The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1859-10-19
TIE PRODERECK-IERRY DUEL.
I"uEE particulars os tEae TFas =
DIV ana i.s Drigin.
DEATH AND FUNEN Al OF
Mr.. EsdD5EiEskCA.

cisco Times OF the l t'h uit, says: IN ac-
cor,lnuce with The ant;cipationS Of most OF
the community, the expected duel. between
lion. ID. G. Broderick, U. s. Senator from
California. Gnl MISUNDERSTANDING,
Judge eff Supreme Cs'eri, ytH)ek place yes
terday evening, at afsinail d'aI or yapey,
soanr ten miles distant from MUrceu lake.
The parties went -6atTof towlr- the n,glls
previous, and passed the night IN separate
,caijt $. At n, quarter past SIX O'Clock !
Brod.rick and Terry, arrived on the gr6Hnd
in their respcctite carriages, and attended
by seconds aid physicians:s FlOn. GsMee
Ribbon and MIR. GepIlomrs ,ssecnRds for
Mr.. Rro.lciick, and Calhoun BenhSm and
Thon as Hay, E>4rs-, secone:fs. . for Judge
Terry.
: On tIe,ernlins 'ffom their c'.rr;;a9es,
both parties app sre'l to be IN .ttSr bestict
spirits: neither seemed at al ans' 2usaNr
nervous =t.o, tire gssut; About hat an
hanr mas occupied in the, arrangements,
ten nsces were markell olf diil' tested b.
the seconds anl rlra prime; Pa4-v't+e rtAc-
al IN lIl,,F relative positions Lire seeendS
had already diycsied-them>".ye4.e ct their
outside c..ai>. white cellars IN other . arti-
Giles which might prcselftG prominent 90
i.,ct upon wa;vtl - takaa The |t.:F>i-'
rlps were divps.e,! II tif5ir watches and
the coin Ia their pockets, Ihl@'coln taken
frtin NJ. RsoIeras b, lis .secon3,; .Ar.
Mckii,b n, Was ,iacei III Lis own vest
pocket; Terry throwing his csr6I3SSIy up
ON the graaul. E-S2 I ttsiA' q = =
Oas ofthe seconds then real ia1loui The
Cote D"e!i0 from written HaqNscrint.
which occupied hut short time. Mr..
Coultnn then adl,eS>c,l The otwo ganae
men, sayinr IN effect TINT liewi-hcd to to
UNDERSIGNED that I've should count one, two
SITTER the word fire after wItieh Le should
say stop hi ssotr n.u-t DO fred afier
that. .-... ....... -....E
Daring Iii, ti,ae the -tw2 pgiaei. 9 5
ma;ntainei their Yosti..rs and listened
with ca,npnsura to thash "details. ju't@c
Terry stood with his i,"ad trrown slightly
l,ack. lnukiug towards his antagonist. =
I1arh held MS pisto in his hand, pointed
Mt the ground; and each was dressed in
black clothes an wore n slouch"d Palo
Alto hat. Mr.. Broder.ck stool erect. but
his heal rather down; lis pulled tho 'im
Of his hat down about his eyes to shut
them from tue lighi, ,- 81.
Tic positions Of the two we've soma
Whist 4 if,r.ni. Judge Terry maintaining
that Of a practical lue;st, presenting only
the aide Of his person to his antagonist
an X ,e,,ing. his left hand nn,l shoulder
well hahinl him. Mr.. Brolor.ck, on the
contrary, though ut first assuming n posi-
ton somewhat similar To- that Of the 9th
81, seemed to prefer n liIoro careless and
less constrained one. snd gradually pre-
scented more 1af his body t,r the tiro Of his
opponent. His pistol ne he'd IN his hand
rather aYkwarslIv, aud seeming TO fcel
this himself, he once or twice turied the
wrist Of his l,s.ol arm 10 the right will
his lett hand, as though cndeavoring to
complyrwith some prescribed directions
previously given him. 50. ..-
lie took one good look at hs antago-
nis:, aa'l ran his eve rapidly along the
grouul from him to his own position, as
if drawing bes-ino between them; from
that tim: hs did not raise his, eyes until
the wort wa, gwen 70 iir: once lis right
foot gst n fraesion beyon | the line, when
Mr.. M.kjb; u stepped forward and re-
placed it. The bearing Of Judge Terry,
thea III he assilnc1 altsre pfacticas9 aud
llptionlesS attitu.ie was uot n lot more that
%: an irUu-nsrvei man than. was that OF
Sir. j. .....
Mr. Coulton pronounced the W prIs are
You rea ". Rs.dy, responded Terry,
and reatly WAS uttered By BroAer.:k. =
I.nmedrttriv after fire on.. tw", pro-
J: 1t ,ca;i IN moderately quick tin:o, Nj. b.
raised hi, pistol aud hal scarcely brought
it II. ;u a1,I' OF, IS degrees from It's
d inward position, aud in hoe-!ine To-
wards h:s op1,onrrr, when, owing to the
deli,.a..y of the ira:r trigger, it WAS dis
Z;,arss:I, the bs.b entering tie grouni
a',out fur PAGES from him. ia ..,s 7.
fi-cl ieS .ns,aat, lat J, tak ng de.lb r
p ?. .#. Is .s.F Vt
az ain.
There was Al interval b,twcnn fit. .wo
r,,,nrts. Al that instant Mr. b. was "l-
served tn tlap his left ban | To The right
side nf III, breast, when it WAS seen that
he MAS " ,pnd d. He reeied slowly T.
the left, AMI lst.re lis seconds could reach
him hr fell to- t!o gruuui with his right
ler doubled Un,ier him, an'i still grasprn9
his we-pnn. Judge l.. .lpun dlsi,bargine
his pi~;,,:, mneiia;v!y, failed his arms
boiling. The I,i~t2i sill smoking in HI,
hsnd. hut did not move # IN lis POS. ion
Mr.. B's. seconds -immedatelv ran te
his aid and Dr. Loeher coumencel te
stauacli the wound with Iin, The 6ulo
kal entered just forward Of the uipIfc
AMI hal l5dge,l IS was satT g | un LEI
tue left arm. #-. a's, e-t = -
After the ,iuvl, Jn'lge Terry with In
friends left the fell. driving rapidly int,
f,un, ansi star,cs! az once from Nortl
Beacli, where n boat was waiting and pro
c,c.le.l to Oakland, where lie took q pr
vate conveyance 10 Martiaese. .ss'a"t
A tel graphic dispatch received lat
lat night from that BOAT, stated tina