The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-20
REFUSED TO ENJOIN SOCIAL
CLUB.
Declines to Make Permanent Tenn
porary INDUCTION Against the City
Club, of Columbia, Which
Had Been Charged with
Violating the Dis
pensary Law.
News and Courier.

Gage today refused to grant perma-
nent injunction against an alleged
blind tiger social club in Columbia.
This is the first time that the court
has refused to grant such injunction
on petition Of the attorney general,
and there are now in effect a large
number Of such injunctions against
alleged blind tigers in Charleston and
Columbia.
The ease brought before Judge
Gage today was that Of the City Club
ut No. 1929 Main street, Of which Jeff
Delay was manager, and M. r. Spig-
ener the owner of the premises. On
October II. 1908, Judge Gage grant
ed temporary injunction on pctl-
tlon of the attorney general, the pc
tition being similar to The petitions in
the eases brought previously in this
city and Charleston in such eases. In
support of the petition Il number Of
aitidavItS were presented. one Of them
being from j. r. Haynes. better
known as "Bob' Haynes, formcrl,
of Grccnvillc, who sworc that on sew
eral occasions in June. July and Au-
gust Of this year he visited the City
Club. IN company with one or more
persons, and was on his first visit, on
June 2l, given card Of membership
III the club. AT that time w. II.
Wolfe WAS manager. Wolfe having
formerly been dispenser in this city
from which position he was discharo-
ed |; year. Haynes again visited
the ,ub on July 4 and August 25,
and jach time purchased beer or whis-
key for himself and his friend accom-
pa Fing him. The club, il was stat
ed was fitted up with a counter side
b> ard, cf '"s. ice box, wiiskcy and
bder glaHess. II so forth.
An affidavit l,,m Major Micah
Jenkins, collector of internal revenue,
set forth that the club had a license
as retail whiskcy dealer from the
United States government.
An affidavit from Peter Critics, the
well-known Greek fruit dealer, whose
shop is on the first floor below the
club rooms upstairs, set forth tina,
he subrcntcd the rooms to Wolfe, and
that Wolfe subsequently sold the club
to Delay.
In his return Mr.. Maynard r.
Spigcncr, who is one of the most
prominent and reputable citizens OF
Columbia. stated that he rented the
premises to f.. ID. DEM, green grocer.
and that Dent subrcntcd to Critics
and others: that when he suspected
that the sale Of whiskcy was bcin.
permitted he warned Dent. and DEM
promised him that The building would
not be used for an unlawful purpose.
MIR. Spigencr was represented at the
hearing today by Mr.. John J. McMa.
han.
In his return Delay stated that the
club was Il regularly chartered social
organization, and that the rooms
were not used for an unlawful p,r.
pose. That he is timer by trade
and works at his trade by day, bnl
was elected manager of the club. ana
served only the members with drinks.
lie denied the allegations in the af1i
davitS bv Haynes. and said he had
never sold HAYNES OF The others nam.
ed whiskcy. He sci up that his rcpu.
tatlon was valuable to him as work.
lngman, and that the allegations made
III the petition were damaging 10 him.
Judge Gage. who Is now holdin.
civil court here. heard the returns
this morning, and Assistant ATTORNEY
General DcBruhl appeared for the Pc
titionrr. Judge Gage desired bcfor.
deciding the ease to have the partie,
brought before him and Delay wa,
examined personally as well as Critics.
The statements Of Delay, who is 8,
well-known character around town.
evidently impressed the court favor.
ably. and he said he would decline Il,
grant the permanent injunction asked
FOR. lc remarked that such clubs a>
these were the only pleasure resort,
permitted to The poor man. and tina,
their rnl"vmcnt appeared innocent
and should not he intcrfcrcd Will,
without evidence that they were vio