The morning call., 1890-04-26
in TROUBLE AGAIN.
HRS. Terry Has a Fight With
a Fresno Attorney.
She Strikes n. c. COldVell In the Face
and Kicks Ills Sims.
Elected From His Office by Force She Threat
ems 10 Go on a Cunning Expedition.
Talk Of Marriage Contract.
Special by the California Associated Press

FRESNO, April 25.-At about 10 o'clock
to-day Mrs. Terry went to the law Office of
N. c. Coldwell and soon the two got into an
alteration. Finally Coldwell elected her
from the room by force, and in the seufle
she broke the glass in the door and dealt
him some vicious blows in the face and
kicks on the shins. After her ejectment
she was frantic, and declared she would get
q pistol and shoot him down like dog.
81 have a marriage contract with you," she
loudly proclaimed, land will see that you
abide by its terms"
Coldwell coolly told her to get her gun as
soon as convenient and went downstairs,
with Mrs. Terry following close on his
heels He then went home and she in an
other direction.
1t alleged that she went to Coldwell's
house on two occasions after night, and on
enc OF them Mrs Coldwell went out and
demonstrated with her. HE is my only
friend on earth, and want him all my
own" said Mrs. Terry.
But he is my husband" replied Mrs
Coldwell.
eyes, but you can keep the children"
answered Mrs. Terry.
COldwell has wife and two children, and
is counsel for c. G. Sayle, administrator of
the Terry estate, also land partner of the
same gentleman.
The scene between Mrs. Terry and Attor-
ney Coldwell was the talk of the town to-
day and reports of all kinds are current.
81 81
others contain grains Of truth. A California
Associated Press representative called on
COldwell, who said: 81 decline to be inter-
Viewed. l have nothing to say. l am not
only willing, but anxious, that Mrs. Terry
should make any statement to the public
she chooses. This whole affair forces upon
my mind the old couplet, He that will kiss
and then Will tell etc.
The reporter this evening visited Mrs.
Terry at her home. She seemed greatly
worried over the turn affairs have taken
and kept repeating: Il don't know. l
don't know. l can't tell" She said:
whether it is a scheme planned by the
Shar0ns, or the administrators of the estate
of Judge Terry, its object evidently is to
compromise me and somebody will profit
by it"
She was questioned very closely in regard
TO the alleged marriage contract between
herself and COldwel
''If Judge Sayle said I made use of the
expression to Coldwell this morning, during
the alteration, 4 have marriage contract
with you, lie tells deliberate falsehood.
said nothing Of the kind"
istsP" AVA - F'f'' "a
~ refuse. to be interviewed on that
point. / will say nothing on the subject"
Il is stated you have been visiting Cold
wells home at night"
1T is false. Invent into the neighborhood
oil his nome to a negro settlement to secure
eolored cook the other night. l was with
my coachmaD. ColdweI met us returning.
He was intoxicated, and, without word,
struck the coachman, and turning to me
said, MY dear little woman, what are you
doing over here?" 1 walked right on and
came home.
" 1t is said You told his wife she could
keep the children il she would give Cold
well up to you"
What really happened was this he
was lying on sofa in my parlor one Sun
day, afternoon, and his wife came to my
back door and asked for him. told her If
be were in she could not see him. She said:
Let me go in with you, and let him choose
between US l said: 1 don't want him to
choose between us; l don't want him at
house"
Did she come and go to your house fire.
qleqtly?"
Very often; but never spoke with her
but that time. She would come almost
every night and peep in the windows and
SIT Oh the porch and watch for him to come
n or go out. One night the whole top of
the back stoop was burned to char. Oil
mad been poured on and set fire, but it did
not burn long. l can't think of ANYBODY
else who would do 1t but her,"
His friends assert that you are infat-
uated with him.
~ only wish he was in the heart of Asia
ana that could never see him again. Me
In love with him? Indeed the opposite is
nearer the truth. Ii you could only see
some OF his letters to me. Ha has been in
my house every day since he was in town
last December, coming in afternoons and
staying often until midnight. Then when
was in San Francisco, how did it come he
spent both Sundays there? Business did
not call him there Oh Sundays. My friends
there think he is the one who is infat-
uated."
What was the occasion of the quarrel
this morntng?"
He came here last evening and asked
me to come to his office this morning and
be would try and get some allowance from
Administrator Sayle. l went into Sayle's
ONCE and he said he could not get money
for me. then went to ColdWelps Office
and he began beTating me for approaching
Sayle personally and not through him. /
said, Shut up; you have done enough to
make me hate you already He became
excited and began swearing fearfully and
calling me vile names. l said, Don't talk
that way or you will drive me to shooting
you.
"Have your relations heretofore been
PLEASANT"
when he was sober he was very pleas
ant, and has done very much for me in the
way OF getting my rights; but when in
toxicated he spoils all that. More than
once he has driven one of us out of the
house. Once he knocked Cousin Rodney
down in the parlor. He kicked in the doors
once, and It cost me S35 to repair the
damage"
"M hat do you propose doing furtherP"
What can do9 l am a woman, alone
and almost friendless, and this will leave
me with less friends. He is a man. and
such things don't hurt men. He has a wife
and children. 1 am here alone. l often
almost wish l were dead. | wish | could
get so far out Of sight that nobody would
ever hear of me again"
SACRAMENTO RACES.