Personal reminiscences of early days in California, with other sketches : $b to which is added the story of his attempted assassination by a former associate on the supreme bench of the stateField, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson)
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Personal reminiscences of early days in California, with other sketches : $b to which is added the story of his attempted assassination by a former associate on the supreme bench of the state
Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson)
Field, Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson), 1816-1899; Judges -- California -- Biography; Law -- Political aspects -- California; Lawyers -- California -- Biography; Mines and mineral resources -- California
Ex. H, No. I.--Letters from Surviving Members of the Legislature
of 1851, who voted to indefinitely postpone the proceedings
for the impeachment of Judge Turner.
Ex. H, No. II.--Letter of Judge Mott on the difficulty with Judge
Barbour.
Ex. I.--Letter of L. Martin, the friend of Judge Barbour in his
street attack.
Ex. J.--Sections 4, 5, and 7 of the act of July 1, 1864, to expedite
the settlement of titles to lands in California; and the act
of March 8, 1866, to quiet the title to certain lands in San
Francisco.
Ex. K.--Letter of Judge Lake giving an account of the Torpedo.
Ex. L.--Extract from the Report of the Register and Receiver of the
Land-Office in the matter of the contests for lands on the
Soscol Ranch
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THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF MR. JUSTICE FIELD
INDEX.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF JUSTICE FIELD BY A FORMER ASSOCIATE ON
THE STATE SUPREME BENCH
CHAPTER I The Sharon-Hill-Terry Litigation.
CHAPTER II Proceedings in the Superior Court of the State.
CHAPTER III Proceedings in the United States Circuit Court.
[Transcriber's note: there is no Chapter IV]
CHAPTER V Decision of the Case in the Federal Court.
CHAPTER VI The Marriage of Terry and Miss Hill.
CHAPTER VII The Bill of Revivor.
CHAPTER VIII The Terrys Imprisoned for Contempt.
CHAPTER IX Terry's Petition to the Circuit Court for a
Release--Its Refusal--He Appeals to the Supreme
Court--Unanimous Decision against Him there.
CHAPTER X President Cleveland refuses to Pardon Terry--False
Statements of Terry Refuted.
CHAPTER XI Terry's continued Threats to Kill Justice Field--Return
of the Latter to California in 1889.
CHAPTER XII Further Proceedings in the State Court.--Judge
Sullivan's Decision Reversed.
CHAPTER XIII Attempted Assassination of Justice Field, Resulting in
Terry's own Death at the Hands of a Deputy United
States Marshal.
CHAPTER XIV Sarah Althea Terry Charges Justice Field and Deputy
Marshal Neagle with Murder.
CHAPTER XV Justice Field's Arrest and Petition for Release on
Habeas Corpus.
CHAPTER XVI Judge Terry's Funeral--Refusal of the Supreme Court
of California to Adjourn on the Occasion.
CHAPTER XVII Habeas Corpus Proceedings in Justice Field's Case.
CHAPTER XVIII Habeas Corpus Proceedings in Neagle's Case.
CHAPTER XIX Expressions of Public Opinion.
CHAPTER XX The Appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States,
and the Second Trial of Sarah Althea's Divorce Case.
CHAPTER XXI Concluding Observations.
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