Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-16
Particulars of the BrOderick and Terry
Duel.

distance agreed upon,) and the principal
placed in the relative positions. Their sec
onds had already divested them of their ont
side coats, white collars, and other article
which might present prominent targets uno,
which to take aim. The choice of oronn,
now belonged to Mr.. Broderck in pursuanc,
OF the arrangements of Mondays meeting
The two principals were divested of tbeiI
watches and the coin in their pockets Tn,
coin taken from Mr.. Broderick his second
Mr.. McKibbin, placed in his own vest pocket
Judge Terry threw his carelessly upon tn,
sod. The seconds then proceeded to examin,
each others man, with the view of ascertain
ing whether either had underneath hi
clothing any article calculated to afford pro
lection from bullet. This is usually ratbe,
a matter of form than otherwise. Mr.. Ben
ham, who examined Mr. Broderick. felt hi,
breast, abdomen and sides with scrupulou.
care. Mr.. McKibbin, on the contrary, but
formally touched the vest of Judge Terry
with his hand, bowed and withdrew.
One of the seconds then read aloud the
code d,tetto from q written manuscript, which
occupied but short time. Mr. Couton ther
addressed the two gentlemen, saying in effect
that he wished to be understood that he
should count Zone, two," after the word
FIFe, dIbeF WHICH he SnOulQ say "StOD.
No shot must be fired after that. Duripp
this time the two principals maintain theiI
positions, and listened with much composure
to these details. Judge Terry stood with
his head thrown slightly back, looking TO.
wards his antagonist Each held his pistol
in his hand, pointed to the ground Each
was dressed in blecl1 clothes and wore q
slouched Palo Alto hat. Mr.. Broderick stood
erect, but with his head rather down. He
pulled the rim of his hat down about hi.
eyes, as if to shade them from the light The
positions of the two were somewhat differ.
ent. Judge Terry maintained that of a prac-
ticed duelist, and keeping his left hand and
shoulder well behind him. Mr.. Broderick.
on the contrary, though at first assuming a
position somewhat similar to that of the other.
seemed to prefer q more careless and less
constrained one, and gradually presented
more of his body to the fire of his opponent.
His pistol he held in his hand rather awk-
wardly, and seeming to feel this himself, he
once or twice turned the wrist of his pistol.
arm to the right with his left hand, as
though endeavoring to comply with some
prescribed directions previously given him.
He took one good look at his antagonist, ran
his eye rapidly along the ground from him to
his own position, as if drawing bee line be-
tween them. From that time lie did not
raise his eyes until the word was given to
fire. Once his right foot got a fraction be-
yond the line, when Mr. McKibbin stepped
forward and replaced it.
Both men were perfectly cool, and mani
tested no uneasiness. A malicious rumor.
Enthusiastically malignant and as base as it
is possible to conceive, that "Mr Brodericl,
was nervous and lost his presence of mind. ."
is utterly false. Not the slightest shade of
trepidation marked his conduct from first to
last The same courageous adamantine man
he has ever shown himself to be- he was on
this occasion. We have given the minutest
details of the bearing of both gentlemen that
no mistake may possibly obtain in this re-.
spect. The rumor of Mr. Broderick's "nery.
business" is utterly false, and is based upon
his occasional motions to observe those pre-
scribed positions of hand and arm which his
seconds had enjoined upon him. The bear
ing of Judge Terry, though he assumed a
more practsed and motionless attitude. was
not one jot more that of an iron-nerved man
than was that of Mr.. Broderick At a QUAR-.
ter before seven o'clock, Mr.. Cotton pro
nounced the words
Are you ready ?"
"Ready." responded Judge Terry, and
Ready was uttered by Broderick immedi-
ately after.
Fire One Two! pronounced in mode.
rately quick time.
Mr.. Broderick raised his pistol (both
weapons were set with hair triggers) and
had scarcely brought it to an angle of forty
five degrees from its downward position and
in bee line towards his opponent, when,
owing to the delicacy of the hair trigger il
was discharged the ball entering the ground
about four PAGES in advance of him. Judge
Terry fired few instants later, taking de-
liberate aim. There was a perceptibe in
terval in the two reports At that instant
MIR. Broderick was observed to clap his left
hand to the right side of his breast, when it
was seen that he was wounded lie reeled
slowly to the left, and before his seconds
could reach him he fell mot heavily to the
ground, with his right leg doubled under
him, and still grasping his weapon. Judge
Terry, upon discharging his pistol, immedi-
ately folded his arms, holding the pistol still
smoking in his hand, but did not move from
his position. The seconds of Mr.. Broderick
Immediately ran to his aid, and DIR. Loehr
commenced to staunch the wound with lint.
The bullet had entered just forward of the
right nipple and had lodged, as it was sup
posed under the left arm. Mr.. Benham went
over to the other side and rendered the ser
vices of Dr. Hammond which was gladly
accepted by Mr. McKiDbin. The spectators
were not allowed to gather around the fallen
gentleman, who was soon after borne into
town in his carriage.
Previous to this Judge Terry with his
friends left the field and driving rapidly into
town and started at once from Ncrth Beach
where a boat was in waiting, and proceeded
to Oakland, where he took a private con-
veyance to Martinez. A telegraphic dispatch
received late last night from that point,
states that Judge Terry, on his arrival, at
Martinez, found some difficulty in getting
ferried across to Benicia. Both in Martinez
and the latter place flags were raised at half
mast, caused by the false reports of Mr.
Brodericks death. On his arrival at Benicia,
Judge Terry took overland conveyance to
Sacramento.
The circumstance of Mr.. Brodericll's losing
his shot is accounted for in the fact that the
choice of weapons fell to Judge Terry, who
selected his own dueling pistols. These have
the hair trigger so sensitively set that a sud-
den jerk of the weapon would serve to cause
its discharge Mr.. Broderick had never used
or seen these weapons, and by the slightest
touch of his finger produced the discharge.
A similar cause produced the accident which
occurred to Henry Clay in his famous duel
with John Randolph.