The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-02
Judge NeWrnan's Refusal
toRestrain l. caves Pro-
hibit;on Prevailing.
A ATTORNEYS SAY
NOT VET DECIDED
Meanwhile Prohibition Statute
Is Being Enforced iii Atlanta
and Throughout State-Un-
usual Scenes and Incl
dents OF Last Day
OF License.

ATLANTA. GA. January 1.-The
most notable feature or the first day
of prohibition in Georgia WAS the re.
fusal OF Judge w. p Newman, In the
United States Circuit Court. to grant
an Injunction pending litigation which
would prevent the putting into effect
OF the prohibition law. Papers In the
case were filed late Tuesdays on bs-
half OF two breweries, one in Chatta.
nooga and the other in Cinclnnati:
Judge Newman simply filed memo.
randum reading as follows:
After careful consideration, an In
junction pendente. lite will not be
granted This being true 1t Is un-
necessary TO call on the defendants TO
show cause"
The lawyers for the plaintiffs in the
case told the Associated Press tonight
that the dccision of Judge Newman
did not have the effect Of throwing
the proceedings ont OF court. but that
the case would come up In the regular
order OF business. and 1t WAS expected
that 1t would be ready for trial in
about two months.
saloon Wen Are Moving.
In the meantime prohibition is In
effect In every district OF Georgia. Not
witilstanding predictions that the en-
forcement OF the Law on the first day
of the new year, which is a reco gnized
holiday in all parts Of the State. would
bring about disturbances. there was
not the siighteet disorder. The saloon
men in Atlanta evidently believe that
the legal aspect of the situation Will
not have the effect OF putting them
back into business, for they were busy
to-day: ripping ont fixtures and cart
x<,
railroads for shipment to; States where
liquor is allowed to- be sold. -
Under the law the defendants in the
action against the prohibition bill will
have Until March in which TO idemur
or file an answer This leaves the
whole matter In abeyance until that
time. e
scyerai Notable .Arrests. - -
| The scenes OF last evening were. most
unusual. Thousands OF persons thronEed
the streets with nearly every conceiv.
able variety or vessels which would
hold liquor. Along the principal streets
where the saloons have thriven for.
years the sidewalks were impossible
on account OF the crowds. But there
was little disorder and few arrests.
One arrest which caused rcnsiderabhe
comment was OF policeman in uni
form, who. with two quarts of liquor
| In his arms and almost as much In his
system, visited the establishment Of .
| negro undertaken and fired his rs-
volver five tines Another man. a we'll
dressed stranger. wearing diamonds,
was arrested for drunkenness and
taken to a patrol box. lie resisted wher,
the officers attempted to place; him In
the wagon, and was clubbed into In
isenslbility..
:, No Liquor In Church.
One wholesale house is said to have
| sold $4,000 worth OF. liquor In fifteen
ihours yesterday. Toward the latter
.parts8of the evening everything was
/ free. One saloon keeper gave away
/ thousands of dollars worth of cut:
glass decanters. drinking glasses and
/ Rev. Len &. Broughton. who had dc.
clared he would break 2 bottle q 2,
4 the Baptist Tabernacle, as whiske.
went out lnd prohibition came In. wa:
prevented BY q State Law that has Ions
| been in effect which makes It a crime
Ito carry intoxicants of any kind intt
IL house Of worship. The Iministel
sIthercfore merely broke an empty bot.
/ tie. which apparently served the pur'
4 pose as well.
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