Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-21

JUSTICE FIELD. room, and, when made
aware of the death OF her husband, made
an attempt to board the sleeping-car con-
tanning the Judge and deputy. Her sachel
was taken away from her, and it was found
to contain revolver. She appealed to the
crowd to make an attack on the car and to
seine Judge Field, contending that he had
killed Judge Terry.
Terry struggled when the bullet struck
him, and Maggie, fearing that he was about
to draw weapon, fired again and Terry
tell to the floor dead. At this
moment Mrs Terry rushed up
from the train and began utter
ing loud cries and lamentations LET me
in at him." said she, ''rll finish him." She
bore in her hansl a hand sachel, which she
had brought with her, and seemed to think
that Judge Field had done the shooting,
About 200 persons had by this time gathered
from various places.
Mrs. Terry ran in and saw the body Of her
husband bathed in blood kiss me. kiss
me-" she cried, ''can you not kiss me before
you d1e?" and she put her arms
under his head and stopped over
him. Judge Terry opened his eyes, and,
making supreme effort, raised his head
and shoulders toward her. Their lips met,
and almost instantly after his head sank
back, his splendid frame Strengthened out,
and Judge Terry was dead.
EXCITEMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.-The announce
meat that Judge David s. Terry had been
shot aud killed in the railway depot at
Lathrop, Cal, as the result OF an
encounter with Justice Stephen
J. Field, of the United States Supreme
Court. caused extraordinary excitement
in this city. The scene of the
tragedy is eighty-three miles from
this city by rail, and is break
fasting station for the Southern Over
land train. The possibility of an en-
counter between Terry and Justice Field
has been recognized ever since the i'm
prisonment Of Terry for contempt of court,
ten months aeo and owing TO the known
temper Of the man who killed United States
Senator Broderick in the early days of Cali
fornia
~ Terry was married to Sarah Althea Hill,
who claimed to be the wife of ex-senator
Sharon, while prosecuting her claim
against the Sharon estate. This brought
him into a resentful attitude toward
Justice Field, who last year rendered
decision, in the United States
Circuit Court, in this city, denying
her claim to be the wife of Sharon.
Mrs. Terry created scene in court
during the reading of the decision,
charging Justice Field with being corrupt,
and as she refused to remain quiet Justice
Field ordered that she be removed from
court When a deputy attempted to
carry out the order of the court
she became involved in personal quar-
rel with the official, and Judge Terry In
terfered, drawing q dagger from his vest.
He was disarmed, and both Terry and his
wife adjudged In contempt and committed
to jail s@E XIII @t.>~a & an &.-- ~s>'
In the meantime Justice Field went to
Washington to resume his duties ON the
bench, returning to this city slx
weeks ago. Newspaper articles were
printed intimating that 1t would
be dangerous for Justice Field
and Judge Terry to meet personally,
AZ 1t was thought the latter might insult the
former, while the fact was also recognized
that Justice Field would be quick to resent
an attack from Terry, knowing 1t could
only result fatally to one OF the
other. In view OF thN latter's record