The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
SAW TERRY KILL DRODERICK.
San Francisco Cabhy's Story OF the Famous
Duel

John Hughes, q San Francisco cabman.
IL one Of the few living men who saw the
duel between Judge David s. Terry AM
Senator David c. Broderick on Sept. %.
1859, at Lake MERGED, he drove two nen
in his cab to the duelling ground ana s9s
SIS for the job. Here is the story he tells 20
the San Francisco Chronicle:
when I arrived at the scene OF the due.
there the principals were standing, severa.
wards apart, surrounded by their respec-
tive groups Of friends. Of which each Lac
about dozen present, Everybody locke
awfully solemn, nobody was converslns
and the only words you heard ware the
formal remarks in connection with tn
Of pistols was already opened and the gas
lay cleaning in the RICH sun. II Vs.
about o'clock, and you know how stro1s
the sun comes up here on clear sumner
morning.
Presently Tom Hayes steps up and calls
out: Now gentlemen, your time has
come He was Terry's second and was an
experienced duellist, having himself killed
a man or two on the field OF honor in Texas
from which State he came to Ciitlrnla
He was the man that owned Hayes Valley
and gave it its name The principlls wers
nounced that neither hal anv weanon
on him. Then Tom paced of fifty pl1ss--
that was the number, If l n,collact right:
Everything was done quickly, Hayes aua
McCune, who was Broderick's second. now
tossed up for choice of position, ana
McCune won. He chose tho east position
and the sun was thrown straight into lsrTy'
face. ,.
Next they tossed for choice o. pistols,
and again Broderick's second won, Tao
Senator walked over to the opened cas-
and picked up the first gun that cana %
n and He tina in pY}ml1llI II
Terry used more care in the selection OF
a weapon, but no tim, was lost IN tho
procedure. You never saw more soinm'
crowd than that which witnessed the dnH
after these preliminaries were arranse"
we all withdrew to the side. about no
distance of half block, and stood OF li',!
knobs outside the range of tn" hliI's,
1t was the soberest. queer 'st-lo"h''S
crowd ever saw, and gu ,ss th' ms, o
them felt as did,-that they wished Inv INV
funerals in my day, but have never see"
the like for solemnity. -
tom Hayes had told them to tax the
places marked off for them, aud N r'II
Spouse to his question each aus" t'"
promptly that he was ready Tnerr va
a wait Of few seconds, and then | M
began calling. one, two, three. l'i w.
stood like towards, breathess. tr'm'hI
and overwhelm ed at the mun 'rou- ~
tacle.. Terry was the coolest man ~ ''
CTOWu. I1e slocu WIZ lS 'hh'' 49, 3.
unbuttoned and his hat thrown ',,"
jauutily on his head. Broderici, on W.
other hand, had pulled his hi' down ON
his eyes, and had buttoned his coat COSBY
He appeared TO b, struggling 4" r"ulI"
himself while Terry seemed perfectly h'
ease. -.
Il shall never forget the sharp, r'STinf
tone of Tom Hav,s's voice n n can"
out the three numbers A. tn' spuyl
three both Frederick and Ter" -
but think Frederick was first. H. b4I'
st ruck the ground about half way 5"'~''i
Them and saw the littlN cloud OF aus.
raised. His pistol went oN b'tore n hau
brought It to a level or sighted 1t. ,,i'
hair-triggsr gun and he wasn't arcnsta", |
to IL. ferry aimed deliberately, On
quickly. and Senator BrodhrcE tak
the ground, first resting on hi- FlgR' NAM
and then rolling over on his BACK, r.
Il heard Terry say to Tom Hayes.
hit him two inches too far to lhn NJ.
The doctor pronounced i fatal WON
and the duel was declared al an END, TT,
enough, the doctor said the hulat ~"
passed two inches 10 the rrh' OF the iaru
and Terry = remark to Hayes SHOWS nov
the Judge shot with in'cnt TO kili err
and his friends al once left the plac9 ai.r
Broderick was quickly carried TO his carr'as
and conveyed to the house OF nus r..
Haskell, the WOOL ~ manufacturer, ~ne'
he died two weeks later.