Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-16
THE TERRY TRAGEDY.
Justice Field Resumes His Duties-A
Warrant for His Arrest.

dtstieo 10u1cla dunes In
San Francisco yesterday and sat in the circuit
court with Judge Sawyer and Judge d. J.
Brewer of Kansas. He referred freely in con-
versation with attorneys and his associates to
the exciting incidents of Wednesdays tragedy.
He is still constantly under the protection of g
deputy marshal, as is also Judge Sawyer. The
preliminary hearing of Deputy Marshal
Nagle will come up before q justice of the
peace at Stockton on Wednesday next
strong effort will be made after the examina-
ton to secure bail If it is refused the matter
will be appealed United States Marshal Franks
has secured from Maggie the details of the affair.
Maggie says he is confident that Terry drew back
his hand after striking Justice Field for the
purpose OF pulling from his coat a knife he was
presumed to have carried, as he once made affi-
davit that he always went armed. 1t is the
theory of those about the United States mar
shars office that Mrs. Terry. when she threw
herself on her husbands BODY took a weapon
from him. When the body was searched no
weapon was found. Marshall Franks will go to
Stockton to attend the examination of Maggie.
TO ARREST JUSTICE FIELD.
warrant was issued at Stockton yesterday
FOR the arrest of Justice Stephen J. Field on
complaint of Mrs. Sarah Althea Terry, who
charges him with completely in the killing of
her husband, David s. Terry, Wednesday.
Sheriff Cunningham left for San Francisco in
the afternoon to arrest Justice Field.
The attorneys who have been engaged to
conduct the defense of Deputy Marshal gle
who shot Terry. promised that Justice Field
would appear when wanted, but Mrs. Terry's
complaint was made against both. The funeral
| OF Judge Terry will BE- held today. The body
is still at the morgue Mrs. Terry has not left
| 1t at any time.
Sarah Althea With Her Dead.
A
Tribune says that Sarah Althea Terry remained
all night in the small undertaking rooms in
Stockton where her husbands body lay. The
face OF the dead man was a study. 1t wore q
calm and placid expression. The lines of the
mouth, which in life bore unmistakable evil
| dences of determination, were softened into
almost a smile, and the corrugated brow was
| as smooth as a babes. The face showed the
close and deadly fire of Nagle. Large grains
OF powder had been driven into the skin over
the left eyebrow and near the ear. The shirt
bosom was black with powder stains and
small hole just to the left of the center showed
| where the fatal bullet entered. Drawing back
the shirt the widow pointed to a small perfora-
ton, saying: There's the place where the bull
let entered which pierced the grandest heart
that ever beat In a mans bosom. oh, sweet
heart, why could not die instead of you?"
WHAT SON OF THE DEAD MAN SAYS.
.
train were Clinton II. Terry and Chas. L. Acker-
man of San Francisco. One had come to pay
the last tribute to his father, the other 70 de-
fend the man who shot him. Clinton was the
only living son of Terry, and their relations
were close and intimate till the old man mar
ried Sarah Althea. She conceived a great
hatred for the son because he tried to induce
his father not to marry her. Young Terry in
talking OF the womans evil influence over his
father, said:
MY father, just after his marriage with the
woman calling herself Sarah Althea Sharon,
gave me farm in Fresno upon the theory that
l could. by working. make living out of il
1t was not decided outright. but with the under
standing that if could make living it was
to be mine. l found after experience that this
was impossible. NY vines were DESTROYED
by worms and my fruit trees drowned out.
trade, and finally procured q place as
chief engineer OF the mint at San
Francisco. All my fathers troubles attribute
to the malign influence which his wife exerted
over him. He was a different man after he
met her to what he Vas before. / had little to
do with him after his second marriage. When
Judge Field sentenced him to six months in
Alameda jail for contempt, and his wife for a
shorter period, thought il my duty to go
and see father. l had no sooner got inside
the Jail than she began 20 abuse me terribly.
and would not permit me to see or
talk to him. 1t was only after repeated
visits that l was enabled to see him at ali. 1 do
not suppose would have been able to see him
then had it not been that nv father heard had
repeatedly called and that her intervention had
baked me. My father was kind to me- but /
have seen him only two or three times since he
was released. l repeat that all his troubles
sprang from his connection with that woman"
A LAWSUIT OVER THE ESTATE
1t is apparent from the feeling which young
Terry exhibits toward his stepmother that
lawsuit over the estate of his father is inevita-
BILE. While Judge Terry was generally accred-
tied throughout the state with possessions
worth $3.50, 900, the best-informed Stocktoniaus
place his estate at between SIS, 600 and 800 600
Many people here are of the opinion that at
the time OF his marriage to Sarah Althea he
made will in her favor. II such will ex-
lists, and If by its terms young Terry is
shut out, he will contest It ON the
ground of undue influence" and will marshal
facts connected with the Sharon divorce suit to
substantiate his allegation. II the old man left
no viii, then Mrs. Terry could come in only Tor
that share OF the property acquired since her
marriage, and it is well known that the Sharon
case 80 engrossed his attention for the last
three or four years practically to leave him
without legal income. The revenue from his
estate was small. Those who knew Sarah
Aithea will predict that her passion for htiga- |
ton will be gratifed by speedy contest with |
the son over Terry's estate.
GRAND FIRE WcRxs DRAMA AT BAY Rrpox.-I