The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-17

only touched Terry's waiscoat and bowed
Frederick had lost some of his composure.
he was nervous, aud twitched at the skirts
of his surtout. He and Terry had taken
their positions. Terry stood erect and firm,
apparently Indifferent to everything but his
thoughts. The pistols were cooked, and
they were delivered to the principals Ben
ham slowly read the conditions, and Mr.
Cotton gave the instructions as to the firing
The men held the weapons muzzle down
ward
Gentlemen" said Cotton, "are you
readyr,
Brodorick replied after Terry. saying;
81 am ready"
Fire iOne-"
There was a report from Broderick's pis-
tol, followed in a second by Terry's. For
some reason Broderick's pistol exploded be-
fore it had been brought to a level. The bull
let buried itself in the ground a third Of the
distance short. Had IL gone all the way it
would have struck its mark, for it went in a
perfectly direct line. The report of Terry's
pistol had hardly died away when BroderIck
was seen to start. He turned half way
round and grasDed at the air as though try
ing to recover his balance. His head dropped
aud be fell fiat on his back, his pale face up
turned TO the sky. He lay on the ground
while Cotton and Haskell supported his head.
DR.. Won Loehn, his surgeon, was too a5i-
tated to be of service. The blood spurted
from the senator's wound and Won Ioehn
did not seem to know how to stop it. Mr.
Brooks finally stepped forward, and, in the
name of Judge Terry, offered the services
of his surgeon, DIR. Hammond. But it was
of little use. The ball had entered the right
breast aud passed through the upper lobe of
the left lung.
Davis, the owner of the ranch, who had
been silent spectator of the duel, started
to his feet as DR.. Hammond began cutting
away the clothing from the wound, and
shouted excitedly:
THAT is murder, by -w
He moved toward Terry, but was re-
strained. 1t was fortunate that his remark
had been heard only by the Broderick party,
for there were plenty OF friends OF Terry
there, all armed to the teeth. Terry had
not moved. His arms were folded, with the
muzzle of a pistol projecting behind him.
He was erect as ever, and a look of inquiry
upon his face, as though he expected a
call for a second shot His coolness
and nerve were remarkable even in
that gathering. As he fired he was
heard to say: ''Ah, l struck him little
tco high Assured that BrodericE's wound
was fatal, he started for his carriage and
was followed by his friends. They drove
rapidly to San Francisco, and from there
Terry went to his ranch at Stockton, where
he quietly awaited events. He was arrested
there on Sept. % by two detectives from
San Francisco, and was put under $4,000
bonds.
Broderick was removed from the dueing
ground on a mattress. tbree-quarters of an
hour after he was shot, and was taken to
the house of his friend, LeOnidas Haskell
at Block Point. He fingered in great pain
for three days, and died on Sept 16 Before
he died he said:
They killed me because I was op-
posed to slavery and q corrupt administra-
tom
TERRY GOES UNFINISHED.
The excitement in San Francisco and
| throughout California was tremendous. 50
many misstatements about the duel were
made public that Congressman McKibpen
| and Mr.. Cotton, two Of Broderick's seconds,
| published statement, over their names,
| correcting the lmputatiOus of uufairness.
1t was still believed by many, however, that
| Frederick fell victim to political plot
The administration at Washington hated
and feared Broderick. and it was
well known he was regarded as
| a stumbling block 10 their plans
in California. The evidences of mourn
ing in San Fracisco were of the most ex-
travagant nature. The body lay in state
in the Union hotel, and nine-teuths OF the
population struggled to view it. Flags all
over the city were at half mast Nine
| thousand persons, a large number for San
| Francisco i'll those days, listened to the
funeral GRAFTON, delivered by Col e. d.
Baker. Strange to say, considering the
| speaker and the audience, one of its princi-
pal features was an attack on dueliug.
More than 5000 pers ms followed the hearse
on foot, while the crush of carriages was
| tremendous.
After Broderick's death the tide turned
| and disunion was impossible in California
| But his slayer went UNPUBLISHED. He was
brought before the courts, but they were
still under strong prO-slaverY Influences.
When the excitement was over Terry came
from his hiding place and demanded a trial
All the details had been fixed by his friends.
He procured change of venue from the
place where the murder was committed to
Marin county, and his friend, Judge J. H.
Hardy, hurried down from Mokelumne Hill
| to take charge OF the trial On the day set
for the case Hardy and Terry appeared in
court. The case was called for 10 o'clock.
1t was then 9 and the witnesses were on
their way from San Francisco. Toe hands
of the court clock were set an hour ahead.
Hardy called tho case. There was neither
prosecuting attorney nor witnesses present,
50 Hardy discharged the prisoner. For his
share in that villainous transaction he was
impeached by the legislature in 1852 hurled
from the bench, took to drink aud died.