The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-22
senate-and soon forgetting the man by
whose aid he had been elected.

- BECAME HIS BITTEREST ENEMY
On Ghe adjournment OF the senate in 1850
broderlck, who had grown immensely in the
anections OF the people, returned to Califor-
MA 10 give an account of his stewardship.
ana wherever he spoke thousands upon
thousands turned out to hear him. Gwinn
also TOOK tho stump, and the battle was
Waged with bitterness seldom seen in CIV
iiized communities. The partisans of each
dactton went constantly armed. affrays were
frequent and at least one of the PRINCIPALS
STOOD In danger OF instant assassination. The
Ieellng was SO bitter that Terry and Broder-
Iok ,S1 became involved in personal quarrel
When the election was over Terry wrote out
ms resignation as q supreme Judge and
pl"ced It in the hands of friend to be
used II he killed Broderick, and inI-
medlateiy sent him note demanding
aretraction of the words he had used to Per
ley Broderick refused, and the result was
peremptory challenge borne by Terry's
friend Calhoun Benham Broderick unfor-
tunately accepted the challenge and named as
MS friend Col. Joe McKibben. The meeting
was arranged for Sept 10, 1859. but the
sheriff interfered and iG was postponed to
the 18th. Calhoun Benham loaded Terry's
pistol, and gunsmith who was on the
ground loaded the pistol for Broderick. The
word hre was given, and before Broderick
could ratsn his pistol IL was discharged, the
ball striking ths ground about ten feet in
front or him Terry deliberately raised his
pistol, and having him completely at his
mercy shot him. He coolly remarked to
Mr.. Benham, II shot about two inches too
low" and turning on his heel walked away.
No such sensation was ever known in the
state; all business was supended, and Mr..
Broderick, after. lingering q few days in
mortal agony, died. his last words being,
"THEY HAVE KILLED NE
because was opposed to the extension of
slavery and a corrupt administration" When
the excitement was over Terry came from
h y RI FerNln nwA@ 4 I~L k-In
the details had been fixed by his friends He
procured change of venue from the place
where the murder was committed to Main
county, and his friend, Judge ]. Fl. Hardy,
hurried down from Mokelumne Hill to take
charge of The trial. On the day set for the
case was called at 10 o'clock. 1t was then 8,
and the witnesses were on their way from San
Francisco. The hands of the court clock were
set an hour ahead. Hardy called the case
There was neither prosecuting attorney nor
witnesses present, SO Hardy discharged the
prisoner For his share in that villainous
transaction he was mpeached by the Iegisla-
ture in 1862, hurled from the bench took to
drink and died. Terry went over to Vir-
ginia City just after the discovery of the
Comstock lode, and surrounding himself with
band of ruffians, intrenched himself IN
stone fort on the mountains above Virginia
City, expecting to bu1ldoZe the owners out
of some rich claims there He was finally
driven out and started for the Confederacy,
riding overland to Texas There he remained
during the war, and after it's close drifted
back to California. He was elected to the
legislature and was placed as an elector on
the presidential electoral ticket, but his rec
ord was so had that though the state was
overwhelmingly Democratic, Democrats re-
fused to support him, and he was beaten. a
Republican being elected in his place. His
old grudge against Sharon was we'll known,
and he took the first opportun ;tv TO feed IL
fat When Althea Hill brought her suit
against the millionaire, Terry became her
champion. The first Mrs. Terry was most
estimahle lady, of very strong Southern pro-
clivities, but respected and honored by all
who knew her.