The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-03

Some other oftenses are punished with the grant
of a situation In the pillory for certain lengths
of time. In the opinion of the residents 1t would
be impossible to live in this region without these
institutions. It certainly is rather hard on the
proprietors of circuses minstrel exhibitions,
panoramas, lectures, and the like. These free
shows ought certainly to be taxed like any
other.
The scaffold is to be erected directly in the
rear of the pillory. Some eight hundred tickets
of admission have alreadS been issued, and
few more are yet to follow. The demand for
them has been very heavy. The Sheriff has
found it impossible to transact any business,
owing to the crowd of applicants. II mightpay
for some private parties to get up an opposition
hanging on their own account and charge ad-
mission. A heap of gold would certainly be the
result.
Lewis Carpenter
was visited in his cell yesterday. He was found
crouched up by the heater in one corner,
smoking. In reply to inquiries, he stated that
he was born in Chandlervile, Pa. but was raised
in this neighborhood He expects to get
respite, and eventually pardon, from the Gov
ernor, and does not look forward to the day o.
execution with any degree of apprehension.
Should the worst come, however, he says that he
will be ready for it, though when the idea is
presented to him he invariably begins to trembe,
The Rev. Mr.. Spottswood, Presbyterian minis
ter of this place, has been visiting and reading
to him and the other prisoner, but on the day OF
execution the Rev. Mr.. Spencer, the Episcopalian
clergyman, will ofliciate.
Joshua Jones,
on being visited, was also found smoking in the
corner alongside of the heater, but he received
the visitors most cordially. He has been slightly
unwell for some little time, and the wife of the
Sheriff has been sending him toast and other
delicacies. He made a complaint to the keeper
during the visit that the toast did not have
enough butter on it, which fault the keeper pro-
missed should be remedied. This promise was
| received with broad grin by the slightly sick
man.
He grew more sober when the subject of the
| execution was mentioned. When asked how he
| came to do it, he replied, "Why, sir, it was in
| my head, you see, not in my heart. 1t just came
| into my head"
"And did you not know it was wrong"
Certainly knew it, but you know how it is
| when a thing comes into fellows head"
"You do not expect to get off from the pun
ishment?"
80 no, sir" he returned. II am waiting to
hear them put up the scaffold in the yard. l
haven't heard them yet. When l hear that
know am soon going home"
"Then you expect to go homer" we asked
| so yes. sir"
| 'Don't expect to be punished any more?"
''Ono, sir, am going home"
copy of book of scripture texts printed in
large letters was hanging on the wall, and in
| reply to question whether he had read them,
| he said:-
80 no, don'tknow who left them here"
'Can you read!"
SO yes, sir, certainly"
He was then asked how his mother took the
sentence of her son. SIS she sorry for you?"
''Yes" he answered slowly, ''she is sorry, OF
course she is sorry, but then she looks at it like
a woman. She often told me I'd be hung. If ]
had always followed her advice / would not be
| here"
''And who was that man who came with heI
to see you!"
81 spect he's her husband. He used to come
to see her, and she sent me piece of cake
since I've been here, like wedding cake. 'Spect
it must have been wedding cake. She didnt
like to tell me she had been married again. you
| know"
The Crime Nothing Unusual.
1t is the opinion of most people residents oi
the State of Delaware, that without the death
penalty being affixed to this crime, it would be
impossible to live here. The crime is sc
| very common tnaL IL mas come 10 De an every
day occurrence. Cases are cited which have
occurred since this-one where a young lady
walking on the avenue of Wilmington was
thrown down by a colored man, and an outrage
only prevented by policeman who happened
to be in the neighborhood Another case hap
pened in Middleton, and there are several per
sons now in jail for the commission O
other deeds of like nature. A case wal
tried in the same court, directly after that o
these men, where colored father was charged
with an outrage on his own daughter. This wa
discharged from want of evidence, though tht
man was undoubtedly guilty. But the very fact o
these cases having occurred after sentence being
passed upon these men proves that the heav,
penalty does not affect the ratio of crime. In thu
olden time, in England, when counterfeiting
highway robbery, and the like were punished
with death, the number of those crimes on th'
criminal calender was greater than at any othe
time Be that as it may, one thing is evident
that societies and individuals who trouble tn,
residents of some States about the abolition o
capital punishment for the crime of murde
had better turn their attention to the great fell
| of Delaware, where men are not only killed TO
| less crime than murder, but also those no
actually guilty of the commission OF the deed
but only accessory thereto, meet with llk
severe punishment.
ROMANCE.