Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-11-28
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The Opening Fail ExhIbition OF the
Legal Barbartties at New Castle.
The season Of the semi-nnnual whipplngs hay-
ing returned we are nbe to give our readers a
faithful report of the manner In which the laws
OF our !, state =, visit vengeance oil the heada or
On Saturday we visited New Castle for the pur-
pose of seeing and describing the spectacle
When VIC first entered the Jail yard young
man was undergoing the punishment of pilory.
Standing on platform which Is appropriately
supported by Its twin relic of bafbarlsm the
whipping post, was George Hail. young man,
well dressed and pleasant looking, who had been
convicted of forgery. Ills head and hands were
stood thus for one hour, and was then taken to
his cell for three months of solitary confinement.
-Four, we were informed, had stood In the pillory
before Hail. on thatmorning. The pilloiy seems
to have lost its attractions for Spectators and OK
cept few children, the yard was comparatively
empty. As 1t was understood that as soon as
Hall was taken down the whipping would COM
mcnce, crowd soon commenced to gather.
THE CROWD
Was composed Of great variety of elements.
There were some witnesses In cases being tried,
md Others casual visitors from adjoining States,
who dropped in out of curiosity, and in a low
undcr-tone, whispered to ench other their indig-
nation against such brutal punishment, and
audibly thanked Heaven that they did not live IN
such State. There were respectable looking
scemed IN rcav ipol Sortyord NH, n,nat;ence NJ
n treat to the coming affair There were old
men, who, with pleasant "reminiscences of for
mer exhibitions, chatted with other old fellows,
and then. With ardent relish. won,d Relate how
they remembered when Sheriff sn.and-so :. d;d
sling 1t into them" how he drought the blood
at every lick" &c. But the saddest thing about
there both bows and eirls' VIII, came far tic
ufnn'n There were litfia hnys and oirls thern
and many of them ton. mn AZ six years of noe
and ihnss seemed ~ anin,, tLa snaosnio az ,n,,st
as anv 'e''e' ~ e''o' ''e speculative ~ '''"'"
Al Inc cate was n drunken man who eniycned
tho occasion and aliaved The impntiencr If Inc
waiting crowd nv singin~ SONGS and HYMNS.
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THE WHIPPING.
At about = O'Clock the first victim was brought
out lie was eolorcu boy, ABOUT 10, ana hau
been convicted OF assault and battery with intent
10 commit a TURNER outrage on the person 81 a
wh,te giri. lis name was Alfred Howard. nc
liau u M, sort OF asiy nue. induced Dy lear rs ne
naa,,uraiiy eNpccteu, on account oil the character
Oh us onence, 10 NC severely hogged. Ills Wrists
were las.eneu 70 Tue post, ana one couli sec ny
Ihe Wofklng OF MS muscles anu ms close sci teet
tnat nc had nerved himself to stand the ordeal.
ms sentence was thirly lasncs, and tncy WERE III
INC language OF inc Jaw, wen iaa on his pare
pack, but the involuntary shrinking with each
sioW was the only sign he gave OF the pain.
inc SECOND vietim was Euward smith, anothcr
colored noy,who received twenty lashes Tor steal
Ing pair OF boots. Though you could sec his
muscles worklng with the PAIN, ne made no out
Sly, ana ran OIL with forced laugh 70 the jail:
Inc prisoners nearly all seem to make 1t a point
10 give no sign OF pain and as far as possible to
pretend that they are not hurt.
The next was small colored boy, who had to
stand on block TO put his hands in the links.
he was very froll looking, physically, ana the
Sheriif struck him very lightly, and could not
nave hurt MN much. lie received twenty lhscs
Tor some theit.
The next two were Samuel Golden, u black
man, and Henry Davis, bright mnlatO, who
had been convicted Of stealing corn and received
twenty lashes each. The last, whose light color
ed skin showed the rcd welts produced by the
whip more plainly than did those of darker hue,
stood II well the first WINGED and moancd con
The next victim was Charles Scott, n tall color
cd man who had been convicted of stealing
horse and Birdie, and sentenced TO receive forty
lasllcs lie is q man said to have previously borne
ro, i,,t ~ .nu at peis,sacms as.rra, ',,
knoNiny II WAS stoicn liz evi,lentlv had mervcd
7ar II, ~ In, th ,5,,,nn,,, ,
traction was grnat and heads If nersnire,inn XII
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M nov, victim ,sas ,vhitn how n.npd Ian,.s
Nnynnt Who had onnFossod ,o iha ston,m, ~
somr clothin, and received ten l,shss liz sIood
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anJ raoaiad ~ iu poa,u1s iS' ~.
,"sh sorod en ,sies. in ' i,aihs o. .ue
III tna t,ait,ai ps,,',,h o WHY II a;,, a.'u
..is ny .Mit.heu Soh'uisNey, Ho cricu ana
,i""eu e3'isiuerapiy; Mnlle men, IS said,
hof Y sl,.1 ~, II Us sloiiuiy ns .ic phcks.
ooscph h2gs, announcer winnie man, qui.e young,
roaonaa ts St'i,iS eio'i1ss JcMelty, &C. next
iee.Muu ,Men.y iaslcs. iiis DUCK WIS ueeply
marked, Dut ne STOOD IL bravery ana ike ONE OF