Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-12-10
The PilIory and the Post.

FINAL WHIPPING OF THE SEASON.
I'm Saturday, tho last batch of criminals to be
Wrapped and plloried this season had melted out
to them that barbaric justice which the mistaken
lawmakers of our State think necessary to the
suppression of crime.
There we've four persons sentenced to be whip
slpn that day, but during the morning pardon,
Of communication OF sentence, by Governor Sauls-
Jury, arrived for Morris Hymen, the young jew,
Convicted of stealing coat from clothing store,
witch he was employed in this city.
This reduced the number of prisoners to be
shipped to three, two of whom had also to un-
urTgo the torture of the pillory. All three we've
tOlpred men.
The punishment did not commence with that
| uromptness which characterized 1t before the
Present deep feeling on the subject was stirred up
" Tue papers. In fact, there has been since the
lie first whipping this fall an appearance of de-
sIe To avoid public scrutiny OF this peculiar In
slintion in the action Of both the court and the
officers of the law. For instance, two persons
We're sentenced to BIO whipped on Monday, which
unusual, and for the two last Saturdays the
Whipping did not take place until the afternoon.
/ This may have been brought about by other eau
~ but we are encouraged TO hope !hat feeling
Of shame ut the humiliating spectacle this ''cruel
lld unusual" ESQ far as the whole country is
| Ioncerned) mode of punishment makes of our
STATE, has had something to do with it.
saturday was very cold and disagreeable day,
| tLt uul uflZIlluR Tulu icilt
while the ground was covered with snow which
had fallen the night before.
at IL O'Clock the jail-yard gates were thrown
open and quite a number of spectators entered,
amongst whom were quite number of boys, but
lof once, we are happy to note, no girls. One
vyldence at least of an increasing appreciation of
we degrading character uf the scen0
ihvre was n formidable array OF newspaper cor
se n.y. tho following Journals being repre-
sNlnlied; New York Tribune, New York Times,
bulletin, Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, and the
SuMMEhciAL, of course, as 1t never has failed to
s ~ sincc 1t commenced Its warfare on these shame
'ai Institutions.
The Two men in the pillory were Jonathan
utayes convicted of stealing shot gun, and Jo-
sepl Sllby, who confessed TO robbing and setting
alrto ii. NJ. Rile's office. The weather was SO
wy. eog That the gloved aud mutlied up spectators
,oulu not Keep comfortably warm, even while In
notlol but there those two wretches had TO stand
~ hSed position for one whole hour, with hands
heads.
After they were released the gates were closed
ssain and the whipping did not take place until
nearly two o'clock.
The first person whipped was Robert Harris
sonvieted Of the larceny of % greenback. He
suelvcd 70 ashes ana was sent back to Jail, to be
nprlsened 6months and wear a convict's jacket
W months thereafter.
Ill; ihe next was Jonathan Graves, who also re-
eNed 20 lashes and was sent back to Jail to bt
Imprisoned two years
Then came Joseph Sluby, guilty Of robbery ant
a,s.on, who received 80 lashes we'll laid on ant
, @,i.led with pain as he received them. He wa'
wy " back to jail to remain there years.
M, rof man guilty Of such crimes there would b,
1--WE popular sympathy under any humane cod'
NJ, mws, but any kind hearted person witnessing
his punishment yesterday would forget his crimt
assympathy for his sufieriugs In the pillory ant
~ me post.
This ended the spectacle for six months. m,