The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-06
JAIL FOR BYNUM
Affords Slayer Valves
Preliminary Trial.
A Picture of Misery He Toisers As He
is Led Through the Streets. But
Smiles As Prison Doors
Close.
Close.

r. D. Bynum, who as exclusively an
bounced in the News end Observer.
: as brought here early yesterday
r..orning by Sheriff Riddick, Of Gates
county, was given q preiip mary hear
:n@ before Mayor Powell at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, waived eXamina-
ton and was committed to il ! without
bail to await the oction OF the grand
Jary.
The warrant on which Bynum was
ari3igned Was one which w:'s c"cf'l
out by the chief of police Immediately
after he had shot Deacon }. H. Afford
on the 29th of December AL the
hear Iig NJ WAS represented by coun-
sci Messrs. Pou & Fuller and II. III. Ar
80 of the Raleigh bar, while the state
was represented by the solicitor.
The proce edings We're of the briefest
description, Col. Argo arising and stat
ing to the mayor that, while h client
had q defence, counsel I'D not desire
to present the case at the time and
wished to waive examination. TO this
Solicitor Jones az: ccd and lSynun was
taken back Immediately to the jail.
As in the early morning, when ne
first arrived. Bynum appeared in an
extremely erVous sand very weak con-
dition. He scarcely appeared to have
His step was hating and feeble, his
knees bend ng Under HIM until Il
seemed that he was on the point of
collapse. As he walked between the
officers he had frequently to he sup
Torted to prevent aim from what
looked like imminent danger of falling
From time 10 time he made disjoinfed
remarks at one moment IN Il tone OF
uueruious despair at the next laugh
Ii- y -
appearance has changed utterly since
The tragedy Whether his condition Is
due to drink is problematical; III some
VANS it would appear that he is drunk;
III others that t is a case of com
piete nervous breakdown. Since he
has been in Jail here Bynum hds rot
had sufficient VIII skny to produce in
toxication although as is Of course ne
ccssary in cases of prolonged sprees,
he has been furnished " tn stimllants
sufficient to prevent the nervous re
action or drink from becoming danger
Gus.
White Bynum has of course been adj
viSed l.N his ATTORNEYS not to talb, any
thing that he might have said yeSter
day would have been va3ueless owing
to h s physical condition. No attempt
vas made TO interview him. although
yesterday reporter sought admission
20 the Jail On the chance that he had
improved sufficiently to speak intelli
gently aid with = rea liZat on Of his
position. Sheriff Page however refus- !
e1 admission to the Jail on the ground |
that the smallpox quarantine had not
rs.en raised and on the further ground !
that Bynum had not at that hour even
seen his counse. Later in the day, |
when he was be ng returned te the Jail.
an opportunity was had to speak with
hi Hain The jail yard, but not availed
of for tile reason of his physical cor
dit.on as stated.
rhe picture BynEm makes IS
tragic one. Yesterday he was still
Oh cssed in the rough clothes and
sweater in which he arrived. His hair
was unkenpt and thickly streaked
with grey, and his face was cris-cross-
ell with heavy lines. II S ewes moved |
with an uncertain and almost maudlin
Shift and his twitching hands were
never still. If ev-r suffering was writ
on the face and III the bearing of a
man, it is evidenced in the ioll of the
man who shot down Deacon Afford.
No Reward to BE Paid.
Sheriff Riddick yesterday made
prompt application for the offered re-
ward Of s3C0 for Bynum's arrest and
delivery to Sheriff Page. The Cover