The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-21
BLOODY SEQUEL
TO THE FAMOUS SHARON SCANDAL
IN CALIFORNIA.

III LEE Z EAmOOS SoA6soS 0SaNA@1
IN CALIFORNIA.
Ex-Judge Terry, Who Married the No
torious Sarah Althea Hill, Shot Through
. the Heart in Railroad Dining Room
by Deputy United States Marshal fol
Assaultins Justice Field Of the United
States Supreme Court.
LATHRoP, COL, August A. Upon the
arrival of the Southern Overland train
here at 7:2O o'clock this morning,
United States Supreme Judge Stephen
j. Field and Deputy United States
Marshal David Nagle walked into the
depot dining room for breakfast and
sat down side by side. Soon after Judge
David S. Terry and wife formerly
Sarah Aithea lIilD came in. They were
proceeding to another table, when Mrs.
Terry, evidently recognizing Justice
Field, did not sit down, but retired to
the train for some unknown purpose.
Before she reached it, however, and as
soou as she had left the dining room,
Judge Terry approached Justice Field,
and STOPPING over him slapped his face.
At this juncture Deputy Marshal Ma
Gle arose from his seat and shot Judge
Terry through the heart. As he was
falling the Deputy Marshal fired again,
but missed him, the bullet going through
tho floor.
Both shots were fred in very quick
succession. The Judge never uttered a
sound after being shot. He hardly had
fallen when Mrs Terry rushed to the
side of his body and threw herself
upon it.
Then ensued scene of the widest ex-
citemcnt. People rushed from the din
ing room and others rushed in. During
this time, Justice Field and Deputy
Marshal Naglc retreated to the 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 sleeper and was carried away on
board the train. He informed the crowd
that he knew his duty and would per
form it,
During the time the train was stand
ing at the depot, Mrs. Terry was running
wildly alternately from the body of her
husband to the sleeper, demanding ad-
mitta1ce that she might slap Justice
Fields face, and at the same time beg.
-ging that they be detained and have
them arrested for examination here.
Previous to the entrance of Constable
Walker into the sleeper, Sheriff Purvis
and deputy of Stanisland County had
already taken charge of Deputy United
States Marshal Nagle.
STOCKTON, COL. August 15.-At the
inquest last night over the body Of
Judge Terry no new facts were developed.
a number of witnesses we're examined,
among them being the proprietors OF the
hotel at Lathrop. The coroners jury
returned verdict that the deceased
came to his death from the effects of a
cuushot wound inflicted by David Nagle
at Lathrop,
SAN FRANCISCO, August 15.-The fol-
lowing facts were submitted to Justice
Field and declared by him to be a cor
rect statement Of the circumstances that-
led to the shooting.
During Judge Terry's confinement IN
the County jail he threatened upon his
release to take the lives of Judges Field
and Sawyer, Prior to contempt Of
court, for which he was in prison, Mrs.
Terry, in his pre<elce, had made an
assault on Judge Sawyer in Pullman
car.
1t is believed that had Sawyer resisted
the insult Terry would have killed him.
Terry's threats were so publicly made
that they reached the ears of Justice
Fields colleagues on the Supreme bench
and were made known to the Depart
ment of Justice in Washington, where
upon Attorney General Miller ordered
Marshal Franks o take whatever
means were necessary to protect the
pcrsous of Justice Field and Judge
Sawyer from assault. On his arrival IN
California to hold court in this part of
his circuit, Justice Field objected to
being put under the protection of the
Marshal's office.
When asked if he intended to carry
arms to defend himself, be said: mo,
| do not and will rot carry arms, for
when it is known that the Judges of
courts are compelled to arm themselves
for the defense of assaults offered IN
consequence of their judicial action, 1t
will be time to dissolve courts, consider
the government failure and let society
lapse into barbarism.
Notwithstanding his objection to pro
lection, the Marshal declared himself
subject to the order of his superior Off
Ger, Attorney General Miller, and depu-
tized Mr.. Nagle to keep within reach OF
Justice Field ready to carry out the
orders of the Department of Justice.
In an interview at Indianapolis At
torney General Miller corroborates this
statement and says he gave Marshal
Franks orders to protect the Judges.
A passenger who was on the train at
Lathrop SAYS that when he heard the
shooting he rushed out Of the car and
saw Mrs. Terry with a Satchel i'll her
hand. She was trying TO open it, and he
took 1t from her. She tried to gain pos
session of it again but failed. When
the Satchcl was opened afterwards pls-
tol was found in it.
David Naglc, Deputy United States
Marshal, who killed Terry, in 1881 re-
ceived the appointment as chief OF po-
lice of Tombstone. While occupying
that position he had frequent encounters
with the criminal, and soon earned thc
reputation of being a man of und'sputa.
bic courage and bravery. Tie shot and
killed Mexican desperate in Tomb
stone after fierce struggle. Nasle was
appointed Deputy Marshal here year
ago, and when Terry made an assault on
Marshal Franks last September, Nagle
disarmed him. The reports circulated
that Terry intended doing Justice Field
some injury when they met, caused Ma,
Gle to be detailed to act as body guard
to him when he came to the coast a few
months ago.
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