Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-16
FORGOTTEN HISTORY.
THE FAMOUS DU8L IN WHICH BRODgRICE
WAS KILLED
By Judgs Ferry IN 1853 An United States Senator
Falls at The Hands Of q Political Poe.
Thrilling Sorry Of Early CAL
itornia Days

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Falls at the Hands Of a Political Poe.
A Thrilling Story Of EARLY Cal
itornla Days.
The originatiOa of the enmity between
Judge David S Terry and Associate Just.
ice Field-or perhaps more accurately
speaking the enmity OF the former toward
the lalter-dstss back 10 the early days of
California, ard grow out of matters which
led up TO the fatal duel betWesn Terry and
United States S .ussor David @. Frederick
on the Is b Of September, 1889
It was Just one year ago that it broke out
in almost tragedy in JuIge Fields court
upon tie rendering o. a decision adverse 10
SARAH ALTHEA HILL,
the mistress Of the late Senator Sharon,
whom Judge Terry hsd married, ana
blcOdshed was only prevented by the
prompt action o, the officers of the Court
The feud eliminated yesterday in the
death OF Terry at the hands of United
States Marshal Nagle, VINO shot him as he
was assaulting tho Associate Justice
David S. Terry was q native eff the
South and early became on orphan. He
went 10 Texas while still a Young man
and Joined in the war of that State for in
dependence from Mexico. He afterward
read law snd was admitted TO
tho bar. He went to California
during the gold days and plunged into pol
itics almost before he knew the names OF
the counties. He was elected Chief JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court of California at
the age Of SO HE place was no sinecure.
He was opposed 10 the Vigilantes, WHO
practically ruled tha State az that time
ard was active in seeking their downfall
In August, 1856, Terry stabbed Sterling
A Hopkins, che Of the Yigilautes, in re-
ssiing the illegal arrest Of Teuben Malo
ney. Tie Vieilantss became greatly in
censed.
THEY ARRESTED TERRY
And kept him in close confinement until
September. Every body anticipated that
ne would be hanged. His discharge wa
offered HIM if be would resign his place,
but ne defed the Vigilantes, despite the
entreaties of his wife, and issued an adj
dress to the people Of California, 10 which
ne declared that he would never leave bis
prison alive except in the place to which
they had elected him.
David C. Broderick was Terry's equal in
courage, and surpassed him ia the kn0wl
edge of political msneuvering. He was
nstive OF Washington. His father, az
Irishmsu, was q stone cutter, and had
several contracts for work on the Capitol.
lie moved to New York aud settled in the
Ninth Ward, where he died shortly after
ward. Young B5Odsrick was bound an
apprentice to a skillful stone-cutter, and
served his time faithfully. Even after
ward ne was known TO his associates as the
stone-cutler. He became the foreman
Of Howard Fire Engine Company No. 81,
and
ACQUIRED GREAT POLITICAL INFLUENCE
in the Ninth ward. He secured control OF
the aoitest barths in the Custom House
under President Tyler in 1916, and in the
same year he was nominated by Tsmmany
| Hall for Congress from the Fifth District
! He seemed TO be sure OF victory over his
| Whig opporent, f. A Talmadgs, but some
Of his enemies put up an independent eau
/ didate sud gave the victory 10 Talmadge
/ BY z teS votes In 1S49, disgusted with
| his loss Of political power, be went to Cali
fornia. he was then 80 years old. He
VAS cool, shrewd, ard yet full oil dash He
vent into the gold smelling and assayiDg
business. but that was a mere accident.
His whole life vas bound up in politics,
and he Wss in the swim as soon as the con-
vention TO form a constitution was Assem-
bled. To this convention he was dele
gate. He Ccame President Of the Senate,
aod was for TINS acting Governor. He
wanted 10 70 the United States Senate,
and in 1858 be advanced the novel idea
that State Legislature could elect United
States Senators in advance Of the vacan-
ces they were to fill. be had control Of
tbs Legislature at the time, a1d if his
friends bad agreed with him he might
have been elected then. As it was, bis
ambition
PRODUCED 1 BITTER STRIFE
Between his friends and the opponents OF
nis plan, which resulted in many fights
and bitterness. His most implscable
enemy was the acting United States Sena-
tor, DR.. Gwin. Thsy hated each other
cordially.
In 1855 Broderick was elected United
a, States Senator for SIX years. He had
gained absolute control Of the State Senate
sud it was in bis power to name his asso-
ciate. To tie surprise Of every one hia
choice fell upon his enemy, DR.. GTin.
Later il was seen that hs had cOdlv cal
, culsted Bit OF choice revenge. Hs al
lowed Gvin to succeed himsslt only upon
the understanding that hY was to relin-
, quish ali Federal patronage in his (Brod-
/ erick 's) favor. Gwin was induced to
; write a letter pledgiDg himself to observe
this condition, and BrodeTiCk, in great
! glee, had ii published.
, GWIN TURNED THE TABLES.
On BrOderick when the latter turned on
the Administration in 1853 on the question
of admitting Kansas "a q free or slave
State, and declaring himself a supporter
! / % Stephen A. Douglas. The greater part
Of the Democratic party in California wss
opposed TO Broderick's action, although
E his personal following was not impaired.
: When he went to Washington he was dis
eustsd to fiud that GSin was the favorite
Of the Administration, while he received
nothing but cold looks and scant courtesy
The relations between Ggin and Broder-
lex were even more strained, AID every
body anticipated sanguinsry encoun-
ter. The California State campaign was
intensely exciting. BrOderick led a cali
ton of anti-Administrstio Democrats and
Republicans. The latter were few, but
+ their party vas growing in the State. The
exchange Of personalities during the cam
paign were remarkable Brojerick and
Gwin called each other liars, thieves,
sc5undrels, and what not. That they did
not Kill each other on sight was a wonder
20 every oue. Daring the height Of the
electioneering Broderick announced that
he would not imperil his inf and
position in the Senate by taking any heed
Of the personal abuse poured upon him.
TERRY Is RMBITTERRD.
Terry at this time WAS much embittered
at Broderick because ne had failed to Sc
cure a denomination for the Chief Justice
ship. At the Lecomptou Democratic Stste
Convention, held in Sacramento in 1889
be let loosa his wrath and denounced Bred
erick in tie strongest terms. He called
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