The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-14

Frederick, fearing the result of the duel
because Judge Terry was an acknowl-
edged pistol expert in California, Sc
cretly Informed the chief of police of
San Francisco about the duel. A squad
Of policemen descended upon the scene
of. the preparations and arrested Terry,
Broderick and their seconds.
A second place for the meeting was
fixed upon-a meadow upon the foothills
on the Laguna ranch, twelve miles south
east from San Francisco. Here the two
met on Sept. L, 1859. Terry and Broder-
lex faced each other at thirteen miutes
to z. The umpire, D. c. Calhoun, step
called slowly out:
ready?"
Terry answered at. once, Ready"
Broderick switched the skirts Of his coat
away from his knees and then said, ST
am ready"
There was an intense silence for few
seconds. Mr.. Cotton. said, "Fire-oner'
The words had scarcely passed the UNI
pire's lips when Brodericl1s pistol was
discharged, and a second later Terry's
weapon was fired. A bit of dust about
twenty feet away from him showed
where Broderick's bullet had gone The
weapon had been discharged in perfect
line with Terry, but the trigger. a re-
markedly fine hair trigger, had been
pessed a trifie too firmly To this day
IN California it is a mooted question
whether Broderick's weapon had not been
doctored SO as to render 1t extra delicate
to discharge.
FREDERICK GETS DEATH WOUND.
With the firing of Terry's pistol Broder
lex race tWftched, and he involuntarfIy
stepped backward. Instantly he realized
what had been DONE and while his right
hand and pistol trembled at his side, he
recovered himself by a powerful effort
Mr. Mr; Colton who had not observed this,
had almost uttered the word two" as
a signal for another shot, when some one
near by said hoarsely to him, Stop,
stop: At that moment Frederick was
staggering backward, and it was plain
that he was summcning all his strength
to keep his feet
MY God: he's hit hard" exclaimed Mr..
HaskeH, choking with tears. Broderick
! fell fiat on his back on the ground before
any one reached him.
! Terry stood like Il monument IN his
! place awaiting further orders from fhe
umpire. All eyes were turned toward ard
| MS PROSTATE antagonist
- think he's seriously injured" said
| Mr.. Hays, going up to Terry
! NO, think I struck him two inches foo
| nigh for mortal wound" was the cool
! reply. While friends and surgeons cius-
| tered around Broderick lying on the
chatting with his seconds. Finally some
one came to him and said that Broder-
! lex was bleeding 10 death.
NV H G0to you ~ any ny further orders fo2 me.
None, was the reply. With that the
Judge handed his weapon TO Mr. Hayes
ana slowly and carefully replaced his col
| laf and cravat and heavy overcoat. Then
shaking hands with several who came to
EIm' ne entered 6. carriage and drove has
! tIy back to San Francisco
Henry NJ Baldwin, who was later len
| tenant governor of California used TO
| say that he was belated in getting to the
scene OF the duel; ard that he met Judge
Jerry ana a coachman On the road driving
| ION the duel to the International hotel
! " ny. Judge, thought there was going
| ranch this morning" Baldwin calIcd C.f
TO Terry in passing.
"Oh. you are too sleepy for US. Baldwin
we met an nour ago. and you'll find
Brodgrlck more than satisfied IS the re-
| ply that Terry made.
JUDGE TERRY ESCAPES pRosEcI-
TION.
! Judge Terry proceeded to San Fran
cisco, mad breakfast at his hotel, spent
| an hour or two In professional work In
ms office and then walked calmly down
boat for Stockton, his home. He was ar.
| rested there Sept. IS for participation in
a mortal duel. He gave heavy bonds.
put the case was adjourned many times
and never tried.
To the first person who reached Sena-
| tor Broderick as he fell heavily on The
| Sfouiiu the wounded man said: ''1elD me
! 70 my feet" Two surgeons cut away the
bloody clothing from BroderIck,s Chest.
| Blood Spurted at every Inspiration from
| wound in the right chest, between the
second and third ribs. 1T seems 10 be-
| very serious" muI1nured the wounded
man, as ne knew from the expression on
the, surgeors' faces. There was no leoir
OF help FOR the wounded man. bedding
| was brought frorl the ranch house near
| BY, and the senator was teudarlv raisad
ard put upon fiat-bo;ton:ed farm wac
| en- Then. surrounded 0y The srrseo1s.
| the dying man was slowly and carcfljiIv
! transported &c the suburban homo o. Eis
associate, Leonidas Haskell ''-N
| On. Mac. i seams loo Irl5 20 have ia
| die Tor so little RrodeI@cK said TO Con-
! Eresslnan RicEIisnea wha!2 he was :,,lt -.
bed. lie esl1aIn spoke FOR ne Igas in IN.
| tense agSry until ne Gict. The Lu.lot
| entered iilc right breast al ar argyle. snd
passing beneath tho stsTrunl. vent over