New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-05

cost the majesty Of the law. The steps taReh Dy
the Attorney General are believed TO DC Oh sue" d
naturc as 70 guarantee for the future ample pro
,ocon IN the agents of the Federal Government in the
discharge Of their duties.
THE NAGLE-TERRY CASE.
The killing of Judge Terry by Deputy Marshai
Narle forms an important page in the records of the
DEPARTMENT of the last year. 1t also illustrates the
vachfuness which the Department exercises in cases
where the lives Of the judiciary or Of judicial agents
eeem threatened. Early last spring the Attorney
General received information Ulat David > Terry and
sarah Althca Terry his wife were giving expression
stephen j. Field. of the supreme Court and Judge
Lorenzo sawyer, of the Ninth Circuit This feeling OF
bostiIitv rs is well known, lad its origin in "A dc
c,ion by these judges in the Circuit Court Tor
the Northern District Of California in 1e7o. Inc
Attorney Central was Informed that there was gred.
danger that violence would - attempted upon me
persons of Mr.. Justice Flec dld Judge SAWYER by the
ferry>. lie lost no time therefore; IN talng luz
necessary steps for the protection Of these two ]us'
He instructed the United states Marshal OF 'ne Noi'
ern District Of California furnish in the person OF
Depnty Marshal Nagle an attendant upon JusuoGc
Field while in and about his circuit duty III
during the summer. The event proved the wisdom
The details Of the killing still fresh in the Pub
lie mind Proceedings begun on account ol !,
against Justice Field and Deputy Marshal Nagle with
view to their trial III the state courts OF 'alioi'
These proceedings, far as Justice Field was oon
cerned were soon abandoned, but were piOsectu,eu
against the Deputy Marshal until he was rV"scu I'm
the custody of the state officer upon writ OF h,oe,
states for the Northern District of Ca3rnla. rrV
the Judgment of that court discharsns MN ion .no
cust1dv of the sheriff the state of California mas dP-
neaIed and such appeal is pending in the supreme
Court of the United states. .,. a., Ia. ro,r
Great efforts have been made within the Iasu S,,
nv the Attorney General to collect judgments u'c t,'
Inited states many Of which have been long III apes
ancc In many he has been successful anu ms
however he is hampered by the fact that there j. no
fund available with which to pay for the services OF s
trct- Attorneys and Others IN hunting up pcrS.lS n,
evidence and doing the legal work necessary 10 thcse
collections. ..- .or., >filIcr
Under the predecessor OF Attorney Gener,il Mlnci
there existed yearly large deficiency III the ul pro"
vided by law for the payment OF witnesses lncso
deficiencies were largely due to the frivolous ploscOu
tons set on foot by marshals for no o'her p'pvtno
than that of collecting fees, Under me FAX a hd
isration of Attorney General Garland, the system mn
grown into proportions of National nuisance VIII, en-
cane nm Ia meet these deficiencies. Attorney Cen
cra Miller has for long time laDorcd to correct these
ahu,es \ number of remedies were suEecs'cu 10 iln
INF none seemed t. strike at the root OF the cv ana
few were capable Of universal application. ne h"fs
in a short time report practical eradca'loh Vi Vic
evil