Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-27
While the Station House Is
Crowded to Overlooking the
Arrests Have Nearly All
Been on Minor Charges
NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
REPORTED AT HOSPITAL
Chief Jennings Attributes Quiet
Observance to Wide PubIici-
ty Given to His Order Re-
StriCting Use of Fireworks

Christmas day of 1e1O the day preced-
ing and the day following have been con-
coded by the police and hospital authori-
ties to be the most quiet known in those
circles in the past eight or ten years.
In the three days, there have been only
two negroes killed in Atlanta and none
seriously injured. Accidents from fire.
arms and fireworks to children have been
few and in no case serious.
However, the police department has
been kept very busy during the three
days making arrests on minor charges,
and on Monday morning it was found
that the portion of the cells at police
headquarters reserved for negroes was
overlooking and new prisoners constant
ly coming in. AS a result of this over
flow, % or more negroes, mostly women,
were called from the cells in a body and
released on copies of charges in order
that the space which they were occupy
ing might be used for the Monday pris-
oners Practically all of the negroes re-
leased were charged with drunkenness or
minor cases of disorderly conduct.
Chief of Police Jennings attributes the
the newspapers in the city gave wide
spread publicity to his strict order pro-
hibiting the discharging of fireworks and
firearms in the city. and also against the
congregating in public places of large
crowds, the throwing of confetti, blowing
of horns, etc.
TWO NEGRO TRAGEDIES.
The two fatalities in the city, which
were due to Christmas eggnog, were ne
gro murders. Charley Fells, of 131 Pc
ters street, was killed as the result of
a drunken quarrel near his home on Sat
urday night, and an unknown negro was
killed the same evening on Decatur
street In both cases the police cap
tured thee who had done the--shoot-
ing Six negroes. suffering from slight
gunshot wounds and powder burns were
treated at the Grady hospital during the
three days.
Four young white boys, Rufus Da-
wilson, of Howell Station: Willie Hunt
er, of 1913 Vine street; Ellis Nhajor, of
176 1-2 Decatur street, and Earnest Nc
Donald, address unknown, are at the
hospital. suffering from wounds made by
the bullets from small caliber rifles and
pistols. The injuries are not serious.
On last Christmas there were four
people brought to the hospital suffering
were badly injured by Xmas fireworks.
10 ARRESTS.
Since the last session of the recorder
court, held on Saturday afternoon, the po-
lice have made 10 arrests on the city
dockets. The majority of these people
were arrested during the day Sunday
and those so unfortunate as not to re-
ceive copies of charges or to be includ-
ed in the space clearing on Monday
morning will be forced to wait until Tues
day before their cases are called for trial,
as the recorders court has declared Mon
day holiday. Those people arrested but
not locked up a police headquarters will
all be tried on Wednesday, as the total
number of cases will be too large to
try in a single day.
In addition to the 10 people arrested
after the court. there are 40 or more
prisoners who have been held since last
Friday, or who were arrested on Satur-
day morning, but not carried before the
recorder for trial on Saturday.