Columbia weekly news., 1859-09-22

friend, Hon j. c. Mex ibben, who wi
make the satisfactory arrangements dc
.manded III your letter.
remain SIC,
Tsigned1 D. c.. BRoDERIcK.
Terms Saturday morning about
10 o'clock.
i, Principals to be attended by tWc
seconds and surgeon each also. by I
persc TO load the weapons.
This article not to exclude the dri
vers of the vehicles.
Ifother parties obtrude, the time ant
place may be changed at the instance o.
either party.
9. Place Of meeting: On the farm
the Lake House Ranch. The
road to the farm house leaves the old
Lake House road where you strike the
fence of the Lake House property al out
a mile before you reach the Lake House
there you take road to the left, which
br ngs you to the farm house on the
upper end of the Lake, Laguna Mer-
ced, occupied by VIM Higgins This
is the general neighborbood--the pre-
else spot 10 be determined when the
parties meet.
3 Weapons; Duelling pistols.
Distance: Ten PAGES, parties facing
each other; pistols to be held with the
muzzle vertically downwards.
5 Word to be given as follows, to
wit: The cautionary inquiry shall be
made; "Gentlemen, are you ready?''
upon each party replying, "Ready,'' D
the word, "Fire," shall be given, to be
followed by the words, Zone, Two"
neither party to raise his pistol before
the word Fire nor to discharge it
after the word ''Two;" the interv ais
between the words Sire, One, Two,'
to be exemplifed by the party winning
the word as near as may be.
6. Weapons to be loaded on the
ground in the presence of q second Of
each party.
T. Choice Of a position and the
giving Of the word to be determined BIZ
chance-throwing up q coin-as usual
s. Choice of the two weapons to be
determin d by chance, as in Article 7
g. Choice OF respective weapons of par.
ties to be determined on tbs ground, by
throwing up coin as usual, that is tf
say, each party bringing their pistos
and the pair to be used to be determi,
ned by chance as 10 Article 7.
On the part of Judge Terry it is pro-
tested against the word being storped
short of The word "three," as unus ual
and unwarraDtsble.
Also against the place Of meeting
being either in San Francisco or San
Mateo county.
Time - Monday, l2th September,
1859, at 81 o'clock A, NJ.
MIR. Broderick's S seconds answer the
protest in regard to the parties being
restrained by the word 'two," that it is
neither unusual or unwarrantable, and
has the feature of humanity.
Also, that no possible advantage can
accure to their principal by fixing the
place at a remote and isolated spot
where they will not be obtruded upon.
Terms Saturday, the 10Th s O'Clock
P, NJ.
Article numbered FIVE among the ar
ticles setting forth the terms upon which
the parties are to have their meeting, is
objected to, because the word "three"
ito follow two is not to be called as
the word after which neither party is to
fire upon his adversary, and it is pro-
pounded to the seconds of Mr.. Broder-
lick, on behalf Of Judge Terry, whether
or no, said article Numbered 6ve,) is
insisted upon as sine qua non to their
|meeting' A categorical answer in
writing is requested.
Article numbered Eve among the ar.
|ticles setting forth the terms upor
(which the parties are to have thel1
meeting being objected to, because the
word "three,' to follow "two," is 10
Ito be called as the word after which
'neither party is to fire on his adversary
and it being propouudad to the seconds
'of Mr.. Broderick, on behalf of Judge
Terry, whether Or not said article
Numbered FIVE is insisted upon as
sine qua NON to their meeting; and
categorical anwser in writing is request
led, on behalf of Mr.: Broderick, it is re
,ponded by his seconds. that having il
!; the terms asked nothing but what thei
principal is entitled to, and the term
mot subjecting their adversary TO an
disadvantage, the request is deemed i'm
'proper-it being always reserved t
them-the friends Of Judge Terry-t
accept or decline the proposed terms.
In accordance with the above terms
| the parties met, and were arrested o
the ground. Before leaving the groun
Mr.: Broderick's friends agreed to com
municate with those of Judge Terry 9
soon as MIR. B. should be At liberty.