Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-08-22
Judge Terry Killed by Deputy U. :
Marshal Nagle.
Breathes His Last After Shaping
Justice Fields Face.
His Notorious Wife Creates a Scene
Over the Corpse.

luto tue Gepof ming room and sat down
| for breshfast sioe by side. Judge David
S. Terry and wife who figured Ia tins
! Sharon divorce case, came in also. They
were going TO another table when Mrs.
| Terry recognized Justice Field and I'M
medlately returned TO tee train for some
unknown purpose. As coon as ste had
left the dining room and before she had
reached the train, Judge Terry
walked to where Justice Field sat and
stoopipg over him slapped his face.
Deputy Marshal Maggie at once arose from
| his seat and shot Judge Terry through
the heart. While ne WAS falling Maggie
shot az ain bat missed him the bullet went
| through the floor. The shots were fired
within q few seconds before anyone could
interfere. The Judge after being shot
| fell TO the floor dead and never uttered a
sound. He had scarcely fallen when Mrs.
| Terry rushed into the room and threw
herself on his body. People rushed from
the room while others rusned in, and the
widest excitement prevailed.
Justice Field and Deputy Maggie re.
treated TO sleeping car, where they were
securely locked in. In the meantime,
! Mrs. Terry kept constantly calling for
the arrest of the two men. Constable
Walker, before the train pulled ont en-
tered the sleeper and was carried away
on board the train shouting to the spec
tators that he knew his duty and would
perform 1t.
While the train was standing at the
depot Mrs. Terry kept running from the
body of her husband to the sleeper, de-
manding admittanoe, so that she might
slap Justice Fields face.
Before the appearance of Constable
Walker in the car Sheriff Purvis and
deputy of Stanislsus county had taken
charge of Deputy Marshal Maggie.
SAN FRAEoIsoo, Aug. 14.-Jus Field
WAS seen by an Associated Press reporter
on his arrival here at noon. He said that
for the last two months all sorts of re-
ports have reached him that Judge Terry
had threatened to subject him to some
form of indigniiy, should he meet him.
This faot caused the United States mar
shall to decide to provide such prUtec-
tion as he could during Justice Fields
stay in the state. "At the Lathrope eating
house this morning." said Justice Field,
~ took q seat at the end of the table,
while Maggie sat on one side. Terry and
his wife came in soon after. As soon as
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room, as l afterward learned returning to
the car for her satohel. Judge Terry
arose, and | supposed ne intended to ao-
company her. Instead of doing so he
ne walked back of me and struck me
heavy slap on the face. 1 was completely
| astonished. As he was making ready to
strike again Deputy Marshal Maggie cried,
stop! stop" and as he raised his arm
| for the second time, Maggie shot at him,
the bullet entering the heart. That is all
that is known of the matter" said Justice
| Field in conclusion. Protection was ac-
| corded TO Justice Field, it IN claimed, 10y
the authority of Attorney General Miller,
who instructed the marshal of the district
| to see that the persons of Justice
| Field and Circuit Judge Sawyer were
| protected. Mrs. Terry, it will be
remembered made personal assault
| upon Judge Sawyer year ago. The
order for protection WAS based upon this
fact aud upon threats declared to have
been made openly by Terry against
| Justice Field. The latter has not been
/ arrested, and notice which it is said, was
/ sent to that effect by she district attorn-
ely of San Jnsquin if in that form it was
not carried out.
IefE1 = career II ihuuilldT W hebElJ all
newspaper readers. For several years
he has made himself notorious by reason
Of his connection with Sarah Aithes Hill,
who claimed to be the wife of the late
United States Senator Sharon, and who
attempted to get q slice OF. the old min
ing kings great fortune. Terry Fp-
peared on the scene as Miss His lawyer
and friend and later they lived together.
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scenes growing out of the legal attack on
Sharon, and columns upon columns were
written about him in the newspapers. In
his earlier days he gave promise of a
brilliant career.
SAN Francisco, Aug. IA passenger
on the train at Lsthrop this morning
says that when he heard the shooting he
rushed out Of the car and saw Mrs. Ter
~ with satchel in her hand, and she
was trying to open it and he took it from
her. She tried to gain possession OF it
again but failed. When the satchel was
opened atterward H pistol was found in IT.
STOCKTON, California, Aug. 1.-THE
coroner arrived here at 1910 today with
Terry's body in q box covered with white
cloth. Mrs. Terry rode in the express
car with the remains, accompanied by
the body was taken off the car she fol
lowed aud rode with it in the express
wagon to the morgue. She was distressed
and said 1t was a cOwardly murder of an
unsrmed man. The inques will be held
tonight. Deputy Marshall Nsgle
was brought here in buggy by Constable
Walker, of Lsthrop, at 1890. When the
overland train left Lathrop after the
shooting the constable got into the car
and arrested Nagie. He rode with him
IL Tracey and there took a buggy to
Suvvston 10 avoid crowds. When Maggie
reached the jail he sGghted from the
buggy and came in with covering over
his handcutFed hands. Maggie refused tc
be interviewed but said: 81
am United States marshal
and simply did my duty as an officer
Ha was locked up alone and soon after
sent for a local attorney. His pistol was
given TO the iailor. 1t is large "A
caliber colts revolver Of the old pattern,
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