The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-25
THE DUEL BETWEEN BBODERICk
AND TERRY.
CINCINNATL Oc.. 10. lSl9.

ut, says that IN accordance with our autlcI-
patlons the expected duel between Senator
Brcderick and Judge Terry, took place yes
terday morning in small valley ten miles
from Merced Lake. The parties went cut
Of town the night previous. passing the night
In separate localities. NJ 81 O'Clock Brod-
erick and Terry arrived on the ground at
tended by their seconds and physicians, the
Hon. j {. Ncklbben and Mr. Coulter for
Broderick, and Calhoun Benham and Thorn
as Hays for Terry On descending from
their carriages, the parties seemed TO be in
the best spirits, neither appearing anxious
or nervous aS 10 the result.
About half an hour was occupied in the
arrangements. Ten PAGES were marked of.
and the principals took their positions The
seconds dvested them Of their outside coats,
white collars anl other articles which might
be prominent targets, also # their watches,
and the coin IN thier pockets One of the
seconds then read aloud tho cate dqeiio.
which occupied short time Nr Coulter
then addressed the two gentlemen, saying
he wished !; to be understood thar he should
count "ouc, two" after the word fire, g"
after which he would say. stop, TO Shot
must be fred after that.
pnrinr tb;s ,;,oo ,,,s r-;,,,-a, u.ir.,;o
al ,bn;- - .na -. - '''~e,." -
sn,o - r. Jo.a;l~ -. F., s.laa
with Ii. b.,3 ,brown .,,',L,i, ,aol, y,ol,;nr
toward his antagonist Each held pistol
IN his hand, pointed to the ground Each
,Iorohad 30. NJ R-'is.;,i. - oo,,
hu, witb his boaI r.,har ,i,na Tho nas;
t;ons Of ,L. ,wo wera .,naouh,t a,s,ran,
Jndrc Terrv ,n,;n,,;,.l ,h,,aC nr,c,;ced
dnoiI., nra:entinr onI,. .Lo o3,o e L;.n.
son keon;no his Iof, bonJ and IhonIj.r won
behind him Mr. Rrosar;.I an tho oon,r.
,v ,bou,b ,t frst ,..nn,;n',a o,,.;,;oo .nn,o
what sim;I,r :, ,b,, nr IT,, .eomoJ -
nrofcr coroIe.s anJ TO-. can:,r,;noI nna
and caJ,,lI, nroso,,,,,I -, -; IA. -
,bo fro % H. onnano,', b. LarII;. n;s,1I
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gwen li... r., Tho, ,,,nc ~, ,,t mar
his eyes until the word was gwen to nre.
Once his right foot got fraction beyond
the line, when Mr.. McKibben replaced it.
The hearing of Terry, though he assumed
:. more Irarticrl aud motionics, attitude,
was not one j,t more that Of an r,n-nerved
man than was that OF Brcderck.
~
nounced the word, Are you ready .''
Ready responded Terry, and Ready
was uttered hy Broderick Immediately
after. Fire. one. two. was pronounced in
moicratcly quick time. Broierick raised
his pistol, and had scarcely brought it 10 an
an .ic Of forty five degrees from its down
ward position, when, owing to the ic!icac,
the hair trigger, 1t was discharged the bal
entering the ground four PAGES In adyanc,
of him Terry fired few instants later
taking deliberate aim There was per
ccrtIb,e interval IN the two reports. "A
that instant Broderick was observed to clal
his left hand to his right breast, when
was seen that be was wounded lie reelet
slow y to the tent, aud before the second
could reach him fell to the ground, his righ
leg doubled nnder him, still grasping hi
weapon. Terry, upon dischargng his pis
tol, folded his hands but did not move from
his position. Broderick's seconds ran to hi
aid, and Dr Lochr commenced to stauncl
the wound The bullet entered just forwar
nd ,l,l Iof, ORR, H. wos ssoo, -.
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