The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-21
Fifteen Prisoners Carried
to the Roads.
HOPE FOR WILL ADAMS
Attorneys for Negro Murderer will
Ask for a Communication. May Not
Hang Next Thursday. Vaughan
Commenced 3 Year Sen
tence on the Roads.

fence on Inc hCduS.
Raymond d. Bynum, who was sem
fenced to twelve years in the State
penitentiary for killing Deacon James
A. Afford, was carried to the prison
yesterday morning at $50 o'clock to
serve his term. He was guarded by
Chief Deputy Sheriff C. NJ Walters.
but no mishap occurred on the way to
the penitentiary, which will be his
place of separation from his family
and desolation in himself for so long
time. The slayer was greatly agitat-
ed when he was taken from the coun-
ty JAIL and seemed to express on his
lcountenance the meaning of the twelve
long years of life in worse than soil
tude; a life of possible remorse, of
certain constant punishment. The eX-
preston of his features was pathetic,
and it appeared to utter a silent Ian
guage of bitter appreciation of his
confinement for so many years away
from everybody and everything he
had ever known or loved. In CONVEX
sation with those near him when he
was being carried away from the
world into the grave of the living he
often spoke words thrilling with their
sadness, about the pain he experienced
had lived in happiness, and necessarily
being taken away from them. He
did not criticise the judge for the SELL
tence rather, he said that he would
endeavor to observe faithfully every
rule and regulation Of the penitntiary.
H regretted that he possessed a vio-
lent, sometimes uncomfortable tenn |
per, and feared that it might some |
time lead him to deviation. He was
deeply touched by the condition in !
which he left his wife and children,
and was grieved that ne was forced |
to submit to a providence that would
not permit him to earn bread for his |
family.
Fifteen to the Roads.
The fourteen prisoners sentenced by |
Judge Allen in Superior court at its
recent term were carried to Wake
county roads yesterday, and one was
sent to the roads from the Police JUS
tice court. Only three of the fifteen
carried to the roads were white, one
of these bling Alphus Vaughan, who
is to serve a. three years term for
embezzlement from the Singer Sewing
Machine. Company, of which he was
local manager at the time the crime I
twas committed
The names of those carried to the
roads. are:
Jim Roam, convicted of carrying
concealed weapon, Sixty udyS, w ll1ldil
Perry house breaking and larceny,
eight months; Alpheus Vaughn, en-
bezzlement. three years: Frank Up
church. larceny and receiving. one
year. Josh Wilder, assault with
deadly weapon, two years; Alex Smith,
larceny and receiving, eight months;
June Gunter, larceny and receiving,
one year; Frank Fuller, larceny and
receiving. one year; Alexander Wad-
kins, larceny and receiving, one year;
Jim Darlington, forcIofe trespass, four
months: George Perry. assault with a
deadly weapon, ninety days; WIN
Smith, larceny anil receiving, one
year: Andrew McSwain, larceny and
receiving, one year; John Burch, lar
ceny and receiving two years; Boss
Daniels, resisting an officer, one year.
The white men are Alpnus Vaughn.
Jim Darlington and Will Smith. rms
exodus leaves Only thirteen Can un-
lucky number) prisoners with the
county taller. of whom Will Adams,
the negro murderer, is one, who is
sentenced to hang next Thursday
Mr.. Chas. Howard, of House Creek
township, has hired Tally Rogers. the
white boy, who was convicted OF OBJ
tanning goods under false pretense.
This course was consented TO by the
parents of the youth. The boy was
sentenced to two years confinement III
iail, or to be hired out.
Murderer Will Adams.
Although Will Adams, the negro
murder, is sentenced to be hanged
OF July 9th, next Thursday and
although the building of the scaffold
erected for his execution, has been
nearly completed, yet it is not certain
that he will hang on that date. His
attorneys, it is understood, will petit
ton Governor Glenn for respite, and
afterwards ask for a Communication of
the death sentence to life imprison-
mcnt IT is generally understood that
Adams was convicted upon circum-
attorneys claim that it was not suffi-
stantial evidence entirely, and his
attorneys claim that it was not sur
ficient to convict the man upon. Tney
believe there is certain doubt as TO
his outlines, and do not want an
innocent man to suffer the death pen
atty. Adams still declares he is inno-
cent, and dislikes to be conversed
with upon the subject. Like a beast
at bay or an animal in a cage, he
retires to the farthest end of his cell
when a person approaches it, and
crouches down in fear.
The rope with which he may be
hanged. has arrived, and was tested |
yesterday 1t will hardly break but
stretched over foot, with bag of /
sand, Weighing 200 pounds, attached