The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-09
LIQUOR RESORTS ENJOINED.
InjunctiOns Served i'm Charleston Are
Likely to BE Made Permanent.

Columbia, Oct. 3.-No little inter
est was aroused when it was learned
here tonight that four injunctions
similar to the injunctions served on
the proprietors Of the Isle of Palms
resort on September 18th were today
served on other Charleston resorts as
follows: The Charleston Hotel in
Guiding the New Charleston Hotel
Company, Riddock & Byrns. proprie-
tor, and Ernest Brown. an employee;
the Argyle Hotel, including the
Argyle Hotel Company, Riddock &
Ryrns, proprietors, and Ernest Gill
man, an employee; a Market street
restaurant conducted by Riddock G.
Ryrns, Danny, Nixon, an employee,
and ]. F. Walsh, as owner of the
premises; the Schuetzenplatz, owned
by the German Rifle Club Of Charles
ton and 'Minzenmaire an employee,
who is named as the active keeper
and manager OF the resort.
The injunctions were obtained by
Attorney General Lyon, who appeared
before Associate Justice Eugene Gary,
at Abbeville. on Monday and present
ed petition similar to that on which
the injunction against the Isle of
Palms was granted, along with affida-
Wits to show that the places named
were resorts prohibited as "nuisances"
by the present liquor law. in which
liquor not analyzed and found to be
pure Is sold and in which
persons are permitted to resort for the
purpose Of drinking alcoholic bever-
ages.
AS to the allegation that liquor in
these resorts has not been ahalyzed
In accordance with the law afidavits
are presented from the members of
the Charleston County board Of con-
troll. In the case Of the Schuetzen-
platz afidavits are also presented
from John Burton and Thomas Kelly,
members Of the rural police, who state
that they raided the club rooms OF
this organization on July and IL,
and on the 'first occasion secured six
bottles Of beer and one bottle Of whis-
key. on the second secured ten bottles
Of beer and one Of whiskey.
There ere also affidavits from Dis
pensary Auditor West as to the allie
cations that the places named were
used as resorts for the drinking of
whiskey. There are other similar af-
fidavits. Section 20 Of the Carey
Cothran law is as follows: "All places
where persons are permitted to resort
for the purpose Of drinking alcoholic
liquors or beverages are hereby de-
iclared nuisances. and the keeper or
manager OF such places upon con-
viction shall be punished as provided
In Section Of this Act" 1t is under
this section that the proceedings are
brought
The injunctions served today are, OF
course, temporary. and the order is
made returnable before the entire su-
preme Court on the day that the court
meets here in November in regular
session. II the respondents follow the
policy Of the Isle Of Palms respon-
dents and decline to make any return
or to either deny or admit the allega-
tions the court Will doubtless follow
It's decision Of last Friday in the Isle
Of Palms case and make the injunc-
tions permanent. Under those condi.
tions II any one Of the persons named
In the injunctions violate the courts
order he or they can be punished fol
contempt Of court without being
brought before a jury for trial.