Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-11-05
DEATH or pRoDrRIcK,

David 3. Terry, Judge Of the Supreme Court,
took place yesterday morning At q small dell
or valley soma ten miles distant from Meresd
Lake. In our issue Of yesterday We inform
Cd our readers Of ths challenge from Judge
Terry the st.sm ted tusl, the interruption BY
the police, the examination before Police
Judge Coon, aud the discharge ofths parties
on the ground that no offence had yet been
committed.
We now propose to detail the subsequent
circumstances. The parties went out Of town
Immediately after the decision, and passed
the night in separate localities, each prepar-
Ing for the inevitable event Of the morrow.
Mr.. BrodsrIsk was at hs Lake House, and
slept thors. Meantime, the town had been
greatly excited all through Monday evening,
and at On ea.ly hour yesterday morning humid
reds we're on the gus Uipe, anxious 10 witness
the rsseountrS. Fer a duel between . United
States Senator and = State Supreme JpSse
was 10 ordinary occurrence. and independent
Ok ;his feet, che large Humbsr Of personal
and party friends and sdhersnts Of each,
made II q matter Of universal importance
Since the days Of the Vigilance Committee,
nothing equaling this in Its effect upon all minds
hos transpirsd in San Francisco.
The Daslns Ground.
Vehicles Of all kinds we're chartered to bear
the curious to the ground. That ground, Il
seems, was not generally known 50 many
changes had been made that few if any we're
aware Of it's location. The instinct, However
which draWs the %vulturss to the feast led each
and q. to the place This was In a small val
let some two bundr'd yards 10 extent.
Arrival of the Duslisn
At a quarter past 8 o'clock Messrs. Brod'-
rick and Terry arriv we'd on the ground, in their
respective carriages, and attended by their Sc
oondS and physicians. These we're the saHs
as at the previous meeting, viz; Hon. J. o.
MeEihbin and Mr.. Coulter, (fornsrly Sheriff
of siskiyou county as seOozds for Mr.. BrOd-
srick, and Calhoun Bshham and Thomas Hay
ss, Bsqrs, Of this city, seconds for Judge Ter
ry. Drs. Hammond and Aylett were in at
tendance IS surgeons for Judge Terry, and
Or Loehr for Mr.. Frederick.
Preparations for the duel
On descending from their carriages the par
ties seemed to be Ia the best Of spirits, neither
appearing at all anxious or nervous as to the
result. The srmorsr proceeded to load the
weapons which we're Sigbt-inch Belgium pis.
tots, uDdsr the inspection Of the respective
seconds. Pending these preliminary opera
tions the spectators were directed to withdraw
f-om ~. immediate scene OF the duel, which
they did, posting themselves upon the two
hilookI about four hundred yards distant,
where they sn1iouSIy awaited the issue.
Marking out the Ground-T1e duel.
About half an hour was occupied in these
arrangements. Ten PAGES we're marked of
and tested by the seconds, (that being the dis
lance agreed upon,) and the principals placed
in their relative positions. Their seconds had
already Invested them of their outside coats,
white collars, and other articles viii Oh might
present prominent targets upon Shioh to take
aim. The choice Of ground BOW belonged TO
Mr. Frederick, in pursuance to the arrange
msnts Of Mondays meeting. The two princi-
rails were divssted Of their watches and the
coin in their pockets. The coin taken from
Mr.. Brod,riek, HE second Mr.. MsKibbin,
placed in his own vest pocket Judge Terry
threw his carelessly upon the sod. The
seconds then proceeded TO examine each others
man, with the view Of sscertairins whether
sitbsT had underneath his clothing any arts
Gle calculated 10 afford protection from = bull :
let. This is Uigsly rather q matter Of form
than otherwise, Mr.. Benham, who examiEed
Mr.. Btodsries, Eel. bis breast, abdomen and
sides with sorupulOus care. Mt. McKibbin on
the contrary, but formerly touched the vest
of Judge Terry with his hand, bowed aud
withdrew,
Ons OF the seconds then read aloud the code
duelo from a written Manuscipt which eScu-
pied but a short time. Mr., Coulter thon ad-
dressed the two gentlemen, saying in effect
that he wished to be understood that he Shonld
count cone, two" after the word Fire"
which he should say "stOp." No shot
must be fred after that. During this time,
he two principals maintained their positions,
lud listened with much comp osurs to these
%letGtls. Judge Terry stood with his head
.hrOwn slightly back, looking towards his
antagonist. Each held his pistolin his han d
TO the ground. Each wGs dressed In
black clothes, aud wore 8 slouched PslO, Alto
Mr.. Brodsrlsk stood erect, but With his
read rather down. lie pulled the rim Of hi
lat down about his eyes, As il to shade them
the light.
The position Of the two we're somewhat df'
erent. Judge Terry maintained that Of il
duslist, presenting only the edge Of q
ia person to bis antagonist, and keeping ais Il
an hand and sheulder we'll behind him. MF. .,