The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-18
CLUB OFFICIALS
 INDICTED BY JURY Held on Charges of Violating
 Prohibition Laws ARE RELEASED ON BOND The Membership of the Country Club of Montgomery Is Composed of Many Men Prominent in all Walks
 of Life.
ARE RELEASED ON BOND

Montgomery, February 17.-(special1 William Jackson, secretary, and John M Ingalls,, manager of the Country Club of Montgomery, one of the most popular social organizations in the south. were in- dicted by the recent grand jury on charges Of selling liquor without a li- cense. Each made bond of $2oO today.
 The club house is situated outside of the corporate limits of the city and in a prohibition district The club has been selling, it is charged, having a license from the United States government, but could not secure one from the state or county because of its location, in prohibj- tion territory.
 This club is composed of some of Mont gomery's most prominent men of Sall walks of life, and has a membership of about 200. The quarters are among the finest in the south, the golf links being among the best in this part of the coun- try.
 At a recent meeting of the members of the club E. B. Joseph, 8 popular young real estate and insurance man, was elect No Pi SSiothls lcSlQtHL JOStDu SIdIeu this morning that he and the other mem- bers of the club were much surprised at the action of the grand jury.
 Tt is purely a social organization, said President Joseph, "and it's member ship includes the best citizens of Mont gomery. The club is for the members strictly and kind of family affair. Some time ago we stopped the sale of liquor at the club when the fact was brought to the attention of the members that the club was in prohibition district
 Other Arrests Made.
 John Yung, proprietor of Yungs res- taurant on South Court street. was ar rested today charged with violataion of the o'clock closing law MT. Yung was indicted by the recent grand jury, which adjourned last week. He made bond of s2O0 and is today doing business at the same old stand.
 This is the first arrest made under an indictment for the violation of the g o'clock closing law MT. Yung proposes to make a test case of the matter and to take it to the highest courts. He was acting under the advice of his attorneys by screening off his bar and keeping it separate from the restaurant. It was thought the grand jury would make this indictment, but it was not made public until today, when the sheriff received the necessary papers from the clerk of the court
 Probably Yung's restaurant, which was formerly known as Flemings, is the old est restaurant and bar in the state it having been in continuous existence at it's present place of business for about 50 years. MT. Yung, the present proprietor, who succeeded David Fleming. has. ac- cording to his understanding of the law, observed it in spirit and letter. At 9 o'clock each night the bar is screened off by wire screens from the restaurant and no liquor is sold or given away after g o'clock. MT Yung contends that this is a full compliance with the law, and does not think that the law requires him to close his restaurant at 9 o'clock simply because in the same building there is packed up certain amount of liquor.
 If MT. Yung should be forced to close his restaurant at o'clock simply because the bar rooms are required to close at that time, it would seem that every hotel in the state and every restaurant in the state which has bar room in connec- ton with it would be forced to close at 9 o'clock. Evidently this is not what the legislature intended, as it would be hard ship to force a hotel to close its cafe and possibly the entire building at 9 o'clock simply because the law requires the bar rooms to close at this hour. In the case of Mir Yung it is practically the same, as when his bar is closed it is shut off from the rest of the business as completely as .c isa tx,l la..ild