Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-13


armed. -
The body of Terry was taken to Stock
ton by the coroner. Mrs. Terry rode in
the express car with the remains.
Deputy Marshal NagIe was also taken
there by Constable Walker of Lathrop.
He refused to be interviewed, but said:
81 am q deputy United States marshal
and simply did my duty as an officer
His pistol is 44-caiiber Colts revolver
with two charges exploded. Maggie was
very cool, but looked pale and determined.
David NagIe, who killed Terry, is wei
known in this city. In the latter part of
the '7Os he went to Arizona and in 1881
he received the appointment Of chief Of
police of Tombstone While occupying
that position he had frequent encounters
with criminals, and by his behavior he
soon earned for himself the reputation of
being a man of indisputable courage and
bravery. He shot and killed a Mexican
desperate in Tombstone after a fierce
encounter. Nagle was appointed deputy
marshal here a year ago and when Terry
made his assault on Marshal Franks last
September Nagle disarmed him. Nagle is
about 30 years old and has a wife and
family living in this city.
Judge David S. Terry was Kentuckian
by birth. He was a California forty miner.
In 1866 he was elected to he bench of the
Supreme court of California, and in 1857
succeeded to the chief justiceship. He was
a brilliant lawyer but violent temper led
him into series of esca pades which have
blemished his reputation. In 1856 he
stabbed enc of the vigilance committee Of
that year as the committee was attempting
to arrest one of TerTy's friends. In 1859
he got into an alteration with United
States Senator David c. Broderick, and
the result was a duel in which BrOderick
fell dead at the first fire BFOderick' S
friends claimed that Terry fred upon his
antagonist before the word was given.
Terry figured prominently in the Sharon
divorce case as enc of the attorneys for
the plaintiff, Sarah Althea Hill and later
married her. Last year Justice Field rem
deFed decision in the case, in which he
held that Mrs. Terry had never been the
lawful wife Of Sharon, whereupOn Mrs.
Terry denounced him in open court as cor
FuPt, and made SO great disturbance
that Judge Field ordered an officer of the
court to take her into custody. She re-
sisted the officer and Terry taking her
part, both were removed from the court
room Later, while his wife was under
arrest, Terry attacked the officer in charge
of her with dagger, but was disarmed.
Both Terry and his wife were COmmj- ed
to Jail for contempt Of court by Judge
Field, Terry being sentenced to imprisOn-
ment for six months
The news of the shooting Of Judge
Terry was received IN W Washington with
one general remark, and that was that
the man had received his deserts.
1t is said at the capitol that q
number of letters have recently been re-
ceived which warned the officers Of the
Supreme court that it was the intention of
Terry to make an attempt upon the life Of
Justice Field. 1t is understood that this
information led to an official cOmmunica-
ton to the marshal for California, In which
it was suggested that precautions should
be taken to prevent the carrying out OF
his design
A warrant was issued at Stockton OF
the arrest of Justice Stephen J. Field on
complaint Of Mrs. Sarah A1thea Terry,
who charges him with completely In the
killing Of her husband, David s. Terry
at LathrOp.