning
upon Justice Field, and fred at Terry az
the latter was about to strike a second
time. Justice Field left the Overland
train at the Oakland ferry and drove at
once to the Palace hotel, where he was
Joined by his wife. He was not ar
rested and the notice to the chief of po-
lice, claimed to have been sent by the
district attorney of San joaquin, if for
warded, was not acted upon.
SARAH ALTHEA HAD A GUN.
A passenger who was on the train at
Lathrop says that when he heard the
shooting he rushed out of the car and
saw Mrs. Terry with a satchel in her
hand. She was trying to open il and he
took it from her. She tried to regain
possession of it, but failed. When the
satchel was opened afterward pistol
was fOund in Il