The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-13
MlSCELLAN EOUS.
RESPITE GRANTED PERFECT, THE
CHICAGO MURDERER.
now THEY PUNISH CRIMINALS IN
DELAWARE.
AN CNSIGHTLl SCENE Ar NEW
CASTLE.
HORRIBLE MURDER IN BOSTON.
SENTENCED TO STATES PRISON FOR
ISSUING FRAUDULENT NATuR-
ALIZATION PAPERS.
From Philadelphia.

now lnky PUNISH NOTORIOUS pEsrERA.
DOES IL DELAWARE.
PHILADELPHIA, Decembr 1.-The
whipping-post and ths pillory were the
attractions Al New Csstls, Delaware.
abou, forty miles from this city, yesier.
day, and the anticipated performances o.,
these relics of bsrbarous age, which con.
tinue 10 Disgrace the Diamond state, drew
very large audience, People hocked
from ell parts to witness tho revolving
spectacle Of four men being tied to the
whipping-post and having forty lsshes
on the bare back publicly administered to
them, and which punishment was prefsced
by the Same mon standing m pillory for
ono hour, each completely q, the mercy
Of An excited, turbulent and brutal mob,
mum bsring between I2e00 and Il. 900 per-
sons. The names OF tho prifoncrs who
underwent tho punishment are: Fraak
Mcdonald, James Hope, james Brady and
joseph Howard. They arc four
NOTORIOUS pEPgRspoIs
and burglars, and thoy were convicted of
attempting TO break into the National
bank OF Delaware, at Sixth aud Market
streets, Wilmington, on the nigh, 81 Nov
ember 7, and threatening 10 murder oas
or tao persons Who came ia their way.
Tho surroundings of the case were of q
very exciting and desperate character,
and each Of The rufisps wH sentenced to
receive forty lasheR on the bare back,
stand in tho pillory for one hour and un.
dergo an imprisonment at close conane.
uient and hard labor for the term Of ten
years. Two long trains from PhilsdslphiA
went down ~ New Castle ycsier sy
morning. Both were dcnsely crowded
with men, drawn hi,her by
MORBID CURIOSITY
TO see shs revolving exhibition. ~
o'clock the jail yard wn thrown open, and
Immediately vast crowd surgei And
crushed into II. James Hope and Frank
McDonsld were first put 10 the stocks.
They we're neatly attircd for the exposi.
ton, and their dsmesnor WAS .epressed
and determined. They were kept in 20
sition one hour. Brady and Howard were
then submitted To the same ordeal. Brady
WAS got up in .aultiess s.ile, and displayed
pair OF kid gloves upon his delicate
hand.. Both of these men laughed heart
lily a. tho were put into the stocks Brad )
seemed particularly TO relish
THE hunoR or THE OCCASION,
and turning to his companion, iocuIarly
remarked in ton, evidently mean, tor
the bystsnder: II say, this is SIS good az
. circus, amt it'n Mcdonald va. whip.
ped fret then Hope, Howard ard Brady
Howard suffered most, bu. blood Was no:
drawn in either case. The men never
ilinched, add the crowd jsered and hur.
rahed as every welt was laid on. VIVA.
added TO the excitement OF the occasion
was tho belief tina. An attempt would be
made 20 rescurs the prisoners by an or
ganized band of rufIisns, who went down
TO New Castle from Philadelphia
In anticipation Of this, n
large special police force, numbering over
200 men and all we'll armed were on duty
At New Castle. and t.is body etrectusll 5
guarded the Jail, whipping pos. pillory and
prisoners. One or two Of tho Pbilsdel phis
roughs were harshly handled by the police
about tho tino the whipping commenced
but beyond this there WAS no further dIs
turbsnce, except that caused by joers
shouts and gestulations OF tho assem- bl ed
mob. Public whipping and pillory expos
ures are common occurrences At New Gas
tie, and frequently for trifing offenses, bu
in tho case Of the four men who came il
for this kind OF criminal punishment, tn,
univeraal opinion is, SERVED them right.