The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-27
ED. BYNUM SURRENDERS.
NEGRO WHO SHOT LEXINGTON
SHERIFF GIVES HIMSELF UP.

SHERIFF GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Vow in Penitentiary-Tells Thrilling
Story of His Narrow Escape
From Posse.
Columbia, May Without hav'
| ing closed his eyes for one moment
since last Wednesday, when he shot
Sheriff Corley, of Lexington county,
and escaped into the country, nearly
starved to death by his two days
and nights sojourn in the swamps
of the Dutch Fork, Ed Bynum, weak,
almost driven to frenzy by the
constant harrassment of the distant
cry of the dogs that were hunting
him down, walked into the house Oh
his brother at daybreak yesterday,
gave himself up to a nelghborlng
farmer, allowed himself to be
brought to the State penitentiary in
closed buggy by circuitous route
and now rests safe from the mob that
would have killed him at sight had
he been caught. A sharp rap at the
door of the governors mansion
awakened Secretary A. J. Bethea at Z
O'Clock this morning and in few
minutes the story of MIR. Jacob b. Us
wald's sacrifice to save fugitive
from the hands of an angry mob was
told-and a right noble sacrifice 1t
was with no hope Of reward to spur
him on to stand out against the mob
and bring the prisoner here and put
him into the hands of the law.
Bynum tells a most remarkable
story of his escape from the mob
that hunted him for three days and
were hunting him even at the mo-
ment that he was brought through
the large gate of the State penitenti-
ary. Bynum made for the swamp
Immediately after shooting Sherin
Corley and remained there until he
ventured out yesterday morning to
20 to the home of his brother. Dur
| ing all this time he had nothing to
eat-had only water to drink. Once
during the first days hunt Bynum
says he heard the dogs close at hand.
He threw the crowd and the dogs on
of his trail by taking down small
creek, which he waded through for a
number of miles.
But the most thrilling part OF By
NUNS experience came on the sec
ond day, when he lay still under a
bridge not far from his brothers 8
home. One section of the crowd was
close upon him. He heard them
coming. ''I thought it was all up
with me-" said Bynum, "but just
waited. The crowd walked over the
bridge and as they passed recogniz-
ed at least five of the men. 1t was
at night and maybe this is what
saved me-"
Bynum says that, as the men pass"
ed over the bridge he heard them
talking about him, what they would
do If they caught him, and he was
scared. The first night he spent, In
the neighborhood of his fathers
home, near Gilbert. He heard the
crowd shooting and thought prob
ably that this wasn't good place
for him to remain.
On Saturday morning Bynum was
near his brothers home, which is in
the Priceville section, few miles
from Gilbert, in Lexington county
thirteen miles from the town OF Lex
ington and fifteen miles from the
scene of the shooting. The two
nights previous to Saturday this
house had been closely watch
ed by the crowd, and Bynum showed
his good sense by not coming out In
the night time. With the hope that
| in the daytime the crowd would have
dispersed, Bynum ventured out from
the swamp and entered his brothers
house at daybreak.
His brother went over to the home
of Mr.. Oswald, and the two discuss
ed the situation. Mr.. Oswald decided
that he would place Bynum in his
barn, and this was done, Bynum re-
naming there until o'clock Satur-
day evening, when the trip to Co
lumbia was begun. Starting in the
opposite direction and going that
way for two miles, Mr.. Oswald car
rying Bynum in his closed buggy,
while his son and nephew came after
in another buggy, the trip was made
here by a circuitous route, ten miles
out of the regular road. Altogether,
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reach this city.
No one was met on the road until
the ferry over the Saluda river was
reached. No questions we're asked
here, the gate being opened by the
wife of the bridge keeper and her
son. Only one incident marred the
trip. The buggy containing Bynum
and Mr.. Oswald turned over In a
rough place in the road and both
were thrown out, Mr.. Oswald skin
ming his hand.
When this city was reached, Mr..
Bethea rang up the penitentiary and
arranged for the safekeeping Of the
negro. Bynum says he would have
given himself up sooner, but could
not do so. He would willingly have
come to Columbia, If he could have
done so with safety. He is an intel
ligent looking negro, bright mu-
lato, weighing about $50 pounds,
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