Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-10-13
From California.
CINcINNATI. Oct.

duel between David c. Broderick, L. {
Senator from California and the Hon. d,
vid S. Terry, Judge of the Supreme Cour
took place yesterday morning at sma
dell or valley some ten miles distant fror
Mercer Lake
The parties went out of town the nipl
previous aud passed the night in separa,
localities. At quarter past 6 o'cloc
Messrs Broderick and Terry arrived on tn
ground in their respective carriages and al
tended by their seconds and physicians.
Hon. ]. C. McXibben and Mr.. Coulte
as seconds for Mr.. Broderick, and Calhoun
Benham and Tuos Hays, Esqrs., second
for Judge Tarry. On descending from
their carriages the parties seemed to be il
the best of spirits, n ither appearing at al
anxious or nervous as to the result. About
half an hour was occupied in arrangements
Ten PAGES were marked off and tested by
the seconds and the principals placed il
their relative positions. Their seconds had
already diyested them of their outside
coats, white collars, which might present
prominent targets upon which TO take aim
The two principals were divested of their
watches and the cola ia their pockets. -
The coin taken from Mr.. Brcderick his see
ond Mr.. McKibben placed in bis own vest
pocket. Judge Terry threw his careless
upon the sod One of the seconds then
raised aloud the code-duello from written
manuscript which occupied but short
time.
Mr.. Coulter then addressed the two gen
tleman saying in effect that he wished it
to be understood that he should count one,
two, after the word fire, after which he
should stop-stop; no shot must be fired
after that. During this time the two
principals maintained their positions, and
listened with composure to these Details
Judge Terry stood with his head thrown
slightly back, looking towards his antago-
mist.
Each was dressed in black clothes and
wore slouched Pala Alto hat. Mr. Brod-
erick stood erect but his head rather down.
He pulled the rim of his hat down about
his eyes as if to shut thom from the light.
The positions of the two were somewhat
different, Judge Terry maintained that of
practical duelist, presenting only the edge
of his person to his antagonist and keep
ing his left hand and shoulder well behind
him. Mr.. Broderick, on the contrary,
though at first assuming a position some
what similar to that Of the other, and
seemed to prefer more careless and less
constrained one, and presented more of his
body TO the fire of his opponent. His pis-
tol he held in his hand rather awkwardly,
and seeming 10 feel this himself, he once
or twice turned The wrist of his pistol arm
10 the right with his left hand. as though
e,,deavoring tocomply with same prescribed
direction previouly given him. He took
one good look at his an tagonist and ran
his eye rapidly along the ground from him
to his own position, as if drawing bee
line between item. From that time he
did not raise his eyes until the word was
given to fire. Once his right foot got a
fraction beyond the line, when Mr.. McKib-
ben stepped forward and replaced it.
The bearing Of Judge Terry, though he
assumed a ,nore practiced and motiouless
attitude, was not one jot more of an iron
nerved man than vas that of Mr.. Brode-
rick.
AT quarter before two o'clock Mr..
Coulter pronounced the words-"Are You
ready?"
"Ready," responded Judge Terry, and
"Ready" was uttered by Mr.. Broderick i'm
after.
Sire e?-one-two7- pronounced in |
quick time.
Mr.. Broderck raised his pistol and had
scarcely brought it TO an an angle of forty |
five degrees from its downward position
and in bee-Iine toward his opponent,
when, owing 10 the delieacy of the hair
trigger, it was discharged, the ball enter
ing the ground about four PAGES in advance
Of him.
Judge Terry fired few instants later,
taking deliberate aim. There was per-
ceptible interval between the two reports
AT that instant Mr. Broderick was Oh |
served 10 clap his left hand to the right
side of his breast when it was seen that he
was wounded. He reeled slowly 10 the
left, and before his seconds could reach
him he fell to the ground with his right
eg doubled under him and still grasping
his weapon.
Judge Terry, upon discharbing his pis-
lol Immediately folded his arms, hold ng
his pistol still smoking, in his hand, but
not moving from his position. The sec
onds of Mr.. Broderick immediately ran to
bis aid, and Dn.Locher Immediately com-t
nenced to stanch the wound with lint
The bullet had entered just forward of the
nipple and had lodged, as it was supposed,
under the left arm.
Previous to this Judge Terry with his
friends had left the field, driving rapidly
INTO town and started at once for North
Beach, where boat was in readiness to
AXE him to Oakland, where he took pri-
rate conveyance to Marines. A dispatch
states that he found some difficulty in get
ing ferried across to Benecia. On arri
ring at Benecia be took an overland convey
.nce to Sacramento.
Mr.. Broderick was taken to the house of
his friend, Leonidas Haskill, at Black
Point, and seated in bed with his face
toward the Bay, propped up with pillows.
Here Drs. Locher, Sawyer, and Rowell at
Tended on him during the day, and hun
1reds of his friends hurried out to learn