The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-28
GILMAN SOLICITOR EXPLAINS
 THE BLIND TIGER INJUNCTIONS

Chancellor William H. Simpson, who,
 after reading the evidence contained in the several affidavits, issued tempor
 ary writ of injunction, also a writ of
 seizure, authorizing the sheriff of Gull
 man county to close the places and
 seize every movable article of para
 phernala used in conducting such place
 and put the same under lock and key,
 and lock the premises where such nui-
 sance is said to be conducted. This is
 the story of the way the injunction
 proceedings came about in Cullman.
 The injunction issued In the cases are
 not permanent, but merely temporary.
 The soft drink men have 30 days from date of service of the temporary writ to demur or to file answer to the same.
 Then, if the chancellor deems the evil
 dence sufficient, the injunction is made permanent by the chancellor, forever
 restraining the place from being used
 as a nuisance of such nature.
 The mode of procedure and the law under which the action will be taken will be the same as any other chan cery court cases. After the injunction
 has been made permanent the men can not again re-establish their business t these or any other places.
 County Solicitor s. J. Griffin today said: In the fact that under the pro visions of the Fuller liquor bill the cir
 cult solicitor has the right to sue out such injunction restraining the blind tiger men from running their business in violation of the law, our mode of procedure in the prosecution of the cases against the men will be under | the law as provided in the Fuller bill, however, as the injunctions now pend- ing are only temporary, 1t remains to be seen as to whether sufficient grounds can be established to make the order permanent This will be determined at the final hearing before the chancellor after the men have had fully 30 days | from date of service of the temporary order to demur to the same. It is my I opinion that the order will be made per manent from the fact that the sheriff s evidence will be sufficient to Justify the 1 making of the order and any other evi- dence found by the grand jury, such
 as indictments. can be appended to the chancery court bill and used as evil dence against the men at the final hearing of the cases. The injunctions carry with them no penalty if the men comply with the requirements, but | should they refuse, then they would pc III contempt or court ana SuDJect to criminal process, which is nothing | short of jail sentence.''
 | The sheriff of this county compiled with the order of the court and locked up the places where alleged liquor was being sold, and seized all the wet goods | found. but the keys were afterward delivered back to the proprietors, and some of then have already re-opened their houses. Whether they are selling anything in the wet goods line or not | Is not known. It Is not believed that | they are. Evidences from the outside would not indicate, that any liquor is being sold in Cullman at this time. Some of the dealers have never re- | opened and avow their intention of going out of business for good.
 The cases will come up for hearing at the next session of the chancery court in this county some time during l the month. of December.