The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-08-22
FELL In HIS TRACKS.
Judge David 8. Terry Of California
Killed by q Deputy United
States Marshal.
Terry Slaps Supreme Court Justice
Field and Receives q Bullet In
the Head.

LATHRoP, Cal, Aug. 14.-Upon the arrival
of the Southern overland train here to-day
United States Supreme Judge Stephen J.
Field and Deputy United States Marshal
David Nagle walked into the depot dining
room Tor breakfast and sat down side by side.
Soon after Judge David s. Terry and wife
came In also. They were proceeding to an
other table when Mrs Terry, evidently recog-
MIXING Justice Field, did not sit down but re-
tired to the train for some unknown pur-
pose. Before she reached IL, however, and
as o as she had left the dining room,
Judge Terry approached Justice Field. and,
stopping over him, slapped his face. At this
juncture Deputy Marshal Maggie arose from
his sent and shot Judge Terry through the
heart As he was falling the deputy marshal
shot again but missed him, the bullet going
through the floor. Both shots were fired In
very quick succession. The judge never ut
tered a sound after being shot. He had
hardly fallen when Mrs. Terry rushed to the
side Of his body n threw herself upon it.
Then ensued a scene of the widest
excitement People rushed from the dining
room and others rushed in. During this time
Justice Field and Deputy Marshal Maggie re-
treated to q sleeping car, where they were
securely locked within. At times Mrs. Terry
would call upon the citizens to arrest them.
Before the train pulled out Constable Walker
entered the sleeper, and was carried away
on board the train. He informed the specta-
tors that he knew his duty and would per-
torn II. During the time the train was
standing at the depot Mrs. Terry was run
ming wildly alternately from the body Of her
husband to the sleeper. demanding admit
lance that che might slap Justice Fields face,
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detained and have their examination here.
Constable Walker took Deputy Maggie from
the train at Tracy, and proceeded with him
10 Stockton, where he is now in Jail. District
Attorney White ordered the arrest Of Justice
Field upon his arrival in San Francisco, and
autographed the order to the sheriff of San
Francisco. -.....- .-..r t'%
TAKEN 70 STOCKTON.
STOCKTON, Cal, Aug. 14-The coroner ar
rived here at noon with Terry's body in a
box covered with white cloth. Mrs. Terry
rode in the express car with the remains, ac-
companied by several friends Of the deceased.
When the body wal Gaken off the Car she
followed and rode with 1t in ar express
wagon to the morgue. She was distressed
and said it was q most cowardly murder of
an unarmed man. Deputy Marshal Maggie
was brought here in a buggy by Constable
Walker of Larhrop. When the overland
train left Lathrop after the shooting, Con-
stable Walker got in the car and arrested
Maggie. He rode with him to Tracy, and
there took a buggy to Stockton to avoid the
crowds. When Maggie reached the Jail he
alighted from the buggy and came in with
his coat covering his handcuffed hands.
Maggie refused to be interviewed. He said: II
am deputy United States marshal and simply
did my duty as an officer" He was locked up
ut once, and soon after sent for the local at
torney. Maggie was very cool, but looked
pale and determined.