The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-30
PISTOL FLASHES
CALL TO DEATH
Tragedy in the Heart of Raleigh When Raymond
Bynum Shoots to Death His Aged Part
rer ]. H. Afford

was that made by the ball which en-
tered four inches below the right nip
pie. this passing into the body In the
anterior oxillary line. The wounds were
lnade by S2-callbre pistol. After the
dressing of <le wounds the patients
pulse was IS and his temperatur 90.
Thine Fatal Decd
Mr. w A. Taylor, with whom Mr..
Afford lived. said he was at work in his
shop, this just across the street from
the scene of the tragedy, and on hear
ing three reports of a pistol he inn
n;ediateiy rushed to the street and see
ing Mr.. Bynum coming out of the offic
IL suspicious manner, rushed into
the office, where he found Mr.. AL
ford lying on the floor near stove.
but in a perfectly conscious condition
Mr.. Taylor said he spoke to the wound
ed man and at once Mr.. Afford rec
ngnized him and told him that By
mum had come to kill him and had
accomplished his purpose.
Mr. Afford told Mr.. Taylor what oc-
Cured, which was in effect as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Rynum entered the office this
morning Thursday and without one
word came toward me with drawn
pistol. / had been busy all the morn
ing and took no notice of Mr.. Bynum
ME. Looking vi. | saw Mr.. Bynunl with
a revolver, in his hand coming to-
ward me with the weapon drawn
jumped up Immediately and grabbed
I'ynum, hoping To prevent his shooting
Inc. which he seemed determined to
do. Then Bynum began to shoot. firing
three shots in quick succession"
Mr.. Taylor further stated that Mr.
Afford had frequently talked with hin.
Sat Of
mum and his irregularities appeared tc
worry Mr.. Afford greatly.
Looking for Bynum.
Bynum as he left the firms office
is said TO have met a Mr. Holloway.
who asked him if he had heard
shooting, or if anything was the mat
ter To this Bynum said he had
heard no shots and nothing was
wrong. He then passed on down
East Hargett and turned into Blount
street. His home is i'll the northern
part OF the city, but he turned to
the south.
In the sheriff's office the first news
of the killing was brought by Clerk
of the Court Russ. who had heard
OF the affair from an express messen-
ger. At once Sheriff Page sent out
Deputies Walters, Crocker and Stell,
and a visit was first made to By
nurn's home. His wife said he was
not there 1T is understood also that
she said that as soon as she heard of
the shooting she looked for her. hus-
the shooting she looked for her hus-
bands pistol, but he had taken it
away.
Search for EynUm began and aS the
result of this ii was found that By
mum had stopped lin at the store of
George Lane, colored. on East Davie
street. Finding Lane out he used
the telephone 10 speak to some one,
and then saying to Lanes daughter,
I'm frightened he hurried off, go
ing 20 the east. t.
The trail taken up by the officers
shows that Bynum went beyond the
city towards the Federal Cemetery.
and then on through q lane which
leads past the home of M. Bart
Gattling. In the soft mud in the lane
at Mr.. Gatling'S the footsteps of two
men were found, these made as if the
parties were in q hurry. One pair
of shoes. so the footprints indicated,
were made by the shoes of BXnum
and the other footprints, like his,
were small.
Down this lane the footprints went
and on towards a branch. Here they
ended and could be found no more.
The officers searched diligently
through the woods in that section but
then it was that messages We're sent
out to officers in all sections to look
out for Bynum. a message last night
from Wilson tells that the train was
examined there in the search for the
fugitive.
Mr.. Bynum is :, nephew of the late
John Gatlng a cous n of MIR. Bart
Gatling. and it was stated yesterday
that Bynum had gone to MIR aGtting's
house. An effort was made to see Mr..
Gatling last night. but he was ,;ot at
home 1t is said that q telephone mes
sd ge came to him yesterday morning
that he went out in one of UpehurChs
bugg es. O.ficers gong to his nome
met the buggy returning, and going TO
MIR. Gatlings they were Informed that
he was rot at hcme. His buggy ami
horse were there but his driver vas
not or the premises.
Later in the day it is stated that Geo. |
Lane saw Il small trap be ng driven
swiftly by his place. Upon this and the
other incidents the officers think that
Fynum after leaving the lane went up
the branch. left it, went into the woods
and through these TO some kind OF a
vehicle IN waiting for him. and that he
has driven cross the country to take |
the train at some unexpected nlace
Here, however is "a report current |
last night that would show this to be |
ali error, If this last is true. It is that
ii negro hackma; saw a man one
whom he says was a printers and
thinks was Mr.. Bynum. over IL the |
direction Of the Johnston street depot |
of the Seaboard Air Line. who asked !
him If 66 had come Being told the +,
train was late the man buried on
This was between one and two O'Clock !
yesterday.
AS yet there is no clue 10 be found. |
and the wonder OF it all is that the az |
far took place ~ the heart or thcl