The Dickinson press., 1889-08-17
JUSTICE FIELDS VERSION.
The lnsul,cd Jurist Tells the story of the
Shooting,

san FRANCISCO, Aug. l3.-The South
crn overland train arrived at the station
i'll Oakland shortly after II o'clock. y
great crowd had collected. Geographic
Intelligence Of the !.athrop tragedy hav-
ing preceded the arrival of the train,
and the sleeping car in which Justice
Field was sitting was at once besiesel
by United States officials and newspaper
men. .lus,ic" Field maintained his quiet
demcanor and narrated to a press repre-
sentative the particulars of the shooting.
JUSTICE FIELDS sToRY.
IL can tell you the story in a few
words. For the last few months all
m#nmer uf reports, both public and per-
Terry threatened to subie ct me to solne
| indigmty il lie should happen to meet
,nc. This fact caused The United States
marshal To decide to provide such pro-
lection as he could during my stay in
in this state. When started for Los
Angeles to hold court Deputy Nagle &C
cumraniel me. lie seemed to he a
quiet. gentlcuanly official. though | only
met him twice while away from Los
Angeles. lie asked me in that city
when intended to return, and accom-
panied me-. taking a seat i'll the sleeping
ear opposite to me. We heard that
Judge Terry and his wife We're ON the
train, but paid no attention To the fact.
v hen we arrived at lathrop we entered
ile eating station to- get breakfast. |
took q seat al the end of the table. Ma
Gle sal on one side Of me-. Terry and
his wife came III the room soon after.
AS soon as Mrs. Terry saw lne she went
out Of the room. as ! atterward learned.
returning to the car for her satchel,
Judge Terry rose, and | supposed he in
tended accompanying her. Instead OF
. doing so he walked back of me anG
struck INC
AtiENvI SLAP IN H FACE.
was completely astoni-hed, and, seeing
: he was making ready to strike again
%.;ngie cried out, stop, stop, but Teri,
did not dcsist. and as he was raising hi
N arm Il second time, Naglc shot at him
ii the bullet entering his heart. lie fell t
=, the floor. Maggie shooting IL second time
= tut the second shot not striking him
..<agle WAS arrested at Tracy and take
o to iotue kton to awalt the result of the il
=, quest. Tina, is The complete story. $
far 10 | am aware of TIE facts.
EY ORDER OF iii ATTORNEY GENEnA:
II Protection was accorded to Justit
Field. it Is claimed. by authority /,
, United States Attorney General Mile
> WHO telegraphed from Washington
& the marsha. Of the district to see tn
~ the person of the justice was protectt
:, at any hazard. The order extended a.
u to Judge Sawyer, of the United Stat
Il circuit court. in this city. upon who
II. Mrs. Terry made Il personal assault Ia
~, year. while on a railway train accol
u panied by J"ds" Terry. The order W
based upon this fac, e.a ';ron thrc;
declared Il have been made openly
Terry against Justice Field. Depu
Marshal Maggie vas directed to acco
pany Justice Field. under this order, a
iy as said to have given Terry full warni
Is. to stoi, wiieh :ha later began his alta
upon Justice i'iela. AID tired at Terry
~ the latter was about TO strike ii secc
time. Justice Field left the Overla
mn. train at the Oakland ferry and drove
n once to the Palace hotel. where ls, ,
tS Joined by his wife. lie was not
ga. rested and the notice to the chief of
.y. lice, claimed 90 have been sent by
district attorney OF S.n JOAQUIN. II
W. wardcd. was not acted upon.
rs. SARAH Al.TIiEA a \ UuS.
Of 3 passenger who was on the train
L;throp says that when he heard
shooting he rushed out of the car
the saw Mrs. Terry with a satcael in
erv hand. She was trying to open it anC
took ii from her. She tried to re-
VII. possession of it. but failed. When
: of tAtchel was opened aftcrward a pi
,op. was found i'll il.