New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-15
DAVID S. TERRY KILLED
Continued from First pagcJ

AntSlavery Democrats Out OF this quarrel came
hard words both sides. man named D'
Pcrley a friend and partner of Terry, chaho"s''
Frederick fop1o language spoken Publicly "
his presence considered by him a.
sillfng 10 his associate The senator 49,
TO fight man whom he ala not regard as an cP"a',
but two months later accepted a challenge from 'u,eO
Terry himself growing out OF the same incident lho
duel took place september II. 1859. at DaVlss ra'
I'm san Maieo County ALOE twelve mites HVih '
Francisco. in the presence OF about SHY Hi'" , -,
the comhatanis. The duel was fought WIN olH'' i,
Belgian pistols with hair triggers, al us."u,, ~.
ten PAGES. Brodcricks second, were joseph 'io'''V
and David ID. Cotton Terrys, Thomas hNes o."
Calhoun Benham AZ the word two Broder1'h >
pstol went off prematurclv the ball entering uo
ground Terry then fired Broderck fell, ana on ',io
morning of september II, after great suncrlhs "0
died
"Tbev have killed mes he Is said 10 have exclalno'
I'm one of his intervals Of freedom from uon''''
because was opposed 10 the institution oil S'a'"'
and a corrupt Administrations , ~,
Terry was at once arrested, but was releaseu VI"
10000 bail. His partisans got the Leelsid'ui0
change the law that his case "o"lI
not have TO come of before the Court VI
Sessions at san Francisco and friendly Juus
changed the venue 10 Marin County, across ''o
bay Another friend, afterwaId himself h"r''u "
accessory 10 a murder, came down from sa'ra"o"'o
sit in the case. ON the appointed day, all 'he VIZ
nesses were conveniently becamcd IN sailing We,
sci on tho bay the District Attorney P'o"P''
entered a nolc proscqui, and the " triai' euuo"
When 1861 came and it was found that all the wen
planned schemes of the seccssioniss TO force CaorH
ont Of the Union must fail Judge Terry "e' ~ -
took command of a regiment Of Texan Volunteers d'
served in the Confederate Army during the war ~
lis conclusion he returned to California, rS"r'eu ~,
practice Of Ills profession, and attempted 10 Icoo'
his old place In politics. .,
But he was not past City. California HAD go"H
older too; his old friends were nerh hir
80 numerous nor so p2 pow ,,,at,Ged cd In
dm s 6e succeeded o in getting Himself placed the
Democratic state Committee. IN 1919 nc wa and
mated for Attorney General a., Dy or ' cobsrton par
tSs I'm 1850 he a Presidential eiecior om n H.
Democratic ticket, but was defeated although no aI ,es
others we're elected. A. hr ran nearly ouV Iii
behind the lowest successful candidate TINS ha'AN'
enagd ms i}cr the deaih of william sharon, sarah
Altbea rim began suit against him for divorce, VIZ
ahnony and a division Of the properly, eian'inS ~
Inrnt which however. Sharon denounced as iOscIS
4 Ionc and bitter contest followed, marked on an
hands with great acrim0ny and many uhsaNOI1 W
rins,rcs The state Court decided in favor OF lhg
plaintiff, but before final J'usinenl ohdiuH w." t her.
Sarah Althca then sned me Ts,s" e, io
dover and the arrears Of allmOnI inc cNcru'v o.
carried the case into the Federal courts, where t'
alleged marriage contract was adJudseu "a I;y r.
This put an end to the claimants case ana W., ~
her hopes Of receiving S5,OOO,OOO to S6Oooooo ho"
Ncanwbne Judge Terry who was wdower ana
had bocn engaged by Sarah Athca I'LL as her cou'e
In the sharon proceedings had married her. On ,,,I
tcmbcr 4 1855 when Justice stephen j. REID situhs
as Presiding Judge Of the United states Circuit court
AZ san Francisco read his decision against her Slc
became so di,ordclIy that she ordered 10 leave
the room Terry instantly struck the deputy mafSha
charged with enforcing This order, and drew kne on
him. For this contempt he had to undergo SN
months imprisonment. 4 .,.... %
II has been commonly understood that thieatS OF
violence coupled with Terry's history, fehdeItu
desirable TO detail an officer OF the court 10 accompany
Judge Field during his present circuit me tiaernS
of Yesterday morning shows that this precauon was
not unnecessary. . a. r.o,e.
Hubert Howe Bancroft the historian OF the PacihT
Coast speaks Of Terry as an able iurSt. OF no IN
Considerable will aud courage honorable according 20
certain ideas Of honor. cLivalrOus alter the naunr
Of Southern Gre-catets, with cultivated mlh"' ANU
when he chOse engaging manners