Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-05
CUBAN LAWYERS sPARRING.
Quarrel In the New York Hotel Re
newed in the Street.

a Quarrel in the New York Hotel Re-
newed in the Street.
Santiago AlOnZO BarrOeta and Fran
| cisco Figueras, with their wives, and
Ramon BarrOeta, says Tuesdays New
York Sun, have been guests at the New
York Hotel for week, The gentlemen
are lawyers of position, and men of
wealth in Havana. Ramon Barroeta is
an uncle of Santiago AlOnzo. The five
| travelled together hike a family party,
| though there is no relationship between
the Barroetas and the Figuerases. They
| have been, however, friends for many
| years, and on this account, as we'll as on
account of jOurneying with a common
purpose, have been very intimate since
leaving Havana together. The purpose
OF their stay in New York was to have
Mrs. BarrOeta and Mrs Figuera treated
by Prof. BOzeman, specialist in whom
they have great confidence, both of the
ladies being i'll.
In spite Of the fact that all the members
/ Of the party are hOt-bloOded and quick
tempered, they got along very smoothly
| together until last evening. The trouble
arose at the dinner table, and originated
with the ladies. Mrs. Barroeta took
| occasion to say more or less sweetly on
meeting her friend:
"My dear, how very i'll you look. You
must really be much worse than we
| supposed"
Whether this was intended as polite
| salutatiOn or not, it stirred Mrs. Figueras'
/ mercurial temperament up to the boiling
/ point. She said, in as few words as posi-
| bic, that Mrs. Barroeta had told an I'M
/ truth. MIR. Figueras, with even more
/ heat, added his assurance that Mrs. Bar
| rOeta's remark was not founded on fact.
Besides this, he said that there was
| further improperly in making such a
remark, as his wife was extremely ner-
! YOus.
Mrs. Barroeta's husband became ex-
/ cited at this point, and took Mr.. Figueras
to task for using such language to his
| wife. Any criticism of her conduct
should be made, he said, to him, as he was
responsible.
| The elder BarrOeta Joined his nephew in
/ few remarks in response to this, and
then all the members of the party talked
awhile in concert. Suddenly they all left
| the table,
In waVerly place, near Washington
Park, later in the evening, Mr.. Figueras
and his wife met Mr.. Barroeta and his
| uncle face to face. When Mr.. Figueras
imprudently again brought up the subject
/ of dispute, the other man flared up imme-
diately. Only a few words had passed
/ Wueu the eluer BafTOela leu WIN MS lett.
/ Mr.. Figueras got it in the face. Both
/ gentlemen then danced about in a lively
/ effort to hit each other, but were only
/ moderately successful. Mr.. Figueras en-
/ deayOred to hold the elder Barroeta. The
/ younger BarrOeta tried to drag her away
/ from the actively engaged uncle.
All this dancing and 1bbing and pulling
/ and hauling was accompanied by such n
torrent of Castilian that a crowd was
| speedily collected. Among them was Po-
| liceman Murdoch of the Mercer street
/ station. He succeeded in quelling the
| disturbance, but was utterly unable to
/ understand the vOluminOus four-barreled
| Spanish explanation that was offered him.
So he took the whole party to the station
/ house.
Sergeant Thompson is an Indifferent
/ Spanish student, and a most exciting con-
/ test between the Cuban's Yoluble Spanish
/ and the Sergeant's vigorous English re-
/ suited in no advance toward an under
/ standing on either side. After rising to
/ his feet in an effort to sustain his part of
the crOss-fring creditably, he decided
upon adopting his usual mode of settling
knOtty question. "We will lock them
/ up" said he.