, 1877-01-06
Aud In reference NVlcreto q
Categorical Answer Was
Required.
In Default OF Which, Pistols and
Coffee for Two,
Barlow Now Says II Was n Joke, but the
Jekec Can't Exactly SEQ 1t In
That Light.


Efforts of the friends of hot! to keep the matter
from publicity. The story presents Two prosnE-
ncnt lawyers, antagonists In commonplace
suit, lawyers brols, exchange Ut crisp nptcs,
advice seasoned with Ieprcry cpgratn utosr
forcfblc than elegant, dcusnnttcd apology,
suggestion of a duel IN wintry Canada, ur of
tkErinis!l with rcyotycrs In tho streets of New
iork-ot, II more agrccn1lc 10 tho challenged
person, decisive contest Il, refrrccfs pirate
Office; rcacc-tnafdng friends, md finally tho
statement, made by enc Of tho principals, tllAt
H. Is MI Joke. Tho other principal apparently
Tails to SEQ tho point Of tho jokc. f:yeryt thing
cos,ncetcd with the affair IS sslru to be caught
no witt, interest by the public, owing 10 tho
prominence Ut tile pcrsons involved, md tho
strangcncss Of the occurrence. whether It Is
regarded only in the light If practical jokc,
As Cen. Darlow eays lie designed II, or In tho
light of q srrious and unfortunate controversy
MS Ms. noot appears 10 l,ok upon 1t.
Fru'.vls G. Darlow, OF tho law firm of Barlow
= oluc,, ut No. aa] Broadway. was Attorney
Gene;ai q t''G state in ls5s au.l 1s73 Ills tyrhl
besau the suit Of tho rcopic against tic Bank
of Sorth Aucriya, aud after, he l1a.1
retired from o'llsg; was sngnsctl .to Sol,-
s,stev ngt ts 81 ;nt II, fp W str etertS H. Xa N,anss
was nssocatel III bunincsa With the iIo1,. FL
wartls ricrrcEunt, tito present Minister to En-
siats'. slr. barft,w has l,ccn spoken Of BY per-
sons having business With lliul n nt times very
high tempered.
El'hu lloot, OF the law firm Of COMMON, Root
y BARTLETT, No. 4j riro Ftrcct, New York, was
tllc opposing e,unsc to Mr.. nasiow In the lIcnr-
ings beltrr thu Hcferce. The suit dragged,
an'i In Octobcr last the referee requested tbs
coutcl to finish tl!clr presentations of tIr case
by written btiofs. Mr. loot prepared Ills brief,
nna sent copy to Gen. Barlow. About Der.
70 ticre was somc friendly correspondence
between the !awyers oser thu trial ap'l ts hrIcfa,
lBariuw's 81 brlcf, ACCOMMODATING 1t with roto
and Ar. Roots brief, which. to tho iut,cr's
slight surprise, Mr. blroH returned, the uslgo
a'none lawyers being to- retain briefs sent fl
this way.. 1t IL sahl TINT atr. Darluwts brief
bore marks Ut having passed tf,fnu., the tcttrr-
press, and consequently must layn been copied.
=, Mr.; Rout 10 sooucr got MIR. l'arlow's britf
thn'l ny sought fur su!ncral'le points antl nla1u
lncnts w!ltc', he wished tn cunfutc. On Dec. ~
tirn. Harlow sent to aIs. lsnnt for tic
brief, waic!l Nj. !ioo1 supposed by llsage,
y least, t. ho his OWL, ,and which, ly
propriated rs lis own. Return 1t ho eoaf,l
not witnuut disclosing to his legal npIucHt tho
line u defense whirh hc inteuslc,l to fulnw. Hc
explained tue situation in rotu tD Mr.. Darlow.
nanticl Of Mr. RIOT tho hrIct forthwith. IT
WIS nut forthcoming. ln said lie sthll,l recover
II by rcp1cyin. II tho brief WIS mt>plncctl Or
DESTROYED, llc said lie Should Institute
criminal proceedings agaInst Mr. 'sont. Mr.
Roots response w!s u sus'rt a,tl sharp ruu,u,l-
ni.atln'1, ii. which ho advised ten Darluw thus:
"Dont mike id fnul Ut yourself"
9esl' nasio"'s ' answer to th!s was long
!etter, tl.e an!,nus Mt ef which was apol-
!lrnft nf Mt Apology to Mr.. Barlow which
Mr. Koot WIS to sl.,ll anI return. Refusing
ths hs was to lacc the alternative Of aeerntlug
challenge to fight ttncl IN cana H. II lsu ru-
fnsrd this also, uen. Barlow suggested that
they might !irc Oh tllc tlrst Wclslon Ut tllcr
nacctlng on thu street. ttei, Barlow advised Mr..
lsut t. nrts1, a. lie woth need to protect him
SELF. II they s!1nut mt meet p,t tho street hc-
ios Ja1' g. tle time sct ior Tho next appcasancc
aWtore tho referee, ur Mr. ll.mt preferred It to
street encounter, then hc recommended ID
substance that they have II out In dead caslcst
IN thu relcrce's ui'cc, nn'l that sir. Stnnicy hc
advised e. - tint lie might be conveniently al'-
icYty between the lines IT the vigorous ElislisIl
ID which Gen. Baruw's "iokc VA, coucalcif,
atr. loot tsfl not 1atgh ut tllu "inkc" nor
thai lis iDarlow's) iettsr c"ntaincJ tl,rcat "t
assassination IN ss.s1 c {IIoot} did mt submit to
t'rn. Barlpw's .lieia.lo'.s. Therefore liz mubt
dee!inc 10 consider tic proposition. -.
Mr. nSts 'r,nla Trrs si tho next to become
They tuck Gcn. Barlow IL bo IN c.rllest,
n'Hl, mt knuwing whether hg would watt
for the dth of january nr taku the first onpor-
tuty " t'r street, they saw the Distrlct-Attor-
rsat. nnd thus shielding 1T. HUT from, assault.
The 1}tstrist-.Atturlt:y consulted with j,Nleu
Sonh Iavs' VIII. bousas u, interview With
;,..,,a iien haTow. ns. t's;,: ba5low explained tn
l9kc::> iie then wrntc II. Ion. latter to
AIr Roola friends, Ia n!llcl, ati,t.a,txeti bis
statcmen. tu. Ju'lgo Davis. The threatening
iestcr. ''c said; WIS written In playful srlrlt.
"! III small prnyocatto,l, a,l it WA novel to
o!lcs clsailesse ind t!1au threaten tie gentle
IH"'i challenged with peril In Ease lu slloul.l
not Gcsept. Gen: ifriow urged that this
!ng. Yesterday slr. Roots fre.4ls wyrc expect.
nv That uss'. l5arta~ ~auld make sotsla cxf!a-
isatfon to sEr. ist,ui.
:, A reporter of tho Trlt.ne called upbn Ms.
Root yesterday, hut llc refused absolutely tu
gtye Information TT answer qutstt,1.*,
Gen. Bnt!nw, When Inquiry MIS- male nf HIN,
immediately rclnarke.t With u laugh that It was
"al! h''s!is'l anl Jukc," tl.ulsgh It was very
rest Lightly IN his ,nlnA. ltc sail l.u thought
the itttc nlattcr between l,luseif a,nt Mr. f,nut
ouEhtnot the tapcrs, though,
~ far rs !s Aa.nst'f nas concerned, ls: did
NJ lsa,ling: 10 tha aannyaurr ot exElanat Ions,
ttc. Mr.. lsoot as! llc lal sttuc correspondence
athult submitting briefs tna arrlcrte. lis IIs.1
written Mr. Root playfu:iY tu hurry up his
uFle4t As!A sutisclHtluly NFHth Hl1A III
ictnrn Ills tBarluw'sl brief that ho
might submit It to the referee. Wlal
askrl n:,Ait tie hitter fe,It to a!r.
Raut, utM whicfi contained the u!ustun tn NOR
tal eofu,At, Mr. Harluw laughed usaln, u,ul
hltst Isc lleyrr challenged ME. itunt to 1lc ur
anytn!y else. 1t wis as'ttir.i. II TIC wrsu to
chal!e.l.c uuybt"ly It would mt be over such
pnlry thing a. III, attorneys hrrf, md, irsiies,
lo sud, Air. hoot hat Mrfccs right tu keep the
trlcl.
Neg H,rk Tribune, J.n. 4.
Vhcrc u little tn nl.t II the lri3Hles account
IF ttlu controversy w!.Lsi. ruuid hc Ut further I
teEcst tu thu p,Il', EXCEPT the pnn'iru.it,n VI
th. tnrrc,ln'IstrIatr wAki passed hetwern
Mr.. Harlow ami Mr. Knu,. The friends
Of hn.h ut first ,le,i.lrl tl,at further
publicity to tho q,tarrtl shosltl Lc pre-
yentel aA far " pt'ssi,s, und ut frat thu al,I,il
c.!tion Ut thu 7fisaHe reporter fur tho letters
"ae tcnlct. l.atc III tic day t1lr refusal wa re-
considered, anl the lc.tcra were furnished for
publication.
i will bo remembered that Gen. Barlow
an1 hIE. Nu.t wc5o uppos,ng eonnsel III
u SUIT hca,u tcfnrc William Stanley, rel
cree. that they hId exchanged br.cis. ~ l.
customary; that Alr. Root had Iiatle. marginal
uotes III Mr. Darlu~'s = i,rict for c,nyenit1,ec tn
argument Us lie expected to kccp tie bslef ~
his pronrty. as Is alsn tile Custom; atll that he
81 i-r. II. I