Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-05
whipped and PilIoried.
&c, rr.ponisnee Baltimore American ]

WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 81.
The first installment Of the semi
annual whippings in this county took
place at New Castle at noon to-day.
About 400 people crowded themselves
into tho 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 Sheriff dwelling. and being warmly
robed, sat there laughing at tho suffer-
in.s Of those who were fastened TO the
post.
Tho casti;ation was administered 10y
William IL. Lamson, the new Sheriff.
who was sworn in week ago. He was
very partial in the exercise OF his duty.
fayoring some AMI whipping others
with great severity. lie disobeyed, in
many instances. the injunction, "well
laid ON. and with determination written
ON his face. welded the cat with swift
and sudden jerk in others. The offenses
were all Of like nature. none being
punished for anything other than lar
cony. AMI in other ways, 30 that the
sheriff should have been impartial in
carrying out that portion Of the sentence
which the law imposed upon him. lie
c.ioso tn act differently. however. and
once more exhibited the inequality Of
Delaware's peculiar mode Of punish
meni.
As sort Of prelude 10 the whipping.
three men were pillorie,. each for an
hour. as a part of the punishment for
the day. They were John Il. Dolon,
Edward saunders and George Gilbert.
all OF whom We shall speak again pres
entity. Edward Johnson, q white horse
thief. was the first victim OF the lash.
aud his back was Redeemed under twenty
blows lightly laid on. lie bore his pun
ishment quietly and with sublusd
spirit, without iinching. lie was then
rymandcd To jail for three years. Will
liam Gilbert took his twenty lashes for
the larceny of horse with greater in
dicaiious OF pain. the cat being more |
heavily laid ON. When released he |
sprang away from tho post, saying. |
:" IIow's that for high. Sheriff" He |
has two years to serve in jail. Joseph |
S,ansbury hal stolen watch, for which |
he got one years imprisonment and |
twenty lashes lightly laid ON, which he
received quietly. lie will wear con-
yict's iackct for six months after dis
charge. Henry II. Wilson, for the lar
ccny of chickens. was sentenced To re-
cciyo fifteen lashes. but sixteen were adj
IniniStero,l, and the Sheriff was in the
act of LAYING ON the seventeenth. when
lac was stopped by the Warden. Wilson
writhed considerably under his punish
meni. 4 term OF six months awaits
him, and eouyict's jacket for six
months aiterward.
Shadrach Trusty, colorsd lad. gave
evidence oi much suffering during the
whipping. hut walked langhingly away
from the post after il vas over. Ho
jumped and fioundered about very much,
aud several times pulled ont his hands
from ,hs hasps, which we're too large to
hold him firmly to the post. Finally his
hands were wrapped and he broke away
no more. At one time he kicked v.cious-
IN at the Sheriff. and all his gyrations
brought out tremendous laughter and
ieering from the crowd. Besides his
twenty lashes he has yet six months
Imprisonment to serve. and then con-
yici's jacket 10 wear for q similar period.
Clayton Earle (eolorsd), sisty.ave
years Of age, paid the penalty OF an effort
10 steal corn in twelve lashes. which
were well liid ON. aud under which he
wriihed greatly. His body also shook
like an aspen. He was dismissed with
the eonyict's jacket. Clayton Is the
same individual who brought suit against
his accuscr in the United States Court
for an alleged attempt to control his vote
by threats and intimidations. The case
has not yet been tried.
The scverest ilogsing was visited upon
Chas. Brown. who had been convicted Of
the larceny Of clothing. For some rea-
son the sheriff spared not the cat. but
lail il ON heavily, which Brown bore
without murmur. and without any in
lica;ions Of pain. His back w''s much
marked, more so than any OF 'he rest,
being covered with great rel welts. hut
NO blood was drawn. Blood did not ap-
pear upon the backs OF any. Brown has
entered upon n years imprisonment,
and will afterwarl wear convicts
iarket for six months. John I. Dolon
(white), who hsd stolen horse. was
the last to receive his punishment. lie
was both youn: and handsome. and his
face exhibited the pain which he was
suffering. and ELECTED much sympathy.