The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-28

SIENED ~ ~ XIV CASTLE IN BAEUR
ii-lH-af DAY. l.ps i1ra3 n
AcOrrespondent sends 10 the PhiIa
delphia Buttett,i an account of the ex
hibition of barbarlsm in Delaware OF
SatnTdaylast. We quote ~. z
THE PILLoHY AND WHITING POST.
There were seven persons whipped
here to-day, and an ancient instrument
or torture trembled again, as il has
done for half n century, in. the terrible
embrace OF Its Victims. 1t IS a curious
| old relic of a, standardization That Is
forgotten everywhere else but hero. II
consists ofa sturdy post a foot square.
| Three feet from tie ground II pierces a
| small PLATFORM; and 1--WE feet above this
is cross. pIece, which contains, In each
OF It's arms, n hole for the neck and two
holes for the wrists of the miserable
wretch who Is tosnfer Its torture. The
| upper half OF the arm lifls 10 admit the
victim, and then closes sufficIently
tight upon him to impede the circulation
ofthe blood. It Is fastened down with q
Iwaoken %edged shaped key, shot into
heceutre post. .'T7iT
The whole machine looks like gil
gantic cross, with a platform half way
down It's length. It's black with age,
covered With patches OF green mould
and moss, and shrunken and split I'M
Ill the grain OF the wood protrudes in
ridges. IL Is worm eaten and deeaved
as the vtllainous code which sustains IL:
its unsightly, disgusting presence is
worthy type OF the conservatism
which makes these people laEgard in
the march OF humanity and pIopfess.
There are three of these piilories in
the State; In Newcastle, Georgeto9n
and Dover. They stretch along down
the peninsula like tlde:posts, marking
the shoaI waters OF barbarism amid the
weltering, fathomless sea of surround
ing civilization. .<t- -r
THE SEwCAsTLE PILLoRY
Stands In the Jail yard. A lew wears
ago II boldly faced the world upon the
public common. 1t IS hnppy omen M
its final destruction that It's devotees
We're SO much ashamed of It that they
hid II In this enclosure. Across the
street stands church, aud behind the
echoed the screams OF st. PGllory,s vic
Tins they writhed beneath the lash
Tomorrow they Will Fesound with
praises and supplications TO n, God who
Is mercifnl as we'll rs just. r., ~, ID
III THE FIRST VICTIM. =. sl.s=5
The ponderous gates Of the jail yard
swung open this morning at 10 O'Clock
precisely, and admitted n crowd of men
ana chtldTen. By actual count there
were onethundred and twenty. Nv Q little
girls and 1oys present, some of them
NOT more than four or i've years of age.
This'was the saddest sight OF an, -
upon the walls were Sherif7s procla.
nations headed with these words: GOD
save the SeRteim An excelIent ana
most judIciouS prayer. The state needs
Gods salvation more than any other in
the Union that i know or
The entertainment began by The in.
Production OF William Zones TO the au-
dience. Mr. Jones had stolen store
goods worth thirty. eight dollars. and
he was sentenced TO return fflSt amount
OF money, stand in the pillory for one
hour, be whipped with twenty lashes
beimprtsoned for six months, and wear
a convieGs dress for six months after
his release.
The first thing in order was the nil.
Tory. William. assembled the long I ~.
der rather sadly, and the Tailor HAVING
placed his neck and hands in t6a bnisse
fastened the top bar upan than and
came down to the ground. The erInI-
nal was taller than the stock. and he
was compelled to bend down inst
enough 10 make his position intenSsiv
paintul. A. keen, piercing northeas,
wind swept in from the broad exnsnsaI
OF the river and compelled the speota.
tors to blow warmth upon their flnVers
Mt. Jones had his Circulation stonned
out ne Soutd not blow upon his hands
The Jagged, spliutered edge OF tho
wooden collar rasped his neck until a
tore the skim and whichever he at.
tempted to move his head TO make his
position more easy, tue bar would catch
the upper part OF his jawbone and give
him exquisite tortufe.
4 9iior, isn't that pretty severe9"
4 Well, yes, it's a very nncom Portable
I -, illion, and then his fingers and faee
ses numb, yon see.m
,lb - - lev " years ago, the crowd used tn.
III ~ Ss the ,pillory Rugged man: ind
y ts-s with mud and Hlth. When