Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-17

thrss months - the rsts of u esats veek sinkio
copies, sss essf; in vrsPpsrs, two ssnts. sass 4
ADvxnrnEMESrs (of sight linss 10 tho ssuars)
inserted three TINES for oi; svssy other day, or
twice week, ei2ss osss vssk, 0esau psr square
for eeoh lnss<tion. xa.Ek LII -
rHE DEArH OF RRoDeRICK.
The following, which We clip from the San
Francisco Herald Of Sept. 2oth, bears out to
the letter What We hare, already urged in this
connection :sie1sIfs aiso = is y s4s.5..1 lasss..
CAUSE OF rHs DunL.-Ths steamer Of to-dsv
viii bear to the East the inteiIigenee of she
death Of the Hon.. David C. BIoierick. late
Senator Of the United States. from wound re-
eeived in q aduei-his antagonist being the Hon
David = Terry, Chief Jusiise Of The Supreme
Court Of California: No affair Of the kind ever
ly misrepressntsd. a stadied attsnpt has been
made to misiead the public mind In regard to
all its cffcumstznces, aud We have little Doubt
. that by to-day's mail lhs, SANDERS o. mon
strousiy circulsfed among the people Of Cali
fornia, win with equal Industry be diDsnins,
wilfal pcRSersion Of facts We must acquit the
immediAtss frisnds Of the deceased Senator.
Fer the most part. their sorrow at his loss has
not made them unjust. The outcry comes from
the Black Republicans, BY whom the opportu-.
nifty has been seissd With ferpcious syidity to
MAKE ca pitai ior tue1r pdrty.
The effort, We are happy 10 say, has entirely
failed. 1t il we'll known that the difRculty be-
tween Messrs, Terry and Broderick was wholly
disconnested with the events Of the late can
vass. Neither was it Identified in any single
particular with the antagonismd betw cen
Messrs: Frederick and Gwin- Mr. Terry has
never been friend Of Mr.. Gwin; he has never
had any afiliatisn, personal or political, with
that Senator, and furthermore, We have che
most positive assurance that no friend Of Mr..
Gwin was in Mr., Terry 3 confidence in relation
to his proposed eorrespondence with Mr. Brode-i
rick. much for the charge Of conspiracy.
has already been abundanfly refutsd.S
In the San Franeisee Herald Of the Ilth We
find the following ssssinsny upon hsipqusstDi
Of Hon. j. G. Kibbin (second Of Mr. Broderick)
which ab1ndantiy disproves any charge Of nm
fairness about the duel, s..sss.s.s -, z. 3 ss
Hon. y. c. MeK5b5in sworn: witnessed .
duel onths morning Of the 18th inst, at or
County, near the Abiding line, and near the
south end of Lake Msrced; the principals In
that duel were Senator d. c. Brodsrick and
Chief Justice ID. S.ETsrry; the distancs xas ten
PAGES; the Weapons were dueliins pistols the
friend OF d. 8 Terry won the choice Of weap-
ons; choice dstermiaed by throwing up hslf
dollar piece, and calling head and tan; The,
principals sfser saying they were ready, were
given the words, which were H6re--Lone. two.',
they were to fre between the wordstfre'.
and sstwo, ~ saw the pistols loaded With
leaden bullets in the presence Of both seconds
OF both PARTIES they were accepted rs being
satisfactory; the principals took the positions
assigned them at the distance Of ten PAGES;
their eyes we're at right-angles to . straight
line between one principal and the other; after
taking their positions, the pistols we're taken
up by the seconds, cocked In each others
M aud fkak 80 80 xkx.
proceeded 10 his principal and delivered the
weapon; the seconds then returned some dis
tance out Of the line Of FIRE, and the word was,
given by second Of Mr.. Broierick, ssfre-one,
two;" - near as could Judge, Mr.. Boderiok
discharged his pistol between the words ssArsp
and "onen shout one second Intervening be-
tween the reports Of the two pistols; the report
OF Mr.. Terry,s pistol wa subsequent, but With
very slight fnfsrv1 Mr.. Broderick appesred
10 look With surprise ct the course his ball had
taken; was abeut twelve feet from him, mid
wsy between the parties; Mr. Broderick scanned
selfeAsiiy upon the gro1nd: / ran up 70 him
aad tried TO assist Dr.:Loshf in opening his,
garments; saw the woand; the blood w. sOtI
flowing freely; there we're other shofs fred:
the ball from Mr. Terry's pistol wounded Mr.,
Brcderiek DR.. Loshr then proceeded % OK.
vices Of DR.. Hammond we're rendered and sc-
eepted: the physicians gave him ALI the relisf
in their power, and in the oourss II thros
quarters Of an hour be va takeu up and CON-
yedsd 10 the rssidencs OF Mr. Leonidss Hask ell:
was With Mr.. BEodefick ~ 30 the tims of his
death, which occurred yesterday, fFriday J At
twenty Minutes past nine ,o,slnck q. ImsD s.
Terry Challenged Mr.. Brodefich: the pistol
used I presumed to be belong t. Dr. AyIstf
they we're lighter than the ordinary dueline
pistols exsmined the trigger q ths one used
byAxr Broderiek, and I sm not positive did
not examine both; I discoysre ed No spsreeptible
diference; looked at them tried The springs
and found them alike, IS nearly o. could
judgs there rs party On the Kroond more,
conyersant Nth Weapons than myself I asked
him TO examine them; he did 60, and pro-
nouDeed them corect The pisto2s we're loaaed
alike. Mr.. Broderick was BON In TIE Dis-a
triet Of Columbia, on the 4th of February. 1919. J.
The duet occurred about two miles from he
county lines do not know On whose properfy:
weweFs not aware Of any dizsrsnes, II The
pistols, while on the ground, and know of no
differences between then ct present. We I'D. =
PERI. on the ground 1for ths empress purpsss'
Of losding the pistols. s.'ss. -, - @ ~
E.The other night ,vhsn the aurora Ber,- ).
ais 5eyerspread the frnannenf, the ,sirkt vsss
% unosunl ns to excite noe b few and sor.n
were frightened almost out of their wits Therel
vD Peter H.. for ipstanes, Who went IA "a
dosrr and saw with amnsousnt the NV liehtea
up snd he conclude "a that the World vss on
IRE aud thai judgmenf day had cons. =. He
gaxsd awhils in speechless terror at The sDens.
and With 4 veil a hoProf se,rau1 fnf<S n. ~7,r3