The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-10-14
BROAD TOPPER.
INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA.
SENATOR FREDERICK KILLED
TERRY NOT HURT.

TERRY NOT HURT.
ST LoUis, Oct. 8.-The overland mali from
San Francisco on the 9Th utimo, has reached
Jefferson City.
The San Francisco papers contain report
OF the duel fought between Senator Broderick
and Judge Terry.
The duel took place near San Francisco, on
the morning of the 18th ult Senator Broder-
ick tell on the first fire, pierced through the
lungs. He fingered until halt past nine O'Clock
on the morning of the 9th inst, when be died.
The community was profoundly agltated BY
/ this melancholy event.
Judge Terry was not hurt.
PARTICULARS OF THE DIFFICULTY.
During the political campaign closed by the
election on the 7th ult., Senators Gwin and
| Broderrck hurled defiance at one another, while
expressing their readiness 10 settle their private
griefs IN private way, or in the manner usu-
al among gentlemen. A duel was looked ior
after the election, and the report that they were
10 fight, therefore, excited no great aStonlsh-
ment, though the result was anticipated with
intense interest. Bot instead OF duel between
! Broderick and Gwiu, it turned ont that the
affair was to be between Broderick ane Chief
Justice Terry, o; the Supreme Court. In the
| Herald, about two months since, the difficulty
that occurred between Broderick and lawyer
named Perlev, in which Judge Terry's name
figured, was detailed in full, and the subsequent
! correspondeAce between BroGerick, PPrley and
Kewen, was also given in iull. BroderIck, on
that occasion, at the breakfast table of the Inter
national Hotel, in San Francisco, SAID that Terry,
{who delivered a speech at the Democratic
State Convention, attacking Broderlck) dld not
treat him well, and that if be had received has
deserts, the Vigilance Committee, when they
held him Terry prisoner, would have hung
him.
He also said that when IN that trouble, Terry
received his active aid, and his (Terry'sl con-
duct was a poor return for the services rendered
| him when he wanted friends. Perley challeu-
ged Broderick, and, as it is known, he declined
| 10 fight, on the ground thai PerIey was an in.
! fprlor. Soon after, Broderick announced from
the stump that he would not accept a challenge
before the election, but that after it was over
! he was ready for any OF his enemies.
| On FRIDAY morning, the 9th uIt, Broderick
was waited on by Mr.. Calhoun BenhaCn, as the
| friend OF Terry, who delivered challenge to
mortal combat. Ii was at once accepted, and
It is understood the conditions agreed on were,
| that no person except the principals, seconds
and surgeons, were to know the tune or place
of the duel. BrodeEick and Terry Immediately
left the city, fact which soon became widely
known and caused the greatest excitement.
Expectation was on tiptoe, and the sole topic
of conversation was concerning the contemPla-
ted fight. 1t seems that correspondence was
opened with the view Of settling the difficulty.
The report is that Broderick was ready TO give
satisfaction by stating that, although he urged
the language complained OF on the spur OF the
moment and in the heat Of personal debate,
such were not the feelings Of his heart. 1t Is
said this apology or explanation was not salts
| factory, and a meeting was agreed on to take
place at FIVE O'Clock on the morning OF the 18th
uIt., the weapons to be six-shooters. lit the
appointed time that NOR ming the parties were
on the field in presence of about two hundred
spectators and several police officers. The
spot selected, near the Lake House, beyond the
Mission, and in San Francisco county, did not
turn out satisfactory to the seconds, either in
consequence Of the nature of the ground or the
presence Of the police officers, who expressed
their determination to prevent the duel taking
place Two other places were examined, when,
at length, the party crossed the line into San
Nateo county, and at little after seven o.
clock that morning, fixed on the spot and COM
menced measuring the ground.
The principals, with their seconds, IN few
minutes took their appointed places. At this
moment the Chief of Police and three officers
nterfersd. One OF their number went up TO
Broderck and presented warrant for his ar
rest, while another approached Terry. They
denied the authority OF the officers to arrest,
as they were out of the limits OF San Francisco
but it seems that the warrant was endorsed by
a San hlateo magistrate. After considerable
time spent in dellberation, they surrendered
themselves and were liberated on parole
: Aessrs. Broderck and Terry then agreed to
appear before the Police Court at two O'Clock
on Monday afternoon, the 18th ult., sthe day
before the duel. The result ofthat proceeding
is matter OF little consequence now, as It did
? not prevent the hostile meeting.
8 1t is said that Jndge Terry resigned his seal
on the Bench before leaving Sacramento. HIS
seconds were Messrs. Calhoun Benham and
; Thomas Hayes. Mr.. Broderick's seconds were
) Messrs. J. C.. McKibben and another whose
name we do not know, but probably either ex-
Sheriff Cotton, of Yreka, or Mr.. John A. Mon
roe, of San Francisco.
The WESTERN PENNA. FAIR, held at Pitts
burg, September, 1859, awarded the FIRST Pre-
miums for the best Business and ornamental