The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16
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plea for Slayer Was That fls
Was Crazcd With
tj.jS5 Drink.
DocKER ! IS IS IN ''| Y:
Mrs. Bernard Stands BY Her Illus
band---Toucfing Scene
in Court.
p9ocKERY is IMPROVING g:
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81 RALEIGH, N. c.. July 15.-Raymond D..
i Bynum submitted to the charge Of 'nuf-
der in the second degree in Wake supo-
B rior Court this afternoon for the killing
a OF J. II. Afford who was his business
partner in tho printing firm of Afford,
ago. Afford was uuarrellEg with Bynum
because of the lattcr's lax methods IN
Is the office and his excessive drinking,
when Bynum drew his revolver tnnd shot
Il Afford so that he died withinsn few
crazcd with drink. Afford was Il most
cstimablc man, slHty-eight years Old
and was senior dchcon Of the First Bap-
fist Church. Judge Allen stated that he
would pass sentence on Bynum Monday,
He has a wife and three children. IS
The charter of the National Bank Of
Palelgh expired to-day anu Il new State
bank Is organized for the purpose Of sue
cecding to the business. The National
Bank of Ralelgh was the oldest bank IN
the State capital and has had q pros
porous carecr.s Mr.. c. Fl. Bclvin was
president Tho name Of the new bank
i is the Raleigh Banking and Trust Com
pany. The capital is 100000; Officers
nre about the same as the old National
Bank.
DoCKERY6G SETTING WE'LL.
Physicians attending John c. Dockery,
who was shot three weeks ago by 70 4
liceman Rogers on the charge OF be-
traying his daughter, gave out the state
11ent tonight that he Is much improved
and direction will be given Tomorrow for
the nurses to change him to a cumbent
position. He has been on his back and
side since he was shot. They say how
4 tr l.v,N ay110 "fl1
danger yet. On the strength Of this
statement, counsel for Rogers announce
that they will not press for ball Monday
and the preliminary hearing will go over
for another week. In the meantime,
Rogers Is in jail
Mrs. C. M. Bernard and children left
Tor Virginia Beach to join her husband,
who Is in Virginia unable to return to
North Carolina, becaGse Of Implication
with Dockery.. Mrs. Bernard, who is
most Bile woman. believes that the
charge against her husband is political
persecution.
& "a TOUCHING SCENE.
There was a touching scene in the
Wake Courthouse yesterday evening when
Judge Allen imposed the additional sem
ttence of six months III jail each on J.
Rowan Rogers and j. p. Sorrcll for en-
bracery. When the sentence was pro-
nounced Rogers whispered into the ear Of
his attorney, j. N iiOlolnS, ana arose
and told the judge that I.0Gers desired
that Sorrcl be punished no more, but to
just make his (Rogers's) sentence twelve
months. That Sorrell was not able to
bear the imprisonment, and he felt II
there was. n crime committed that he
himself was wholly responsible, The
Judge left the sentence as he first pro-
nounced It. There Is a general belief,
though, that there will be a considerable
modification.
Mr.. F, II. Packer is here from New
York for the purpose of modelling a statue
#pf Worth Bagley, under All agreement Of
ethe Worth Bagley Monument Committee.
He Is highly recommended To-, the COM
mittee as a sculptor of talent. The COM
mittee consists Of w. NJ. Russ, W. S.
Primrose D. e. Everett, Thomas S.
kcnam, r. T. Gray and w. N. West, all
of Raleigh.