Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-11-25

PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, AT NEW CASTLE, OF F1yI
WHifPIsGs-THE NEW "Posr'' AND "CAr'
BROUGHT INTO UsE-100 CHILDREN w1rNEss 7,
-THE SHERIFF APPLAUDED.
Five men. all colored, were whipped. md one
placed In the pillory, at New Castle on Saturday.
Edward smith, young oolored man, convicted
on charge Of having criminal intercourse with
child, was placed In the pillory from 10 to II
O'Clock, A. M. About 100 little boys and girls.
from four years of age and upwards and about
fifteen adult persons Witnessed this exhibition.
ATT O'Clock. P. NJ, the gates of the prison-yard
were thrown open, and the Court having al this
nour Mken recess, large crowd of persons
~ auuitlon 10 the children before mentioned.
gathered to witness the lashing Of the prIsoners''
andrew Chambers was the first prisoner
Drought out, and firmly secured to the post. He
nad been convicted II the larceny of some money
rom n. Z. Hill, and In addition to other punish
ments, was to receive 20 lashes. AS the Sheriff
stepped forward to execute the sentence, we no.
tlced that he had been provided with new cat
o.nine tails" which correspondent with the new
pillory and post which had but recently been
81, ereelea The sheriff after having measured off
the distance and laid the /" tails" across the back
o. INC prisoner, as II to give him warning where
ne might expect the blow, proceeded to execute
inc sentence OF the Court. Both Sheriff and
prisoner stood squarey up to the work, each ap.
parentiy alike exhausted. The appropriate purple
new Few, whipping post and new cat" had their first
victim, but were not baptized In blood.
deorge jackson was the next prisoner, and was
70 receive twenty lashes, for the larceny of lot
OF rugs from Jessnp q Moore. The Sheriff, either
not being satisfied with bis first effort with the
new implements, or the dark swarthy skin of
lhe prisoner was not thick as his fellow, we do
mol Know which, but at the end of the uHictoD |
o. the punishment we noticed oozing through |
thickly-raised "welt" q single drop of blood. |
which tTickled down over the person of the pris'
oner. Blood has now been drawn at the shrine /
81 the new post and it is now fully dedicated TO |
The administration of barbaric laws.
3, James Gordon was the next victlm,a and received
,eiog drawn. After the punishment was over he
rev his blanket over his striped shoulders, and
iickiug up his heels, speedily disappeared from
ne public gaze, within the prison.
Joseph Derry was sext brought out, and re-
eived bis allowance of twenty lashes, at the end
II which an abrasure of the skin was noticed,
through which blood was slowly oozing.
Inc last was Edward Smith, who had been pill
Dried 10 the morning. He was to receive 80
lshes for bis crime. he had wild, hupgard |
ook, knowing that a severe punishment was ia
Lorc ioi MIN and although very large proper
ION OF The spectators present were ayerse to this
node OF punishment, no sympathy for the pris
her could be seen even by look or gesture The
)rc him, and balanced well his weapon so as TO
lake the blow affective. The victim writhed
nder the punishment, and appealed with plying
'oks and broken sentences 10 the Sheriff for
lercy; which were apparently answered with
lows OF greatly increased force; several persons
the crowd clapped their bands, and as ridge
ter ridge wos raised on the mans back, cries of
give 1t to the s-n of a b-h," were heard. The
lashes were administered and strange to saw
at notwithstanding the force applied, owing to
o thickness of the prisoners skin, very little |
God was drawn.
There being NO other victims for the post, the
osed.