The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-24
THE LASH AND PILLORY.

Public Exhibition ut New Castle, Delaware
One Hundred Children Witness the Disgust
Ing SpectacIe-The sheriff AppIaudcd.
The Wilmington Commercial, OF last evening" has
the following
Five men, all coored, were whipped, and one
placed in the pillory at New Castle, on Saturday
Edward Smith, young colored man, convicted on
a charge OF having criminal intercourse with child
was placed in the piory from 10 to II o'clock A. M.
About one hundred little boys and girls, from four
years OF age and upwards, and about fifteen adult
persons, witnessed thisseXhibtion. At 2 o'clock Z.
M. the gates of the prison yard were thrown open,
and the Court having at this hour taken recess,
large crowd OF persons in addition to the children
before mentioned, gathered to witness the lashing
Andrew Chambers was the first prisoner brought
out, and firmly secured to the post. He had been
convicted Of the larceny Of some money from r. p.
Hill and in addition to other punishments was re-
ceiVe 20 lashes. AS the sheriff stepped forward TO
execute the sentence we noticed that he had been
provided with a new 'cat-onine tails' which
but recently been erected Tie sheriff. after having
measured Off the distance and laid the tails" across
the 6K G e s s s% gTe a M
cute the sentence of the court. Both sheriG and
prisoner stood squarely up to- the work, each appa-
'wets" were raised at almost every lash. The new
whipping post nd new 'cat' had their first yictim
but were not baptized in blood.
George jackson was the next prisoner, and was to
receive twenty lashes, for the larceny of a lot of
being satisfied with his first effort with the new inn
plenents or the dark, swarthy skin OF the prisoner
was not SO thick as his fellow we do not know which,
noticed oozing through a thlckly-raised "welt" a
single drop'of BLOOD which trickled down over the
person of the prisoner Blood has now been drawn
at the shrine of the new post and 1t is now fully
dedicated to the administration OF barbarc laws
James Gordon was the next victim, and received
his twenty lashes very stoically without blood being
drawn. After the punishment was over he drew
up his blanket over his striped shoulders and kick
ing up his heels speedily disappeared from the pub
lie gaze, within the prison.
Joseph Derry was next brought out, and received
his allowance of twenty lashes, at the end of which
an abrasure of the skin noticed, through which
blood was slowly oozing.
The last was Edward Smith, who had been pill
I lorled in the morning. He was to receive thirty
| lashes for his crime. He had wild, haggard look,
knowing that a severe punishment was in store foI
| him; and although very large proportion of the
spectators present averse to this mode of pun
ishment, sympathy for the prisoner could be
| even by look or gesture. The Sheriff nerVed him
self for the task that before him, and balanced
| well his weapon as to make the blow effective
| The victim writhed under the punishment and ap
| pealed with plying looks and broken sentences tC
| the Sheriff for mercy, which were apparently an
sWered with blows of greatly increased force; seVe
raj persons in the crowd clapped their hands, and a.
ridge after ridge raised on the mans back, cries
| OF ''Gve 1t to him" were heard The thirty lashe
were administered and strange to say that nOtwith
standing the force applied, owing to the thickness
the prisoners skin, very little blood was drawn.
There beng other victims for the post TIN
crowd dispersed and the gates of the prison closed