The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-10-29
THE CALIFORNIA TRAGEDY..


most of the community, the expected duel
between the Hon. David g. Broderick, u.
s. senator from California, and the Hon.
David g. Terry, Judge of The Supreme
Court, took place yesterday smornipg at a
small dell or valley, some ten miles distant
from MERGED Lake. The parties went out
of town the night previous, and passed the
night in separate localities. fE -
At a quarter past six O'Clock Messrs.I
Broderick and Terry arrived on the ground
in their respective carriages, and attended
by their seconds and physieians-Hon J.
2 @. McKibben and Mr.. Coulter as seconds
for DIR. Broderick, and Calhoun Benham
and Thomas Hays, Esqs., seconds for Judge
Terry Z
On descending from their carriages the
narties seemed to 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 PAGES were
marked off and tested by the seconds, and
the principals placed in their relative posi-
tons. Their seconds had already Invested
them of their outside coats, white collars
and other articles which might prevent
prominent targets upon which to take aim
The two principals were Invested of their
neck-ties and the coin in their pockets
The coin taken from Mr., Broderlck, his Sec
ond. Mr.. McKibben, placed in his own vest
pockets. Judge Ter; threw his carelessly
upon the sod One, of the seconds then
read aloud the code duello from written
manuscript. which occupied but q short
time. Mr.. Coulter then addressed the two
gentlemen, saying in effect that he wished
to be understood that he should count ore,
two, after the word fire, after which he
should say 'stop.' No shot must be fired
after that. During this time the principals
maintained their positions and listened with
composure to these details. Judge Terry
stood with his head thrown slightly back,
looking towards his antagonist. Each held
his pistol in his hand, pointed to the ground.
Each was dressed in black clothes and wore
a slouched Palo Alto hat Mr.. Broderick
stood erect, 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 diff
ferent Judge Terry maintained that of a
practical duelist, presenting only the edge
of his person to bis antagonist, and keeping
his left hand and shoulders well behind him.
Mr.. Broderick, on the contrary, though at
first assuming a position somewhat similar
careless and less constrained one, and grad
ually presented more of his body to the fire
of his opponent. His pistol he held in bis
hand rather awkwardly, and seeming to feel
this himself he once or twice turned 1.-THE
wrist of his pistol arm to the right with his
left hand, as though endeavoring to comply
with some prescribed directions previously
given him. He took one good look at his
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the ground from him TO his own position, as
if drawing Decline 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 replac-
ed it. The bearing of Judge Terry, though
he assumed more practised ana motion
less attitude, was not one jot more that of
an iron nerved man than was that of Mr.
Broderick.
At quarter before seven O'Clock Mr.,
Coulter pronounced the words-'.Are You
ready 2" Ready" responded Judge Ter
ry, and s'Ready' was uttered by Mr.. Brod
erick Immediately after. Fire !-one-
two,i'-pronounced in moderately quick
time. Mr.. Broderick raised his pistol, and
had scarcely brought tito an angle of As
bee line towards his opponent, when, ow
was discharged, the ball entering the ground
about four PAGES in advance of him. Judge
Terry fred few instants later. taking de-
liberate aim. There was a perceptible in
tervaL between the two reports. 81 gAv..
At that instant Mr.. Broderick was OBJ
served to clap his left. hand to the right
IL g L plap ~ fbat ho
was wounded. He reeled slowly to the left
and, before his seconds could reach him, he
fell to the ground, with his right leg doubled
under him, and still grasping his weapon.
Judge Terry, upon discharging his pistol,
Immediately folded his arms, holding the
pistol still smoking in his hand, but did not
move from, bis positions m
The seconds of Mr.. Broderick immedi-
ately ran to his aid, and DR.. Loehr COM
'menced to staunch the wound with lint
The bullet had entered just forward of the
nipple and had lodged as it was supposed
under the left arm. After the duel Judge
Terry with his friends left the field. driving
rapidly into town, aud started at once from
North Beach where boat was In waiting,
and proceeded to Oakland, where he took a
private conveyance to Martinez.
,@-r PARTICULARS OF HIS ILLNESS >sY
.~On Tuesday last, after his fan upon Che
field, Mr.. Broderick was carefully removed
to the residence of Leonidas Haskell, Esq,
on Black Point, where he was attended By
several OF the most skillful surgeons of the
city, and his bedside watched by devoted
friends, who noted every change in the beat
ing of his pulse, every difficult breath, and
every murmur of his lips. AS we have al,
ready. stated, the symptoms at a late hour
on Thursday night were regarded as more
favorable, and his friends were filed with
The wounded man ,eoatinuedin aboulthas