The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-22
THREE CLUBS IN LINE |
HAVE DETERMINED TO CLOSE
THEIR BARS on SUNDAY.
NOTHING FROM 0GLETHoRPE.
OTHERS HAVE COMPLIED WITH
ATTORNEY WILSON'S REQUEST.

Harmonic Club Has Already Been
Closed Two sundays-It Intends to
Continue That PoIicy-Hussars'
Club VIII Close Next Sunday for
the First Time-So Will the TOniO-
chichi CIub-ActiOn Was Taken by
Its Board of Governors Last Night.
Mr.. Wilson Has Received No Notice
From the OgIethorpe - Ludden
Case Interferes with His Possible
Prosecution Tomorrow.
All except one of the social clubs of
Savannah have indicated an intention
to close their bars next Sunday. The
Harmonic Club has sent no official no
tice to H. E. Wilson. ESQ, attorney
for the Good Government League, but
the clubs bar has been closed for the
last two Sundays, and the club intends
to continue as II has begun.
Capt. C. A. L. Cunningham, presi-
dent of the Hussars' Club, notified Mr..
bar closed next Sunday. That will
be for the first time since the issue of
Sunday closing was raised.
The board of governors of the Tomo-
chichi Club held meeting last night,
at which it was unanimously agreed to
close the bar next Sunday. Notice
will be sent to Mr.. Wilson to that eff
feet Immediately. That will be the
first day, too, that the Tomochichi will
run dry.
Action is yet to be taken by the Ogle-
thorpe Club. Mr.. Wilson has not
heard from it since the letter received
a few days ago from President George
w. Owens. which stated that Mr.. Will
sons request that the club close its
bar on Sunday, would be referred as
soon as practicable to a meeting of
the club
Mr.. Wilson was asked yesterday If he
intends to bring indictments before the
grand jury tomorrow against any club
from which he might not have received
a favorable answer to his request that
club bars be closed on Sundays. He
replied that he did not see how he
could do so. as the time over which
the Ludden case is extending in the Su-
perior Court will make it impossible
for him to get up evidence for the
grand jury in a club bar case. He left
absolutely no ground for the inference
that he had given up his intention to
appear before the grand jury against
any club that might not close it's bar
on Sundays. Such is not the case. He
maintains that he will not give any
club another Sunday to remain open.
Should any club brave Mr.. Wilson
and the Good Government League and
conduct an open bar on Sunday, despite
the request that it close it would be
interesting to know just how the at
torney would proceed. Mr.. Wilson was
asked about this. He said that a cor
poration, such as one of the clubs, can
be prosecuted for Sunday liquor selling
as for a misdemeanor. A fine could
be imposed, upon conviction, that the
corporation would have to pay, an ex-
ecution, il necessary, being issued.
If he is forced to 1t, Mr.. Wilson said
that is the course he will follow. An
other might be to secure indictments
against officers of the club responsible
for the sale of liquors on Sunday AMI
prosecute them, when, in case of con-
victions, fines or Imprisonment could
be imposed.
A number~-of the members of the
grand jury are members of the clubs.
Mr. Wilson was asked If he thought
that would disqualify such members 10
serve on a case in which their club
was the defendant before the grand
jury. He replied in the affirmative.