Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-19
FIRST EDITION.
The Poet aud the Plllory.

THE wMPPINds ON sATURDAY--How THE SEVERAL
ooRvrCrs RECEIVED THEIR PENALTIEs-THE WORK
ron NEXT SATURDAY.
The sem-aunual edicts of Justice, or more
commonly known as the spring tohippings, were
meted out to seven convicts, three white and
four colored, at New Castle, on Saturday. This
time, with two exceptions, the clash was well
laid on" and all the virtue, there could be any
Of the cat-o-nine-tails, should certainly have
been brought out on this occasi oil. 1t may be,
as was quantity remarked by by-stander, that
''the Sheriff is getting his hand in," and that at
each successive whipping the punishment be-
comes more severe.
The Pillory yesterday, had only one victim on
which TO infct its ancient-like and terrible pun
ishment. Citizen q. Badson, celored, was
bowed for enc hour in the torturous yoke. He
is a resident OF Newark. in this State and his
crime was 'cutting his wife's throat, with intent
to kill" Badson has five years to serve in pri-
son, besides paying fine of $1,000.
The post received as it's first victim, a white man
named John Mannerng, native of Delaware,
but of late claims Baltimore his home. His
occupation WAS that of sailor. He " was in
for " '' going through market wagon. and
was sentenced to pay foe Of 1913 20, receive 20
lashes be imprisoned one year, and wear con-
vcts' jacket six months after his release The
lash was laid on lather heavy each blow raising
large redwelts and ct the conclusion of the whip
plOEs tle DhcK was Ono eltlTP DluCh-feu I1abb Ol
bruised and swollen flesh Tie victim stood to
the post firmly and smiled ghastly smile, all
the while, and when loosed from the iron bands,
remarked that " il you steal in Delaware, you'll
git whipped" He afterwards said he did not
mind 1t, only for the d-n disgrace and being
gazed at by the crowd"
Hamilton Curtis, white man, claiming the
world for his heme, and rather a good-looking
and really intelligent person, was partner in the
Same crime charged against Mannering, and had
tha aqntauna. In this tho whining
was light, yet redeniDg the back considerably.
Curtis laughed, and seemed to enjoy the whole
affair al joke, saying the idea OF whipping hav-
ing a moral influence was "a d-d lame duel"
James Reeds white man, from Massachusetts
a man Of considerable intelligence, about 90
years OF age, received twenty lashes for the lar
ceny of a coat. vest and silver watch. The agony
produced by the lash WAS evinced by the terrible
quverng and writhing OF the whole body yet
he was not whipped hard He says that had it
been any more severe, 1t would have killed him.
He has family for which he grieves. and says,
as is really the case nine times out OF ten, that
rum was the cause He remains six months in
jail.
George Taylor. .colored, for the larceny of some
Shoes received twenty lashes, and remains six
months in prison. The lashes at each blow left
their marks in white lines over the black skin,
and the contortions of the face showed that the
pain was severe.
James Collins, colored. stole 50 pounds Of
flour. He was whipped with twenty lashes, aud
stays inside six months. The whipping and its
results we're similar to that of Taylor.
The last two were John and Elijah Firgus,
colored, indicted for the larceny of one shirt
valued at o.. They each received twenty lashes
and have six months to serve in prison. The
whipping of these two men was really sicken-
ing scene to witress. The contortions, writhinge,
and struglings OF the victims, showed that the
unusua aevereness of the manner in which the
lash was apple produced an agony beyond en-
durance in the frequent stole manner exhibited
by many.
There appeared to be an unusual interest
manifested by the eager crowd to witness this
brutal exhibition. There were many strangers
present who had never witnessed such scene
before, and in all there we're between two and
three hundred men, women and children in the
yard. The crowd closed in around the Sheriff,
leaving him barely room to swing the "cat"
Next Saturday, the remaining portion OF the
convicts seven in number, of this term OF Court
will pay the penalty of their various crimes.
Among the number is colored woman named
Mary Meteer convicted Of murder in the second
degree II the sentence il carried out which is
doubtful, she will get sixty lashes. an hour in
the pillory, and remain in prison for life. She
expresses herself being convinced that the
post and pillory part of the sentence will be re-
mitted. She says she has been 30 assured.