The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-18


feel like expressing himself. He said, how
ever, that California was fortunate in being
rid of Judge Terry. The general incurred
Terry's enmity at the time when the latter
was the leader of a strong political faction
General Conner being radically op
posed to him. The ex-judge threat
ened to shoot FConnor, who for SIX
weeks was q walking arsenal, constantly
carrying two siX-shooters, bouble-bar
relied shotgun loaded with buckshot
bowie knives and other interesting play
things But, by chance, they did not mee
during this period.
OTHERS INTERVIEWED.
A number of other parties who particl
pated in the noted affair were seen, among
| others a member of the vigilance commit
tee and also one of the ranks of the law
and order faction from whom were CLEANED
the particulars as published below, the par
ties, however, requesting thatstheir names
| be not used in connection with the affair
A member of the executive committee OF
vigilantes was found at Bingham, but wa:
! too i'll to come to the telephone to be in
terviewed.
David 5. Terry was born in Kentucky in
| 1923. and in 1S49 he joined the rush to the
gold fields of California. He soon tired OF
In 1858 he was elected a justice of the state
supreme court on the Native American
| ticket, serving four years. During the
first year of his official tenure the second
great vigilance committee sprang into ex-
| istence, and as one gentleman remarked
those days were reign of terror to law
abiding citizens" The origination of the
committee was due to the killing OF James
Kings Williams, editor OF The Bulletin, by
| ha ride IN
| incarcerated in the jail with a criminal
n lmed Cory, who said to Casey on his ar
rival, ''you will be the means of having
me hanged aud sure enough, strong
| vigilance committee was formed and going
to the jail secured the prisoners and hanged
them from balcony just as the funera
cortege of James Kings Williams was pass
! ing on the street below. Judge Terry was
always bitterly opposed to this committee
and took active steps in putting 1t down
| einduccd the governor to attempt to crust
out the committee by force of arms, and tt
| this end President Pierce was applied to fol
| troops, but popular opinion was against it
| aud the request was not granted. The fac
| ton opposing the committee was known as
| the law and order party, and about this
| time some state arms were received by
the latter party and seized by the vigi
| lantes.
| Inc evidence Ol IOtuDcu AldlOutS Wds
needed by the investigating committee ap
pointed to look into the case, but whilt
| Sterling A. Hopkins was attempting tt
serve the subpoena, Hopkins was stabbed
| by Judge Terry.
| A KNIGHT OF THE KNIFE.
The Epcnfng Bulletin OF Saturday, JUNE
81, 1856, the day of the stabbing, published
| the following account OF the affair:
| nat half past o'clock We stop the press to re
cord anotber deed CT blood. AS several mem
| bers of toe Wig liant committee were on jackson
street above KeaIny about O'Clock. Judge
David s. Terry, of the Supreme cou1 shot ant
stabbed one of the vigilance committee, MI
Hopkins.
| It had been said that Mr., Hopkins was the
person VINO fixed the rope around CdSey's nect
when he was hanged. The stab was inflicted II
the neck of Hopkins and IL is said that bal
took effect in bis head. AS we write. II IS sale
that Hopkins is dead O. uDoa tbe point OF death
| Judge Tet.y Immediately fed to the armory o
the blues, on the corner OF jackson and Dupon
streets The news OF the assassination was in
stantly carried by the vigilance committee
rooms, and spread through the city. Tae streets
! in few m nuies were filed With crowds. A
| number OF the vigilance committee Immediately
seized their arms, and. pressing up to the
armory on Dupont st eet, surrounded it to pre-
vent Terry's escape. In a few minutes after
| wards large bodies OF the violence cavalry
were out. rushing through the streets with
drawn sab .eS.
At O'Clock the armory Of the blues was
completely surrounded BY arred men, and sew
eral cannon were planted 10 us vic nifty. Palmer,
Cook & Co.'S bank. on toe corlefof Washington
end Kealny streets, was also surrounded by in
faltry add cavalry of the vigilance committee.
Soon aIter Primer, Cook s. Co.'S bank was
surrounded, EdT ard Jones' one CT TIE firm, al
TEMPTED TO pass out of the house into the street.
but was stopped by the Vigilantes outside and
not allowed to leave The building.
About the same time Major-Gcneral Voluey
Z. Howard and one of his companions were
found in me plaza and arrested by Jle commit
tee. 1t is SAID, however, that Gene al Howard
was arrested by his own iriencs, in order to save
him rom arrest by the committee, and that be
has since made his escape from the search Of the
latter. So many r1mors are current that no one
scarcely knows what TO believe.
1t is impossible to tell the force OF the com
mittee at he moment we write a p. M under
arms: but.sit moderate calculation, they must
numDt between three thousaod and four thous-
and VINO are nearly all armed vita musket aud
bayonet VIII lie all have side arms. The excite
ment throughout tue city is most intense.
The principal stores throughout the city have
been closed.
There is a tremendous excitement about the
rooms of tae vigilance committee, on Sacra
mento street. The members are mastering in
large bodies, fully armed and ready for any
acton tat may be necessary. The tops OF the
highest buildings in the immediate neighbor-
hood are covered with numbers OF armed men,
who command any line O. access to the rooms.
the vicinity.
Tne glitter OF bayonet and saber, the constant
tread of companies marching TO their appointed
place the air of anxiety all faces the agitated
appearance of the many spectators, the deep
muttered cry for Justice and vengeance on all
sides-everything predicts terrible time But
one feeling is prevalent among the vast crowd
Justice must be done!
II necessary for the public safety, Terry, How
ara and the oGher leaders of the law and murder
faction must be hanged-and that without delay
Judge Terry was held by the committee
until Hopkins, against the expectations Of
every one, was declared to be out of
danger.
TIE FAMOUS DUEL
between Judge Terry and David Broderick
occurred in 1859 and from a personal friend
of Senator Broderick was received the
following account They were political op-
ponents, the question of slavery and other
questions of the day causing the antagon-
ism. Terry's party was about to fall to
pieces, and the only salvation was the
overthrow of Broderick. The immediate
cause of the quarrel was radical speech
made by Terry during the campaign, scor
ing Broderick as much as possible. Brode
rick alluded to Terry's arrest by the vigi-
lantes in 1856, charged with stabbing Hop
kins, to personal friend of Terry's. On
reading in the paper what had been said
about him, Terry's friend challenged
Broderick, who CURLY declined. Terry was
at once informed and resigned his position
on the bench in order to engage in a