Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-11-25
POST AND PlLLORY.
Eight cuIprIts Yoked and whipped
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Eight men-seven colored and one white-were
pillorisd and whipped, at New Castle, on satur-
day. The punishment took place in the court
yard of the. County prison, as usual. lit was
inflicted, according TO law, by the Sheriff of the
County and. as he Is Just elected, and entering
on the dutiesyof his Office, there was an unusual
pubic curiosity to see the performance.
: The pilloryng began at 10 o'clock PreVlous
to this hour, large crowd assembled outside
the gates Of the courtyard. and when they were
opened rushed inside. The number OF these
spectators was, at one time, probably three nun
dred, including men, women, and cmdren.
Many of them seemed to especially enjoy the
proceeding, aud as eachculprit was fastened up
| to be whipped, the crowd closed in around the
| Sheriff, to get better view,
Sheriff Armstrong. except in the case OF Cooley
| and Statfeld the former Of whom manifested
| an audacious impudence used the lash with mod
Grated force, and it was said showed gleAter hu-
| manity than has been usual. -
Edward Green, a young muiatto, rather del-
cate, whose crime was the larceny OF Banc UNI
/ form, was brought trembling to the post Inc
/ twenty lashes Of the " cat " were laid on rather
| lightly vet producing much DISTRESS The flesh
i qniyered, and the tears flowed freely. He was
/ then returned to his cell, toremAin ak months,
and wear conyicts jacket, six months aftef
/ discharge.
The next man "posted was Henry @. Stat
| field a colored man, for the larceny OF horse.
| While in 1.-THE pillory, one hour previous TO the
| whipping, Henry was inclined to be merry and
| to make the best of the situation, laughing and
| converting with a companion in the - yoke ln
this case the twenty lashes were applied Will
| more vigor than in the first case, raising thu
| blood and causing the prisoner to finch consld'
erably but not even groan or cry escaped hli
lips This man returned to his cell to remain
The next man whipped, was John Robinson
colored, for charges OF larceny aud one Of high
way robbery After an hour in the pillory,- he
| was fastened up and received sixty lashes," wei
laid on" This punishment produced no otheI
sign of pain than slight jerking OF the mus
| cles -
Prettyfoot Cooley, a light-molatto, for thu
same offence the above. stood one hour in th'
piory and was whipped with sixty lashes. Thi
| man came from his cell apparently enjoying thu
part he was to act, and admitted his guilt ant
expressed his willingness to take the eonse
| quences snd to 'bear it hike man.. In th'
piliory, the hour OF real. physical suffering wal
spent in laughing and joking with compan
ion in crime, perfectly indifferent to tn
= puhishme t being Inflicted. The whip
. ping was borne in the same manner
although the lashes were . welllaid on, causin
| the blood to flow with each blow of the lash, tn
l. fiesh being badly lacefated. When loosed frol
+ the post, Cooley jumped up, striking his heoi
, together, eayiDg, . told you was the man
| stand II, and was then returned 10 MS Coll II
: three years.
: Charles Williams coloTed for the eame offence
+ as the tive former cases, stood in thepillory on
1t hour, and received sixty lashes. In this case u
g prisoner showed evident signs OF pain. by hinel
II ing and a twitehisg of the muscles. This maj
+ also, remains in PRISON for three years
William Benton, cOored for the larceny OF
a door znnat, received twenty lashes, bearing
firmly without groan or cry, Tho competo
Of his sentence il six months imprisonment, al
a conyict's jacket six months thereafter
Thomas Dixon, a colored man, for larceny,w
WHIPPED with twenty lashes. The effect was N
; especially noticeable. Six months more in pl
, son, and to wear eonyiot'a jacket six montl
thereafter, is the penalty in Thomass case;
r. The last case OH exhibition, was that OF Jol
ID Caldwell, awhile man. changed With the larceI
1t, of horse The prisoner is rather an intellise
or and respectable looking man, of about5O year
IN for whom there appeared to be more than orc
in nary sympathy expressed by the assembl
oy crowd He stood one hour in the pillory, al
It, | received twenty lashes but moderately apple
nv each blow however produced blood. The pl
OF ishment was borne without q murmur andOa
b. we'll returned to his cell for three years