The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-27
RECORD OF CRIME
 IN PAST FEW DAYS
Birmingham Was More Orderly
 Than Ever Before
NEGROES ARE KILLED
Very Few Fires and Burgaries Extra Policemen Were Dismissed With Thanks by Chief
 Yesterday.

The past Christmas was one of the most orderly ever known in Birmingham Fires, and killings occurred, but the only fatali- ties were the killing of negroes and the accidental shooting of Walter Burchen, which resulted in death
 As whole the number of arrests was larger than ever before, but the serious crimes which have been Christmas oc- currences heretofore were lacking. Of the l 181 arrests made from Saturday afternoon to Christmas at midnight, only five were charged with felonles. Misdemeanors, such as drunk. disorderly and fighting, were placed on the docket against the other accused persons l There were 101 negro men and IT negro | women arrested. One white woman was I incarcerated on a minor charge. The rest l were white men.
 i Judge Feagin of the police court stated I yesterday afternoon that the record m I his court had been broken. Nearly zoo | cases were disposed of by the court 1 Notwithstanding the large number of l arrests made, good order was maintained I on the streets No complaints were made | at police headquarters of women and ehll- dren being insulted on the thorougnfares | as in former years.
 i Few robberies were committed, and l those that did occur were when wearing | apparel or bicycles were stolen. 1 There were few fires during the past | few days. The department answered three alarms Christmas day, and none of the blazes amounted to much. List of Fatalities. l The number of fatalities among the ne- l groes was the most striking feature of the | holiday period.
 John Craig was killed by Robert Reed | In front of a negro saloon on Eighteenth street Reed was released on bond. Robert Stewart was killed in trying 1 to avoid arrest by Policeman Gates. Stew art is at St. Vincent's hospital in ser- ious condition
 | Robert Anderson was shot and killed by l some unknown party. The body of an unknown negro was 1 found yesterday morning on Fifth ave- | nue between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth I street. His throat was cut from ear to ear.
 | Jim Johnson, negro who was shot at l Bessemer, and carried to the almshouse. died yesterday at St. Vincents. At first
 it was thought by officials that Johnson | was a negro named Robert Sykes. An unknown negro was killed on Ave- nue D in quarrel with number of ne- | groes.
 A Bessemer officer shot and killed | Frank Johnson.
 Virginia City was the scene of killing
 when Wade Moore was shot. It is sup
 posed that negro, Lawrence Crawford
 killed him.
 Will Bailey was injured Tn a Louisville
 and Nashville railroad accident and died
 at the hospital from the injuries.
 Extra Men Dismissed | Chief Wier Is pleased with the record
 made by the police department during
 Christmas time and the manner In which
 the laws were enforced Last night he is-
 sued an order dismssing with his thanks
 all extra policemen who served during
 the holiday period.
 "EVerything moved along splendidly'
 said Chief Wier yesterday. ''I am ex-
 tremely pleased with the good order main
 tained. The members of the department
 performed excellent service. .The orders issued by the mayor con
 corning the discharge of fireworks were
 generally obeyed by the citizens. Few ar.
 rests for violations of the ordinance gov erning such matters were made by thu officers