Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-10-07
pcr,n Of senator Frederick.

|, I,rod rick las btcu killed IN u du' viii
Jude Terry, formerly Chief justice o
/, thru State The hate political campaign
in Ca ifornia has beca very bitter and per-
, soaal tween thu twa wings Of the demo
cratic party.
\ c,rre. ponden, of the y. \ T/ibRt
writing fum San Fr;lhcisc, the day before
IN. duel thus Explains the cause Of the
burloro,,. meeting;
Terry is Texan, and an ultra South,
rra Democrat politician. AMI during lone
resi- encc in the State he has, OF course
been bitter polt cal enemy of Frederick
the l. adler of the Northern fraction OF t'e
Democracy This political hostility pre-
psrel the way for the personal quarrel
which AZ ose about the 1T Of July, and led
10 this duel. Brolerick, while AT the Ia.
bic of the International Hotel, said that
Terry, who had formerly been Chief jus
tice of our Supreme Court, was Il corrupt
man. a fiend of The latter, Mr.. Pcrl,y,
requested Bro lcricI not 10 speak in that
style 1T "A public table; Frederick repeated
the language. For this, Perley challeng-
cd him; but Broderick refused to fight
= first, b, cause Mr.. T., riley was a British
subject, not an American 81 condly, because
Mr. Perlcy was not his equal in poliliral
position AMI thirdly, because the interest
of his party demanded that he should not
fight till after the election.
B,twcen the 1t of July and the 1tl
Sept, the political convass was accompanied
by the biltrrest personalities, and Broder-
lex in his speeches did not spare the name
Of Terry. The latter was ultra Southern
in his morality as well as in his politics.
On the morning Of the Sth, the day after
election, before breakfast, willie Broderiek
was still in the hight of his rage and morti'
ficalion over the first news of the over
whrlming defeat of his party, he received
polite little note from Terry, to which
none of the objections made - Pcrlry's
challenge would apply.
David S. Terry is lawyer, abont AZ
years of age. The only public position
which he ever held here was Chief Juslic'
Of the Supreme Court a position for whicl
he was not fit in either learning, talent, o.
moral character, lie was on the bencl
I during the Vigilance Committee time, ant
he was for long time hell prisoner b.
| that body for having stabbed a IN mbcr 0
the committee. He is very brave, bu
coarse, and his general reputation is that o
an honest man, who, while on the bench
could never be approach d with offers o
brides.
Rumor says il was understood severa
. weeks ago between Terry, Gwin and Den
yer, hat they should all challenge Broder
lex in succession. Gwin is no shooter, ant
il we're better for him if he must fight tt
be third on the list but Denver is repuiet
r to lie formidable antagonist in a duel
cool, and good shot. He killed Edward
Gilbert, the ed tor Of the Alta, in 1882
: for ridiculing Biglel, TO whom he Denver,
was then Secretary of STATE.
The duel took place near San Francisco
on the morning of the 18th of September
Broderick fell at the first fire. having been
pierced through the lungs. He fingered
ill 81 o'clock on the morning of the 10th
when he died. The community was pro-
foundry agitated by the melancholy event
Judge Terry escaped unhurt. Some Of
The California papers express TIE opinion
that Broderick was the victim of ii conspir.
acy. This may be true, but it does not
, justify that or any other duel Bro lerick' S
| pistol went off before it was raised into line
, with his antagonist Terry's shot took effec
r two inches from the right nipple, carryin?
/ away part of the breast bone. Mr.. Bro
/ derrick sutft red intenSe'agoay from the tim,
n he was shot till he died. When the mai
lift, two hours after his death, il had bee
announced that all the flags in the cit,
9 would be displayed at half mast, and IN
y blems of mourning were beginning to ar
:, pear in all parts Of the city.
BY the way of the Isthmus and Ne
), Orleans we learn that Judge Terry ha
i been arrested. The public was much il
r ccnsed at the killing of Brolerick II
IN funeral was the most imposing ever wi
messed in San Francisco.
u Mr.. Broderick was in the prime of liz
u being about forty years of age. lie W;
born in the city Of Washington, but move
!, with his parents when quite young TO Ne
York city. He was when quite your
a, man prominent politician, and was on,
N Democratic candidate for Congress, al
was defeated. lie was among the ear
settlers Of California, where it is said !
amassed a handsome fortune. He has ne,
" er married, and therefore leaves Meth,
IN wife or children to mourn his death.
" There is law against duelling in ca
II forllia, and yet there is no regard paid
~ it. Almost every member of Congress b
81 been engaged in duels since its adoptio
Hon. j. W. Denver, ex-member of Co
On gress and Ex-Governor of Kansas, I'll
; "a Ilol. Edward Gilbert, member of Co
&c gress in 1852.
NC IIoa. WIN. NJ. Gwin L. S. Senat,
'n fought duel with Hon. J. w. McCouk
"' number of Congress in 1858, and cli
70 lenged Hon. Henry Wilson, L. S. Senat
lie