The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-01
CITY OFFICIALS IN A SETTo.
MAI. KAROW's REMARKS LEAD TO
A SCRAP WITH AID. HULL.

The Statement That the Councils
Action Branded 1t As "NegrO
Council" Resented by the Alder
man-Thcir Passage of Arms End
ed without Serious Injury to
Either Side-A Peace Warrant for
Mr.. Hull by Mai. NnrOw-AIdermen
Hot Over the Police Commissions
er's Remarks.
A difficulty occurred yesterday after
noon between Aledrmsn Robert NJ. HUI
and Maj. Edward Karow, chairman Of he
police commission. The two met on Bay
street just opposite the Savannah Bank
and Trust Company shortly before .
O'Clock
Alderman HUI approached Maj. Karow
and inquired if he had been correctly quot
ed in the article in yesterdays Morning
News in which Maj. Karow stated
that the city council, in the action
1t had taken on the cotton exchange reso-
luton, had branded itself as a negro coun-
ell"
Maj. Karow avoided giving direct re-
ply and Alderman Hun demanded that he
either deny the statement credited to him
or retract it, Mai Karow declined to do
either Alderman HUH then struck him
in the face. the blow landing on or near
the left eye, breaking off the ma
jor's glasses.
Maj. Karow responded by striking AL
derman Hull over the head with a silver
handled umbrella, which ne held in his
hand. the handle of the umbrella inAicting
a slight cash on Alderman Hulls
forehead, drawing the blood. Alder
man HUI advanced on Maj. Ka-
row, endeavoring to strike him
again, while the latter parted the blows
with his umbrella and also struck him
one or Two ineffective blows with it, at
the same time avoiding Alderman Hull
by moving slowly backward.
There were few persons in the neighbor-
hood when the difficulty began, and only
a small crowd gathered, the members of
which seemed TO have no desire 10 inter-
fere in the difficulty.
The combatants had gotten a few feet
apart after the first passage of blows, and
Maj. Karow exclaimed:
Let me alone, Mr. Hull, I am unarm-
ed"
q am unarmed too" replied Alderman
HUI.
Mr.. Dwight Roberts rushed up at this
juncture and pushed Mr.. Huh back, Maj
Karow took off his spectacles, which had
been damaged in the affair and handed
them to bystander, remarkng at the
same time that he was totally blind. with
out them and asking some one to lead him
to his office. Mr. A. c. H0rrOcks gave him
his arm and escorted him away.
Maj. Karow shortly afterwards left his
office going to. the office of Justice
Naughtin, where he secured a peace war
rant for Alderman Hull, which was serv-
ed shortly afterward
Alderman Hull left the scene with a
friend, but soon appeared upon the street
again with all the evidences of the fight
removed. The cash in the forehead was
slight, but caused some blood to flow
Maj. Karows left eye was Redeemed but
did not appear TO be seriously injured.
The difficulty was the main talk on the
Bay during the rest of the afternoon and
through the city at night.
Maj. Karows remark quoted in the
Morning News rejecting upon council
caused considerable bitter feeling, and the
attack by Alderman HUI caused no sur
prise. In fact, it was expected that some
member of council would resent the re-
mark forcibly. There was some talk that
council would take notice of Maj Ka-
rows remarks, and that his resignation
as chairman of the police commission
might be demanded. 1t is safe to say
that the matter has not ended yet, and
that it will come up again in some shape.
Friends Of each party to the difficulty
Were claiming last night that their man ac-
quilted himself with credit This account
OF the affair is based upon the statements
of several eye-witnesses.