Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-15
DUEL BETWEEN BRoDERIcK AND
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The San Francisco Times Of the filth says In
with the anticipation Of most Of the
community, the expected duel between the Hon.
David G. Broderick, U. S. Senator from California
and the Hon. David s. Terry, Judge Of the Su-
prome Court, took place yesterday morning at a
small dell or valley some ten miles Distant from
Mercer Lake. a., .7~s .i7
The parties went out Of town the night Previous
and passed the night in separate localities. At
quarter past 6 o'clock Messrs. Broderick and Terry
arrived on their ground in their respective carri-
ages and attended by their seconds and physicians.
Hon. j. G. McKib5en and Mr.. Coulter as seconds
for Mr.. Broderick, and Calhoun Bcnham and
Thos. Hays, Esqrs., seconds for Judge Terry. On
descending from their carriages the parties seemed
be in the best of spirits, neither appearing at all
anxious or nervous as to the result. About. half
an hour was occupied in arrangements. Ten pac-
es we're marked of and tested by their seconds, and
the principals placed in their relative Positions
Their seconds had already Invested them of .heir
outside coats, white collars, which might present
prominent targets upon which to take aim. The
two principals were Invested Of their watches and
the coin in their pockets. The coin taken from Mr..
Broderick his second NJ. McKibben placed 10 his
own vest pocket. Judge Terry threw his careless
ly upon the sod. One Of the seconds then read
abound the code-duello from a written manuscript
which occupied but a short time. Mr.. Coulter
then addressed the two gentlemen saying in effect
that he wished it to be understood that he
should count one, two, after the word FIRE, after
which he should say s%top-stop no shot must be
fred after that. During this time the two princi-
pals maintained their positions and listened with
composure to these details. Judge Terry stood
with his head thrown slightly back, looking to.
wards his antagonist. Each held his pistol in bis
hand pointed tt the ground. ls-
Each was dressed in black clothes ard wore q
but his head rather down.. He pulled the rim Of
his hat down about his eyes as if TO shut them
from the light. The positions of the two were
somewhat different, Judge Terry maintained tina,
Of q pratical duelist, presenting only the edge Of
bis person to his antagonist and keeping his lef,
band and shoulder well behind him. Mr.. Brode-
rick, on the contrary, though at first assuming a
position somewhat similar to that of the other,
seemed to prefer a more carelss and less constrain-
ed one, and presented more Of his body to the fire
Of his opponent. His pistol he held in his hand
rather awkwardly, and seeming to feel this him.
self, he once or twice turned the wrist of bis pistol
arm to the right with his left hand, as though en-.
deavoring to comply with some prescribed direc
tions previously given him. He took one good
look at his antagonist, and ran his eye rapidly
along the GROUND from his own position, as if draw
ing q bee line between them. From that time he
did not raise his eyes until the word was given to
fire. Once his right foot got a fraction beyond the
line, when Mr.. McKibben stepped forward and re-
placed it.. s"t'.7 '.l. na'. s ..fs.- itea
The bearing Of Judge Terry, though he ASSUMED
a more practiced and motionless attitude, was no
one jot more that Of an iron nerved man than wa,
that Of Mr.. Broderick. t1'''
Alta quarter before 7 o'clock Mr.. Cutler pro
nounced the words-"are you ready 20
Ready" responded Judge Terry. and Ready
was uttered by Mr.. Broderick Immediately after.
Fire-one-two-was pronounced in moderate
ly quick time.a' greece -.o..
Mr.. Borderick raised his pistol and had scarcely
brought it to an angle of ~forty-ive degrees from its
downward position and in a bee line toward his op.
ponent, when, owing to the d~elicacy of the haii
trigger, it was discharged, the ball entering the
ground about four PAGES in advance Of him.
Judge Terry fred n few instants later, taking
deliberate aim. There was a perceptible interval
in the two reports. AT that instant Mr.. Broderick
was observed to clap his left hand to the right side
of his breast, when i. was seen that he was wound.
ed. He reeled slowly to the left and before his sec,
onds could reach him be fell to the ground with his
right leg doubled under him and still g~rasping his
weapon. ".tl p.r, ..
Judge Terry. upon disohargiug his pistol, i'm.
mediately folded his arms, holding the pisto! still
smoking, in his hand, but not moving from bis po
sition. The seconds of Mr.. Broderick immediate
ly ran to his aid, and DR.. Locher commenced tc
staunch the wound with lint. The bullet had en-.
tered just forward Of the nipple and had lodged
as it was supposed under the leftarm. Previous to
this Judge Terry with his friend. left the
at once from North Beach where a boat
was in readiness to take him to Oakland,
where he took a private conveyance to Mar.
tines. A dispatch states that no found come diff
Guilty in getting ferried across to Benicia. On ar
irving at Benicia he took overland conveyance to
Sacramento. Mr.. Broderick was taken to the
house of his friend Leonidas Haskill at Back
Point, and seated in a bed with his face towards
the Bay, propped up with pillows. Here Drs.
Locher, Sawyer and Rowell attended on him dur.
ing the day and hundreds of his friends hurried
out to learn the worst. There appeared little like
lihood of his recovering. lie was able to speak
during the afternoon, but owing to the wounding Of
of his lungs articulation was generally indistinct
and unintelligible. At Is minutes past o this
morning he breathed his last. Gloom and sorrow
pervades the whole community, flags are half mast
Union down, stores are closing and all the public
buildings and even private houses are being dress
ed in Grape. 80 t-r
KANSAS CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.
Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts made by