The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-08-30

SARAH AL-itl-t Hill stShfOR El-AkSS,
DnAMATIs PERsoSiE.
brick in tho soops hold. One of the men
who was Instrumental in having the arms
shipped was Dr. ShirtSiff, who was friend
Of Judge Terry, aud whom the committee
promptly decided to arrest Judge Terry, in
order to prevent this, Immediately left his
seat on tho supreme bench aud proceeded 10
San Francisco. There Dr.. Shirthf and
Terry were found in lawyers Office by
part of tho committee, headed by one Hop
kins, who demanded Shirthr's surrender
Both men gave up their firearms, and then
Terry, without warning, plunged Il knife into
Hopkins neck. The two men, Terry and
Shirtlitf, then escaped 10 ncshboriug aE
mory, but eventually, however, they gaze
themselves up.
1t looked bad for Terry for some little
time, but he finally escaped, owing much, it
is said, TO the efforts Of David c. Brudcrlci,
whom he afterwards shot i'll the duel which
is so historically notorious, and who de-
clurea that he paid !, newspaper $500 Il
week to help Terry out of his scrapc. II
was at this juncture that the hatred 'yliics.
Terry carried in his heart toward S;enutor
Sharon wns first conceived. Sharon WAS Il
member Of the vigilance committee and Il
man of great influence with his constituents
Terry in the hour Of his need appealed 10
Sharon for aid, but wts refused. Terry
never forsave him. Hiseumtyto Brolerick
is OF later date and belongs TO the political
controversy which followed, and in which
the two men were opposed to each Other.
David Colh,cth B!,otlerck was Lurn IN
Washington III 1920 lIe removed to New
York when a boy and received n public
school education there. His father was Il
stone cutter and he served his apprenticeship.
at the same trade. Later on he acquired
considerable political influence in New Iurk,
but ho was defeated for congress in lSlG, and
then determined to go west, where he utn once
plunged into the political pot. In 1919 he
was elected Il member Of the California con-
stitutonal convention, in 1850 and again in
1851 he was elected to the state senate, and in
the latter year he became presiding officer of
that body. 1t was at this point that tho
breach between Broderick and Terry began
to widen. Bro,lerick was the leader Of the
Free Soil wing Of the Democratic party,
while William NJ. Gwinn and Terry were
leaders of tho Pro-Slavcry party In 1856
Broderick was elected to the United States
senate, and at the same time he gained con-
troll of the state legislature.
Another vacancy in the United States SEN
ate occurred "a little later Broderick had
Gwnn elected first, however, requiring him
to write letter renouncing oil federal
patronage, which was afterwards published
and became known us the scarlet letter. Dur
ing the campaign Of 1850 the breach between
Broderick and Terry widened, until Broder-
icli went so far as to make Il few remarks
which were overheard by Il friend Of Terry's
and were promptly taken up. Terry chal
lenged Broderick to mortal combat. The
duel was fought on Sept. 13, 1859, and re-
suited in the death Of Broderck Nothing
4 tn IIi fhcf,
forces during the war, and afterwards went
back to California, where he was elected to
the legislature and grew rich. His political
career, however, was practically over He
lived comparatively peaceful life, attracting
but little attention to himself until Sarah
Althea Hill began her celebrated divorce suit
against Senator Sharon.
Sarah Althea Hill Was and is in all re-
spects remarkable creature She was born
in Cape Girardea,l, Mo-, in 1850 and came of
good stock, numbering among her relatives
some OF tho best families i'll the state. She
was beautiful, dashins, and many were lie"
conquests over her numerous admirers Az
though she was known lis Il couuette and in,
clined to be fast. no breath Of scandal had
ever been raised a agninst her down to the tl,no
she left her homo for California with hsr
uncle. William Sloan, in 1870 Her parents
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considerable property, which, however, size
had spent by the time she went west. In
California she lived with her u:,cles mother,
but they did not agree, 50 her uncle removed
her to n hotel, where she had suite of apart
ments and lived in style. In 1880 she first
met Senator Sharon, and her relations with
him extended over Il considerable period. AT
forwards she brought her famous suit against
him, and Terry was her counsel. He finally
married her.
The suit, as is well known, was finally decid.
cd against her, and it was in the court room
where Justice Field made his decision that
Sarah Althsa accused him'of bribery, AM. it
was here that Judge Terry drew his lsl.ife
for which actions he and his wife were both
sentenced to Imprisonment, and both vowed