The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-22
ED. BYNUM TRIED.
ziven Ten Years For Shooting the
Sheriff Of Lexington.-A Speedy
Trial.

Lexington, June 18.-Breaking all
eevious records for this county, Ed.
Bvnum was brought from the State
benitentiary this morning, arraigned
8sbefcre Judge Aldrich, pleaded guilty
ard was sentenced to serve ten years
az hard labor in the State penlten-
U tiary and was back ready to begin his
sentence all within three hours.
At twenty minutes afterj5 o'clock
this morning, Sheriff P. H. Corley;
Mr.. Sam P. Roof, Mr.. c. E. Leaphart
and The News and Courier CORES
pondent left for Columbia in Mr..
&Roof's handsome automobile. The
\ party went to the governors mansion
secured the necessary papers and
drove back to the penitentiary. Al
4 ter waiting about thirty minutes, dur
4 ing which time Bynum was taking OF
I his stripes to don the same old clothes
&which he wore when he was admitted
N "a few weeks ago the return trip was
begun at S o'clock, and at 9:l5 the
u car drove up to the court house door.
Bynum was taken directly to the
Acourt room up stairs and was locked
Hin one of the jury roms and closely
i guarded by Sheriff Cqrley himself
4 until Judge Aldrich finished his
charge to The jury in the Darby case.
B Bv this time the news began to
Il spread that Bynum was to be tried,
and the house began to fill up. By
mum was brought into the room by
/ Sheriff Corley and arraigned. The
indictment was read to him and the
usual question, ''Are you guilty or
not guilty?" was asked. In low,
but distinct. tone. the prisoner re-
n piled, "Guilty. and I ask for mercy" "
Y About one hundred people were
seated in different parts Of the court
room. and when Judge Aldrich began
his lecture to the would-be slayer OF
A Lexington IS popular sheriff one could
n have almost heard a pin fall IN any
i part Of the room so anxious were the
spectators to catch every word that
fell from the judges lips.
After commanding the prisoner to
stand up the court said:
"It is charged that you violated the
law and warrant was issued tor
vour arrest in order that you should
be brought to answer for your crime.
That warrant was placed in the hands
of the high sheriff of Lexington eoun-
Il ty to serve and when he went to
I place YOU under arrest YOU, instead
& Of submitting civillv to the arrest as
II a GOOD citizen. or even a bad citizen,
" should do. YOU resisted that officer.
Won refused to respect his authority
N you put yourself in open lnsurrect1on
and REBELLION against the law OF your
State. and being further instigated by
the devil YOU sought to take the lie
Of the high she, if Of Lexington coun-
~ bv shooting i'm with double-bar-
relied shotgun at a short distance. II
there is anything you have lett un-
done to show that You are bad man
and an unworthy citizen. I cannot
imagine very we'll what it Is, and
when men act as You have acted the
law. mercifully to them. provides
place where they will be separated
from the body Of people whom they
have contaminated, and whom they
have endangered and put them where
they will be safe from doing harm
and where it is hoped they will reflect
and mediate and by the grace of God
repent. so that when the period tor
which they have been imprisoned has
expired and they return to thelr
homes they will be better men.
"As bad as you have acted, and
: as unlawful as you have shown your
1 self to be. there is ray of encourage
4 ment that you may profit by your
4 punishment in the fact that you have
n pleaded guilty and have not put the
Il county to the expense of trying YOU,
N and have not added to the other
Rcrimes the high crime OF
K stoeriurv. which. unfortunately Is
+oo common with Your race.
he county Of Lexington is to be con-
Rratulated that this case terminates
- aooS according TO the orderly