The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-09-05
A FAMOUS WESTERN DUEL,
MEETING BETWEEN JUDGE TERRY
AND SENATOR FREDERICK.
Preliminarics for the Fatal Encoun-
ter-Terry's Unfair Advantage
With the Hairspring Weapons.

ter-Terry's Unfair Advantage
With the Hairspring Weapons.
The New York San prints an account
of the duel between David O. Broderick
and the late David s. Terry, who was
shot dead recently by United States
Deputy Marshal while assaulting Justice
Field, Of the United States Supreme
Court. The duel occurred in California
In 1857, and was the outcome of strong
political feeling between the two princi-
pals. Broderick at the time was United
States Senator from California, and Terry
was Chief Justice of the State. The first
meeting was stopped by the police.
A second meeting was appointed, and
at midnight number of carriages drove
out to the place of meeting, which was
just back of the lunatic asylum at Stock
ton, CAL, a number of reporters being
among the other spectators. It was Bit
ter cold morning, and the breeze from the
ocean cut like a knife.
The carriages all drew up at fence
near the borders of the lake, where a
milkman named Davis lived Davis,
awakened by the arrivals, came out of
his house very much astonished by the
Eruption of visitors. There was not very
much talking in the crowd. Every one
realized that it was serious matter, but
one of Terry's friends said aloud that
Broderick was very likely to be carried
off the field dead. BrodeEck had slept
at the Lake House near by, and, with his
friends, was promptly on the ground.
Climbing over the fence, the party went
into little valley in field hard by,
where the ground was laid off.
The seconds held conference, and the
pistols were examined and loaded. Judge
Terry won the choice of weapons on the
toss of half dollar. Mr.. Hayes marked
off the ground, ten PAGES, and warned
the spectators to get out of the line OF
fire, which they did very promptly.
Meantime the other seconds were busy
with their principals. The Terry party
were cool and collected, and not without
reason, particularly after the Judge won
the choice of weapons. Broderick' s
friends were nervous and frightened.
Mr.. Haskell in preparing the Senator
partly united his necktie and then, over
come by his feelings, turned around and
walked away wringing his hands. When
he had recovered his composure he came
back and took off the necktic, but mean
time the incident had depressing effect
on Senator Broderick.
Broderick and Terry were attired very
much alike. Each wore a long black
surtout and soft wool hat drawn down
over his brow.
Having placed their men at the marks,
Calhoun Benham, Terry's chief friend,
went over to the Senator and searched
him carefully for concealed mail. II
was irritating to the Senator, and, doubt
less, from its elaborateness, intended to
be. 1t helped destroy his GOODNESS. Mr.
McKibben merely touched Judge Terry's
waist, and then bowed and walked away
Mr.. Broderick had previously handed
some silver coins from his vest pocket tc
McKibben. When Judge Terry took his
coins from his vest and gave them tc
Renham, Benham scattered them con
temptuously on the grass.
The preliminaries being arranged, the
pistols were cooked and the hair triggers
set by the seconds, and the weapons were
handed to their principals. Brodericl
was nervous and i'll at ease, continually
twitching at the skirts of his surtout, as
though they were in his way. Terry wa
remarkably cool. Broderick finally go
out of his position and was corrected b!
Mr.. McKibben Then Mr.. Benham reaC
the conditions of the meeting, and Mr.
Cotton followed with instructions TO
firing.
The principals stood erect gazing
steadfastly at each other, Brodericl
nervous and unsteady, Terry firm ant
motionless. A moment of painful silenc
passed.
"Gentlemen," said Mr.. Cotton in
clear voice, "are you ready9"
Both answered, but Broderick's repl
came after slight delay, when he said
81 am ready"
Both men began to raise their pistols
but before the Senator's had been levelet
it was discharged, the ball striking tn
ground but ten feet away. Terry de
liberatcly aimed and fired.
Broderick shivered,,' turned half wa
round, and grasped at'the air as though
trying to recover his balance. His heal
dropped and he fell flat on his back, hi
pale face upturned to the sky. Colto
and Haskell ran to him and raised hi
head from the ground, while the bloo
spurted from hole in the RICH
breast
Terry, as though he had shot at
target, turned to Benham, and said:
"Ah, l struck him two inches to
high"
Davis, the owner of the ranch, VIII
had been silent spectator of the duel
started to his feet as DR.. Hammond bt
gan cutting away the clothing from th
wound, and shouted:
"That is murder!"
He moved toward Terry, but was rt
strained. 1t was fortunate that this RI
mark had been heard only by the Brot
erick party, for there were plenty I
friends of Terry there, all armed to th
teeth.
DR.. Won Loehr, Broderick's surgeon
was SO much agitated that he was of r
service. The blood spurted from Il
Senator's wound, and Won Loehr did n,
seem to know how to stop it. M
Brooks finally stepped forward, and,
the name of Judge Terry, Offered. the Sc
vices of his surgeon, DR.. Hammond.
dyes" said McKibben, "send son
one here, or Mr.. Broderick will die whe
he lies. DR.. Hammond then came
Won Loehr's assistance, and cut away Il
clothing, exposing his chest and Il
wound.
With every breath arterial bloc
spurted from the wound in jets. tt
group around the dying man shuddere'
Strength of constitution might enab
him to hold off death for short tim
but the color Of the squirting bloc
showed that he was doomed. The bt
had entered the right breast, between Il
second and third ribs, passing under Il
sternum, fracturing the edge, and tn,
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