The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-09
DELAWARE JUSTICE.
Intent to Commit a Crime Pun.
ished by Death.
Two Negroes Sentenced To Be Executed, One
for Attempted and the Other fm Comsum-
mated Outrage on White Girls
DOVER, June s, 1879.
this State is the follow

DOVER, June D, 1910.
On the statute books OF this State is the follow.
ing law:-
II any person shah in the night time
break and enter into the dwelling house OF another
person, with intent to commit murder, rape or
arson, whether such intent be executed or not, h0
shall be deemed guilty OF burglary or felony, and
shall su1er DEATH
Near the town OF wyoming lived two families
farmers named Johnson ana Cleaver. While they
are Woodworking people and probably never COM
mitted any overt acts, II Is alleged their morals are
very low; that their ideas OF woman's chastity are
not above the average grade of intelligence Mr..
Cleaver had in his employ negro named
Carpenter, and the people here say Cleaver's
family were not at all chary OF their remarks In
Carpenters presence, and he, being an ignorant
negro, thought there could be no harm IN doing
what he knew was being done under his eyes all the
time provided he could escape detection. II is oil.
legged one OF the female members OF one OF these
families not at all stined regarding her favors
and Carpenter, knowing this determined to try his
luck in the neighborhood. Providing himself with
ladder, he went across the fields to Johnson's
house, lat the deadhour ofnightn the local press
has it. put the ladder up against Miss Eliza john
sons window and assembled into her room. The girl
was but thirteen years old, and being OF healthy
nature slept pretty sOundly. Carpenter got under
her bed and stealthiy reached his hand up an6
placed 1t on her breast when she awakened. Carr
penter darted under the bed and Miss JohnsOn,l
comprchending in moment the situation OF
AFFAIRS, got up wltnou. saying wore anu alarmed
room and found Carpenter under the bed. The,
next day the negro was brought to Dover and tried
In April last. He was sentenced to be hanged on
June 81, and viii doubtless suffer the penalty pre-
scribed by the law on that day. Here is . case
where
THE INTENT TO COMMIT AN INDECENT ASSAULT.
costs a man his life. The people ,alege, in extenua.
ton of this law, that crimes OF this character by
and that instead OF a curse the law was an abso-
on the ed March last George Burton. met a
young girl, Miss Lank, aged sixteen, about fvel
and half miles from Lewes He accosted her, but
ran after her, forced her into a pine Ticket and
violated her person. Her clothing was torn anG
y W NAV nave see peasre Of "a
sociable'' gotten up for his benefit at Georgetown.
Del, on the 20tn inst.
two years Of age, with both legs cut OF below the
knees. Something over two years ago he met .
girl under ren years Of age, and attempted to OUT
rage her. For some reason he did not succeed in his
purpose. BY law OF this State-since repealed
any one outraging attempting an outrage on q
impossible to commit such an assault on a person
n nasss alluded yea TO- saved his neck, S"s
was sentenced TO ten years. Imprisonment He
went out into a corn patch, where he lay down at
night and Went TO Sleep. The weather was quite
recaptured it was found necessary to amputat0
both legs. He now roams about the prison at viii,
doing odd jobs and contenting himself as best h0
may.
THE WHIPPING POST,
an institution peculiar to Delaware, about which
so much has been written of late, still 1Ourishes.
The post has not been in use here since
April last. Its appearance reminds one OF
q pump. 1t has two rows OF clasps, with
tour sockets in each clasp. The victim
is made to face the post, pass his hands around
and into the sockets, when they are fastened The
Sheriff one OF his deputies then applies cow
hide over the bare back shoulders OF the
offender 1.-The sentence is from twenty to sixty
lashes That 1t Is barbarOus punishment Della.
wareans deny; that it is a cOrrec1e and pre-
ventive OF crime there can be no doubt. There
are but two instances where man has returned
for second application. The pillory consists Of
board passed through Slit In the top Of
end are three holes. one for the head and
two for the hands, Two persons can
be put in the pllory at once. The board Is not
elevated high enough from the ground to allow the
victim to stand in an upright position. SEM
tence OF one hour in the pillOry shakes the
stoutest nerves, and in addition to this II twenty
lashesare applied the offender will be likely to give
Delaware wide berth afterwards, or behave hin.
self while he remains within It's precincts A
whipping post in the Tombs would not be the least
effective remedy in the world by such OF your
cheUanlrs dindtstre who find II more profitable to
"workn the street cars or pick pocket than to
engage in an honest livelihood.