The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-06
CAPTURED IN GATES COUNTY.
THE MURDERER BYNuM LANDED
IN JAIL
Military Court OF Inquiry Consencs-
Members OF the Legislature Pour-
m= rn-Governor Aycock Greatly
Enjoyed His Florida Trip-iddi-
tons to the Hall OF History.

Raleigh. n. C. January .

Raleigh. ". c.. January 3
The officials at the sherir-s Office are
greatly pleased this morning at the
news OF the capture Of r. ID. Bynum.
the murderer of James II. Bynum. but
up 10 a late hour a received no OFF,
ciai confirmation OF IL, IN words
no telegram from h sheriff OF Gates
county. This they thought singular al
ter tAe communication which had poss-
ed between them. The officials stated
that tbs deputy sheriffs and police were
only fifteen minutes behind Bynum in
his fight with his cousin Bart. N.
Calling from the latter's house after
the murder. The two men raj side by
side down n lane going east from the
house, then turned To the right TO a
branch, then came on the Holloman
read, crossing Walnut creek about
a mile south of the city going towards
Garner. The officers tracked them
some distance. The next day they
found the tracks below Garner. Cat
ling himself told the officers, after his
return, that they were only q quarter OF
an hour behind Bynum. The sheriff
stated that Bynum walked to Tarboro,
going northward from Garner over to
the Tarboro road, and at Tarboro hired
a buggy and drove to Scotland Neck,
where he arrived sunday afternoon at
5 o'clock. He laid around in the woods
at Scotland Neck for twelve hours.
probably in order to still further divert
suspicion, and then got a ticket to Gates
station in Gates county. The sheriff
| received the telegram from the sheriff
of Gates which showed that the latter
had found the murderer had arriv-
ed in Gates county. Sheriff Page knew
Bynum's, mother lived there, but did
rot know he had a sister in hat county.
The sheriff here was extremely active
and had flooded Gates county with pos
tai cards containing a description Of
the murderer. The latter had plenty of
| money and three suits Of cloths, rela-
tives having provided him with ample
funds. It was thought to have been
his purpose to stop in Gates county for
a day or so and then go to Norfolk, that
great hiding place for North Carolina
criminals. The sheriff said that ne an
liCtpdltu 1O lIOuDlc WIiSI byIluIl was
brought back here. He could not say
whether Bynum woul be kept in jail
or in the pe~nitentiary. The sheriff was
greatly pleased at the arrangement now
in effect by which prisoners held for
trial are allowed to be placed in the
penitentiary for safe-keeping.
This morning at II o'clock the Mill
tary Court of Enquiry, called at the re-
quest of Colonel Craig of the Third
Regiment of North Carolina National
Guard, met in the adjutants Office to
consider what was his connection, or
responsibility, if any, for the killing
and wounding of certain enlisted men
of the Durham Company OF the Third
Regiment while on their way home from
encampment last August. Colonel
Walker Taylor, the senior officer of the
court present, is presiding, Colonel r.
H. Bain being sick and 10 able to be
here.
Only Colonel Craig and Colonel Bra
gaw, of the Second Regiment were ex-
amined as witnesses. General Armfield
did not arrive until after the board ad-
journed. The board will file it's findings
with Governor Aycock, who will review
them and a them public.
f.. B. Norvell, who had charge two
years 60. under the new system, of
the enrolment of the acts of the legis-
lature is here to again take charge of
that important matter, in which he has
had SO much experience since 1899.
Members of the Legislature poured
IN today and the office seekers were
cutie put to it to distinguish the mem
bers from the other office seekers, as to
this matter, and some rather amusing
incidents occurred.
In the criminal insane department of
the penitentiary, which is really provid-
ed for only fifty inmates, there are now
ifty-four, and four Of these have to
be put in the prison cells. The judges
have been notified of this status of
affairs n asked to end no more of
the criminal insane until arrangements
are made, for If the number is increas-
ed larger quarters will have to be pro-
vided and there will have to be a great
er appropriation, it being now So, 900
which is just enough to maintain those
here.
The Raleigh postoffice has done a
great business during the past year, be-
ing now the office which pays all the
postal rural free delivery carriers in the
state.
The Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege reopened Tuesday, when students
registered. Those who arrived late had
TO pay $1.00 fee, which goes to the
students aid fund.
w. Hal Harrison. the new postmaster
of Baltimore. is a member Of the North
Carolina Society Of tho Cincinnati
In a day or two the series OF January
institutes for farmers will be begun
by the Agricultural Department and