The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-11-28
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WOMEN CLIMBING ROOF AND LAUGHING AT MEN

WOMEN CLIMBING ROOF AND LAUGHING AT MEN
AS THEY sQUIRMED UNDER THE LASH.
Special Correspondence of the Baltimore American.
WILMINGTON DEL, Nov. 2l.-The first install
ment of the semi-annual whppings IN this
county took place at noon to-day. About 4OO
people crowded themselves into the jail yard,
some of whom were women, who seemingly
enjoyed the spectacle with equal delight with
the men. Others of the same sex mounted the
roof of the Sheriff's dwelling, and being warm,
ly robed sat there laughing at the sufferings OF
those who were fastened to the post.
The castigaton was administered by VIM.
II. Lamson the new Sheriff, who was sworn in
week ago. He was very partial in the exer-
else of his duty, favoring some and whipping
Aehers with great severity. He dIsobeyed in
many instances the injunction, "wel laid on"
and with determination written on his face
welded the cat with swift and sudden jerk
in others. The offences were all of like ma
ture, mono being punished for anything other
than larceny, and whatever disparity was in =
tended by the Court was melted out by 1t In the
terms of imprisonment, and in other ways, SO
that the Sheriff should have been impartial in
carving out that portion of the sentence which
the law imposed upon him. He chose to act
differently, however, and once more exhibited
the inequality of Delaware's peculiar mode Of
punishment.
AS a sort OF prelude to the whipping three
men were pilliored each for an hour, part
of the punishment for the day. They were j.
T. Dolan, Edward Sanders, and George Gilbert,
of all of whom we shall speak again presently.
Edward Johnson, white horse thief, was the
fist victim of the lash, aud his back was red
dened under twenty blows lightly laid on. He
bore his punishment quietly and with sub
dued spirit, without hinching. He was then
remanded to Jail for three years. VIM. Gilbert
took his twenty lashes for the larceny of horse
with greater indications OF pain, the cat being
more heavily laid on. When released hesprang
away from the post, saying, elbows that for
high, Sheriff. He has two years to serve in
| Jail. Joseph Stansbury had stolen watch, ion
which he got one years imprisonment and
twenty lashes lightly laid gu, which he receiv-
| ed quietly. He will wear a convct's jacket for
| six months after discharge. Henry ii. Wilson
for the larceny of chickens, was sentenced to
| receive fifteen lashes, but sixteen were admin
| istered, and the Sheriff was in the act of lay
| ing on the seventeenth. when he was stopped
by the Warden. Wilson wrthed considerably
under his punishment. term of six month;
awaits him. and a convicts jacket for six
| months afterward
Shadrach Trusty, colored lad, gave evidence
of much suffering during the whipping, bu
walked laughirgly away from the post after il
| was over. He jumped and Il undered abou
very much, and several times pulled out hi:
hands from the hasps, which were too large tt
| hold him firmly to the post. Finally his hand!
were wrapped, and ne broke away no more
At one time he kicked viciously at the Sheriff
and all his gyrations brought out tremendous
laughter and cheering from the crowd. Be
sides his twenty lashes, he has yet six months
imprisonment to serve, and then convict
jacket to for similar period.
Clayton Earle (colored) sixty-years of age
paid the penalty of an effort to steal corn il
twelve lashes, which were well laid on and un
der which he wrthed greatly. His body ais
shook like an aspen. lie was dismissed will
the convcts jacket. Clayton is the same in
dividual who brought suit against his accuse
in the United States Court for an alleged at
tempt to control his vote by threats and intim
idations. The case has not yet been tried.
The severest fogging was visited upon Chas
Brown, who had been convicted of the larcen
of clothing. For some reason the Sheriffs spar
ed not the cat, but laid it on heavily, wbic
Brown bore without murmur, and withou
any indications of pain. His back was nue.
marked, more so than any of the rest, bein
covered with great red wells, but no blood wa
drawn. Blood did not appear upon the back
of any. Brown has entered upon years i'm
prisonment, and will afterward wear convict
Jacket for six months. John T. Dolan (whte
who had stolen horse, was the last to receiv
his punishment He was both young and hand
some, and in his face exhibited the pain .whic
he was suffering, and elected much sympathy