Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-08-17

TIE BRopERlck MUEDER.-A JUDICIAL
F,RcE.-The trial CD and acquittal OF
Judge Terry for the murder Of Senator Brod-
erick is thus reported in the San Francisco
Bulletin Of the llth ult.
As we have before stated, Judge Terry
trial was fixed to come off before the DIS
trict Court, at San Francisco, Judge Hardy
presiding, on Friday.
Anime O'Clock precisely, according To the
time of the officers Of the Court at san la
fael. which was in advance OF the watches
Of the people generally, Judge Hardy OF eneI
the Court Terry's case was Immediately
called. He was ready with bis counsel,
Messrs HJge and Crlttenden, and his wit
nesses, who had gone over the day before IN
the steamer. The Court then proceeded 70
empanne Jury with great haste. Out OF
the first fifteen men twelve jurors were Sc
lected, the defence having challenged three
percmptorIly.
The prosecution va- conducted by Mr.. lla-
ralsor, District Attorney for this district.
He did not ask any of the Jurors a single
question, OF make the slightest objection to
their being sworn in a. they were called.
The panel was therefore completed il few
minutes
W hen the last Juror had been sworn in,
the Judge directed that the case should be
proce ded with. The District Attorney
stated that no witnesses for the State were
present. and asked for a short DELAY to give
them time to arrive. Judge Har refused
to grant any delay. The District Attorney
then submitted the case to the jury without
any proof. The Judge charged the jury. that,
in the absense of proof, they must bring in
verdict Of not guilty. The Jury Immediately
returned verdict Of Not Guilty. which
was recorded, and Judge Terry was dischar-
ged from further custody. All this Was done
in less than an hour--Or q few minutes before
10 o'clock, as w learn from respectable
witnesses on the spot.
y little before - O'Clock, the States wit
nesses reached San Rafael, ''day after the
wedding" They found Judge Terry and his
friends in high glee at his easy acquittal.
Some Of the jurymen were "steaming up"
considerably at the bars. One, who had
served his country IN rendering the verdict,
exclaimed with filthy oaths, that ne never
could have been made to find man guilty
who only killed his enemy in a duel Most
OF the jury seemed to be anything else but
members Of the Peace or Dashaway society.
IeIry has spent seven or eight days al
San Rafael, keeping open house, and
making popularity with the boys who
sat on his jury, by liberal expenditure Of
drink and flttery. On the fourth Of july
he delivered u short speech to his friends ;
In short, he has been the greatest ''lion' in
the neighborhood of the penitentiarv for a
long time
The witnesses who went over in the Restless
were prepared to prove the fIct that Terry
killed Broderick in the duel, 50 conclusivelv
that nothing but positive perjury on the part
OF thejury could have prevented them from
finding him guilty under the statute. 1t
was lucky trick then, 10 get him of with
Outauy proof being taken.-Terry' LAWYERS
were going to try to make it appear that
the doctors killed Brolerick by giving
him chlorOform. y "snlp Judgment
served them better.