Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-14
The Duel Between Broderick and
aG53s Terry ~

4o Terry.
The San francisco Times of the 18th
ult., says that in accordance with our an
ticipations the expected duel between
Senator Broderick and Judge Terry,
took place yesterday morning in a small
valley ten miles from MERGED Lake. The
parties went out of town the night pre-
vious, passing the night IN separate local
tiles. At IL o'clock Brodorick and
Terry arrived on the ground, attended
by their seconds and physicians, the Hon.
j. G. McKibben and Mr., Coulter for.
Broderick, and Calhoun Benham and
Thomas Hayes for Terry. On descend
ling from their carriages, the parties
seemed To- be In sthe best spirits, neither
appearing anxious or nervous as to the
result.
About half an hour was occupied in
the arrangements. The PAGES we're
marked off. and the principals took their.
positions. The seconds Invested them of
their outside coats, white collars, and
other articles which might present prom.
inent targets also, Of their Watches.
and the coin in their pockets. One Of
the seconds then read aloud the code dateLlo,
which occupied short time Mr.. Coul.
ter then addressed the two gentlemen,
saying lie wished it to be understood
that he should count ore, two" after
the word "fre." after which he would
say, stop = no shot must be fred after
that.
| During this time the principals main
tanned their positions, and listened with
composure to these details. Judge Terry
stood with his head thrown slightly back
looking toward bis antagonist. Each
held d pistol "a his ham, pcilstos5 TO the
ground. Each was dressed in black
clothes, and wore slouchea hat. Mr..
Broderick stood erect, but with his head
rather down. The positions of the two
were somewhat different. Judge Terry
maintained that practiced duelist, pre-!
scented only the edge of his person, keep,
ing his left hand and shoulder well
behind him. Mr.. Broderick, on the con-
trary, though at first assuming position
somewhat similar to that of Terry, SEEM
ed to prefer careless and less eonstraiES
ed one, and gradually presented more of
his body to the fire of his opponent {; he
neld his pistol rather awkwardly, and
seeming to feel this himself, he once or
twice turned the wrist of his pistol arm
to the right with his left Rand, as though
endeavoring to comply with some pre-
scribed' directions previously given him.
From that time he did not raise his eyes
Guntil the word was given to fire. Once
his right foot got a fraction beyond the
line, when Mr.. McKibben replaced it
1.-THE bearing of Terry, though he assumed
a more practiced and motionless attitude,
was not one jot more that of an iron
nerved man than was that Of Broderick.
At quarter before Mr.. Coulter pro-,
nounced the words, "Are you ready r
Ready" responded Terry, aud Ready"
was uttered by Broderick. Immediately
after, Fire, one, two," was pronounced
in moderately quick time. Broderick
raised his pistol, and had scarcely
brought it to an angle of forty five de-
grees from its downward position, when,
lowing to the delicacy of the hair trigger,
it was discharged, the ball entering the
ground four PAGES in advance of him.
Terry fred few instants later, taking
deliberate aim. There was perceptibie
interval in the two reports. At that
instant Brodcrick was observed to clasp
his left hand to his left bi east, when it
was seen that no was wounded. He
lreeled slowly to the tent, and before the
Iseconds could reach him fell to the
ground, his right leg doubled under him,
still grasping his weapon. Terry, upon
Edfschafging his pistol, folded his arms,
holding the pistol still smoking in his
hands, but did not move from his position.
Broderick's seconds ran to his aid, and
DIR. Lochr commenced to staunch the
wound. The bullet entered just forward
of the nipple, and lodged, as. was sup.
posed, under the left arm. Hewas soon
afterwards borne into town in his carr
riage.
Previous to this, Terry and his friends
left the field, driving rapidly into town,
and started at once from the north beach,
where a boat was waiting, and proceeded
to Oakland, where they took private
conveyance to Benecia. On their arrival
Lat Benecia they took an overland convey
anee to Sacramento.
Mr.. Broderick was taken to the house
of Leonidas Haskell, at Black Point
where he was visited during the day by
hundreds of his friends. He was able to
tspeak during the afternoon, but, owing
Ito his wounded lungs his articulation
was generally indistinet and unintelligi-
bic. "a :;
Pie correspondent Of The CincinnatP
FINES says that at 8 o'clock on the mort.
ling of the 10Th, Mr.. Broderick breathed
Ibis last. Gloom and sorrow pervade the
whole community. Flags are at half
lmast, union down. The stores are closing,
land all the public buildings and even
private honsess are hung and dressed III
morning. I II $50