Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-15

evidently recognizing Justice Field, did not sit down but retired to the train for some unknown purpose. Before she reached 1t, however, and as soon as she had left the dining room, Judge Terry approached Justice Field and slapped his face.
 At this juncture Deputy Marshal Nagle arose from his seat and shot Terry through the heart. As he was falling Nagle shot again, but missed him. tho bullet going through tho floor. 1tstsfofi:: ~'" '''~-~
 A Scene of Wild Excitement
 The Judge never uttered a sound after being shot. He had hardly fallen be- fore Mrs. Terry rushed to the side of his body and threw herself upon 1t. Then ensued scene of the widest ex- citement. People rushed from the din- ing room and others rushed in. During this time Justice Field and Deputy Marshal Nagle retreated to sleeping car, where they were securely locked within. At times Mrs. Terry | would call upon the citizens to arrest l them.
 During tho time tho train was stand ing at tho depot Mrs. Terry was running wildly, alternately from the body of her husband to tho sleeper, demanding ad- mittance that she might slap Justice l Fields face, and at the same time beg ging that they be detained and have their examination hcre. &6z 1 Constable Walker took Deputy Nagle from the train at Tracy, and proceeded with him to Stockton, where he Is now in jail.
 District-Attorney White ordered the arrest of Justice Field upon his arrival at San Francisco.
 The News in Frisco.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15,-The an nouncement that ex-Judge Terry had been shot and killed at Lathrop caused extraordinary excitement in this city,
 The possibility of an encounter be- tween Terry and Justice Field has been recognized ever since the imprisonment of Terry for contempt of court, owing to the known temper of the man. Newspaper articles have been printed :. lately intimating that it would be dan gerous for Justice Field and Judge Terry to meet personally, as 1t was
 thought the latter might insult tho former, while the fact was also recog
 nized that Justice Field would be quicl = to resent an attack from Terry, knowing s it could only result fatally to one or thu y other. In view of the latter's record. @ Justice Fields arrival here created D great excitement. He was closet. Iguarded by officers in order to proven lTerry's friends doing the Justice an
 violent harm. Justice Field drove a @ l once to the Palace Hotel. where he wa @ joined by his wife. He was not arrested n and the notice to the Chief of Polio @ | claimed to have been sent by the DIS ). ! trict-Attorney of San Joaquin, if fol
 warded in that form, was not carrie
 out.
 T. Protection was accorded to Justic & Field, it is asserted, by authority ( - United States Attorney-GeneralM Mille 7. who telegraphed from Washington
 the Marshal of the district to see thu
 the Justice was protected.
 Judge Terry's Career. x- David l.. Terry was born in Tod r. county, Kentucky, in 1923. He serve re in the Texan Army under Sam Housto or He came to California in 1s40 and SC
 tied in Calaviras county. In 1855 he WI
 elected Justice of the Supreme Court
 California on the Native Americs 0. ticket, and upon the death of Chief Ju =. tice Murray in 1857, Judge Terry b ,a- came Chief Justice.
 He was opposed to tho Vigilance Co,
 mittee of 1856. and stabbed one of u
 members of the Committee who had (
 tempted to arrest Q friend of Terry )r. Terry was held by the Vigilants, b of [ afterwards released. He killed Sc ed | ator Frederick in 1859 as Q result
 political differences.