The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-10-13
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The Br0dcrick ana Terry DuoI-.S en-
atOr HrOderick Killed.

The Overland Mail arrived Saturday night,
with San Francisco dates of the 10th ult.-
The chief item of intelligence by this mail s
the death of Senator Broderick, of Califor.
MIA, in duel with Judge Terry, of the Cali
fornia Supreme Court. We take the follow
ing account of this painful tragedy from the
San Francisco Times, of the l4th of Decem.
Der:
In accordance with the anticipations Of
most of the community, the expected duel
between the Hon. David G. Broderick, II. s.
Senator from California, and the Hon. David
S. Terry, Judge Of the Supreme Court, took
place yesterday morning at q small dell or
valley some two miles distant from Merced
Lake.
Ten PAGES we're marked off and tested by
the seconds, THAT being the distance agreed
upon,) and the principals placed in their rel
alive positions. Their seconds had already
Invested them Of their outside coats, white
collars, and other articles which might pre-
sent prominent targets upon which to take
aim. The choice of ground now belonged to
Mr.. Broderick, in pursuance Of the arrange
mente OF Mondays meeting. The two nrin-
cipals were Invested of their watches and the
coin in their pockets. The coin taken from
Mr.. Broderick, his second, Mr.. McKibben,
placed in his vest pocket; Judge Terry threw
his carelessly upon the sod. The seconds
then proceeded to examine each others man,
with the view Of ascertaining whether either
had underneath his clothing any article cal
eulated to afford protection from bullet
| This is usually matter OF form than other
wise. Mr.. Benham, who examined Mr.. Brod-
erick, felt his breast, abdomen and sides with
scrupulous care. Mr.. Mckibben, on the CON
i k.xt - all 49, 49,
| Terry with his hand, bowed and withdrew.
One Of the seconds then read aloud the
code dnelio from written manuscripts, which
occupied but . short time. Mr.. Coulton
then addressed the two gentlemen, saving in
effect that he wished to be understood tina,
he should count sone, two," after the word
"6re," after which be should say ssstop. -
No shot must be fred after that. During
this time the two principals maintained their
positions, and listened with much composure
to these details. Judge Terry stood with bis
head thrown slightly back, looking toward
his antagonist. Each held his pistol ia bic
hand, pointing to the ground. Each was
dressed in black clothes, and wore slouched
Palo Alto hat. Mr.. Broderiok stood erect
but with his head rather down. He pulled
| the rim Of his hat down about his eyes, AZ i,
to shade them from the light. The position,
OF the two were somewhat different. Judr.
Terry maintained that of practical duelist
presenting only the edge OF his person to hi,
antagonist, ana keeping his left hand and
shoulder well behind him. Mr.. Broderick
on the contrary, though at first assuming !
position somewhat similar TO that OF the 9th.
err, seemed to prefer moro careless and les.
constrained one, and gradually presented
more Of his body to the IRE Of his opponent
| lis pistol ho hho..1 - ~. n.n. rather swx.
wardly, and seeming to feel this himself, b.
once or twice turned the wrist OF his pistol
arm to the right with his left hand as though
endeavoring TO comply with some prescribel
directions previously given him. He tool
one good look Of his antagonist, ran his ey,
rapidly along the ground from him to bis vi
position, as il drawing = Decline between
them. From that time he did not raise hi,
eyes until the word was given to FIRE. Ono,
his right foot got fraction beyond the line
whom Mr.. McKibben stepped forward and re-
/ placed IL.
i Both men wore perfectly cool, and mani
Tested no uneAsiness. A malicious rumor
Enthusiastically malignant and Is base 8,
it il possible to conceive, that ssMr. Broder
lex Was nervous and lost his presence q
mind" Is utterly false. Not the slghtes
shade Of trepidation marked his conduct from
hrst 70 last. The same courageous, ALBANIAN
tine man he has ever shown himself TO be, b,
Was on this occasion. We have given th,
! ninasess details Of the bearing Of both gen