The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-08
POLITICIANS MIXED
IN A QUADRANGULAR FIsTICUFF
IN COURT HOUSE ARENA.
LAzARoN, GARFUNKEL< FIRST
AND THEN WE'LL AND LEHwALD
JOINED IN THE FRAY.

Club Meeting the Cause of the
TrOubIe-Made by 81 L. LazarOn,
They Were Resented by Louis Car
funkcI-The Court House, Scene of
Many Difficulties, Played Its Ac-
customed Part-GarfunkeI Called
LazarOn a Liar and LazarOn Hit
Out-Then They Mixed 1t Up-Mr.
We'll, Playing the Part of Peace
maker, Suffers the Usual Fate.
1t will not be long before the arena
in front of the Court House will be in
a position to give that of the Savannah
Athletic Club cards and spades. 1t is
rapidly gaining distinction as the scene
of animated personal difficulties. one
of which, that looked very much like
what the sports would call a battle
royal" was pulled off yesterday morn
ing.
The principal contestants were Louis
Garfukel and S. L. Lazaron, though
Arthur We'll and George Lehwald got
in the game towards the last and
contributed some of the most interest
ing incidents. The animating cause of
the row was politics; it's immediae ac-
casion some remarks made by Mr.
Lazaron a Union Club meeting Tues
day night
The substance of these remarks was
reported in the Morning News
Though they seemed relatively
mild, in comparison with the epithets
both sides are accustomed to handy
in the heat of political strife, they
=ere sufficient to arouse Mr.. Gar
funkels sleeping ire and there was
blood on the moon and in his eye
when he stood near the Bull street en-
trance to the Court House yesterday
morning and surveyed the approaching
figure of Mr.. Lazaron, on his way to
the temple of justice for the transac-
ton of legal business.
The Inception of The Row.
There were few preliminaries. Mr.
Garfunkel stepped up to Mr.. Lazaron
and informed him he was a liar of
prominence and distinction-of such
rare attributes that quite a flood of
profanity was needed for their proper
expression. His remarks were not
phrased just exactly in this way, but
they were generally to that effect.
Without more ado, Mr.. Lazaron
smote Mr.. Garfunkel Justify and
accurately on the side of the
jaw. Upon the testimony of the man
who received it, cit was a good stiff
punch, all right, all right"
Mr.. Garfunkel promptly retaliated,
and to and fro across the sidewalk and
far out into the street the warning con-
testants fought their way. Other
good, stiff punches, all right, all
right" were given and received on both
sides, while the crowd of spectators.
that sprung up seemingly from the
bowels of the earth, was divided be-
tween a wild desire to watch the fun
and the duty that inspired a separation
of the scrappers.
Youth And Weight Told.
In the melee Mr.. GarfunkeIs youth
and superior weight began to
tell-he is a considerable num-
Der of years younger and
thirty pounds heavier than Mr.. Lag
aron, and twice the latter was borne to
the earth. Accounts vary according
to the political complexion of the ra-
contour, as to whether the falls were
precipitated totally by the force of the
good, stiff punches" or were aided by
the pressure of the crowd and the deS-
cent from the sidewalk to the street
Certain 1t is that Mr.. Lazaron carried
away no physical evidences of the
blows he received.
About this time the peacemakers be-
gan to muster in force. They were
headed by Police Sergeant Fleming and
Patrolmen Bostick and Jernigan and
included two or three other policemen
in citizens clothes, a number of coun-
ty officers and any quantity of un-
official preservers of the peace. These
precipitated themselves upon the scrap
s.pers and held them at a safe distance
Ifrom each other.
Then Mr.. Garfunkel turned himself
loose and expressed his opinion of Mr.
ron He didn't confine himself
entirely to MIR. Lazaron personally,
but took up his family record and
vented his views as to that
Off came Mr.. Lazarons coat-his hat
had vanished long since. and he too
opened the walls of his wrath. He told
Mr.. Garfunkel what he Thought of
him, of what he thought of his broth
ers and gave frank expression to his
opinion of the lop-sided character of
the Garfunkel family tree.
Let me at him." yelled both of the
fighters, but the peacemakers held
them back.
The Fate of The Peacemaker.
At this stage of the game Mr.. We'll
cut in and bought himself a stack of
chips. He was a peacemaker abso-
lutely. but his motives We're misunder-
stood.
He had Mr.. Garfunkel to one side
and was breathing a prayer for peace
into his ear; indeed, he had Mr.. Gar
funkel where he was beginning to lis
ten to reason and consent to give up
fighting for a time at least. Then APP
peared Mr.. Lehwald, who rushed over
to Mr.. We'll and said:
Let that man alone. Why don't you
go and hold Lazaron?"
TIN not holding anybody" said Mr..
We'll. without looking around
IF you don't let him go" said Mr..
Lehwald. "I'll make your do it,
why, you couldn't make me do
anything" was the response; run
away now and be still"
In answer came a blow that grazed
Mr.. Wells head and knocked off his
glasses. He threw back his head as
the blow came and the impetus of it
threw. Mr.. -Lehwald easily within his
reach. In the course of a pair of sec
onds he landed two right and left-hand
punches on his antagonists cheek and
jaw-and again the peacemakers
surged in. They separated the last
pair of scrappers and the fight was
over.
While it lasted it made lots of fun
and was the talk of the town.
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