The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-03
NOTHING HEARD OF BYHUM.
MIR. AFFORDS MURDERER NOT
YET ArPREHENDED.
Bynum's Wife Crazed With Grief.
New Rural Free Delivery Routes.
Arranging For Inauguration OF
Gienn-Littie Opposition to TIE
Watts Law.

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Ill sorts OF rumors were current to-
day about r. ID. Bynum. the murderer
OF James Fl. Afford. The sheriff says
he has had no news later than N
yesterday morning. hat Rynum was
seen walking In a road eight mites
southeast OF Raleigh. going towards
Renson. a station or the Atlantic Coast
Line. Bynum's wife IS nearly crazcd
by the crime OF her wretch of 9 hus-
band. She has three children. the
oldest IL. The lawyer. Rynum's
cousin. TO whose house Bynum wen..
at once. says he found the murderer
in The woods. He seems TO have walked
a long distance with Bynum that day
and perhaps that night. A lawyer
said that this lawyer IL he merely
walked with Bynum was no aiding
and abetting in the latter's escape,
but that If he took Bynum up In a We
hicle and carried him off hat would
he a different matter. Some believe
Bynum was taken several miles In a
buggy. but the lawyers muddy feet
showed much rough waking. The
funeral OF Afford vas very largely at
tended. He bore himself with rare
courage to the end after he had been
shot. He had prayed for the refcrma-
ton Of the drunkard who slew him.
Postmaster Bailey is informed OF
the establishment of the following new
rural free delivery routes: Fletcher,
Fl. 2. Baldwin. carrier: Jonesboro, (2l
s. r. Hoyle and F. w. Harley; Nc
Leansville, E. T. Hines; Pikeville. ).
II. J. D. Hales. Sanford ca. j. F.
King and G. Fl. Carter.
This afternoon the special commit
tee appointed by the chamber of COM
merce TO aid the legislative commit
tee in arranging for the Inauguration
of Governor Glenn met to consider
thai matter. -
Mr.. Pemberton, who is the head OF
one of the great Indian schooIs in Ok
lahoma, was here today. His last
prior visit to Raleigh was when he
was an officer in General Sherman's
army. He was in General John A.
Logan's corps, which was the one
which SO completely prevented the ne
gro troops from carrying out their
threat 10 burn the city, which threat
they made as soon as the news of
President Lincoln's assassination
reached here.
In an interview with A. D. Watts.
the author of the Watts liquor reeu-
latioH bill. he said: Il find very little
sentiment against this law. The re-
puhlicans have been active against ft
in some localities. Democrats to a
small extent were against it here and
there. but this sentiment OF heir part
is now practically gone. I don't be-
lieve there will be any general liquor
legislation Of Importance. but some To-
cal legislation. Last session an at
tempt was made to secure the passage
of a law not allowing any distilleries
or bars in towns of less than 500, but
it failed to pass. There ought to be
such a provision, as places under 300
have virtually no more protection
than the country. The sentiment
against distilleries is very great. even
in places where they are 10Y in op-
Grafton. .Asheville has driven them
out. There is a big movement to drive
them out of Richmond, Yadkir and
Davie.'