Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-16
THE TERRY KILLING.
Some More Details-->aeIc in Jail-At,y.
Gen. MiIier's Statement.

San Francisco, Aug. Is. Among thu
passengers IN the southern overland traI
yesterday was Col. II. II. Otis, editor 0
the Los Angeles Times. He was stand
ing outside Of the depot dining room a
Lathrop when the shooting of Judge Ter
ry occurred, and WAS at the scene oil the
tragedy Il moment later In an interview
he said: The train arrived at LathroT
at 7 40 a. m. Justice Field was anon.
the first OF the passengers to enter the
dining room. lie took seat at table
facing the door. United States Depnt,
Marshal Nagle sat at his side. Soon after
they sat down David S. Terry and lis
vile entered the room. When Mrs Ter
ry saw Justice Field she hurredly left the
room and entered the coach, the SUPPOSE
/ ton being that she went after a pistol or a
bottle OF YtrIol. Terry sat down at table
| further up the dining room, and while
! waiting to be served glared ut Field.
| Presently he arose and walked over to
| the latter's chair. Judge Field was lean
ing over his plate and Terry approached
| him from behind and without word Of
warning dealt him blow on the side OF
his face. At that Instant Nagle cried
Hold hands oil that manw Justice
Field looked up, rs he told me afterwards
and never saw sncl look of incarnate
hatred as that depicted upon Terry's face.
Terry did not heed the marshal's warning
and raised his clinched fist deliver sec
one blow. That menancing gesture WAS
the last act OF his life. Quick as q tla> h
Nable pulled a pistol and sent bullet
through his heart, and then another not
over an inch from where the first had
struck him.
David Nagle, deputy United States
marshal, who killed Judge Terry, is well
known in this city. III the latter part OF
1870 he went to Arizona, and in 1881 he
was appointed Chief Of police of Tomb
stone. While occupying that position he
had frequent encounters with the Grim
inal element amt by his behavior he soon
earned the reputation OF being man OF
indlsputabe courage and bravery. He
shot and killed u Mexican desperate in
Tombstone after fierce encounter. Ma
gle was appointed deputy marshal here n
year ago, and when Terry made his as
sault on Marshal Franks, last September,
Nage disarmed him. Reports we're cir.
culated that Terry intended doiHE Judge
Field some injury when they met. This
caused Nagle to he detailed to act as
body guard 10 Field when lie came to
this court, few months ago. Nagle is
about 81 wears Of aye and has wife and
family living in this city.
Nagle is in Jail at stockton. The in
quest is in progress there,
Indianapolis, Aug. lG.-Attorney Gen,
eral Miller was found at his home and
asked concerning the command which he
wns quoted as hayinEmade to the marshal
at San Francisco. 1T vas given out"
said he, 'under my direction. There
vas danger that Judge Terry, who was
stated to be violent and desperate man,
would very likely make deadly assault up
on Judges Field and Sawyer, and that
some precaution ought to lie taken in the
premises. |, therefore, called the atten-
ton Of the marshal Of that district to these
statements and told him that it was due
10 the country and courts that precautions
should be taken to keep the peace and
protect courts and judges in the discharge
of their dutiea -