The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-10
WHIPPED AND PILLOnIED.
Women Climbing a Roof and Laugh.
ing at Men as They Squirmed In.
der the Lash.
Wilmington. Del. Nov. 81, Correspond
ence of the Baltimore American.

The first installment of the semi-an-
nual whipping in this county took
place at New Castle at noon to-day.
About 400 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 SINE sex mounted
the roof of the Sheriff dwelling, and,
being warmly robed, sat there laughing
at the sufferlngs of those who were fas-
tened to the post.
The castigation was administered by
William H. Lamson, the new sheriff,
who was sworn in a week ago. lie was
very partial in tee exercise of his duty,
favoring some ard whipping others with
great severity. He disobcyed in many
instances the Injunction ''well laid on,
and, with determination written on his
face, welded tue cat with swift and
sudden Jerk in others. The offenses
we're ali of like nature, none being
punished for anything other than lar
ceny, az d whatever disparity was IN
tended by the court was meted out by
it in the terms of imprisonment, and in
other ways, so that the Sheriff should
have been impartial in carrying out
that portion of the sentence which the
law imposed on him. He chose to act
differently, however, and once more ex-
hibited the inequality of Delaware Pc
culiar mode of punishment.
AS sort of prelude to the whipping
three men were pilloried, each for an
hour, as a p-rt Of the punishment for
the day. They were John I. Dolan,
Edward Sanders and George Gilbert,
of all of whom we shall speak again
presently. Edward johnson. white
horse tt.ef, was the first victim of the
lash, ard his back was redeemed under
90 blows lightly laid on. He bore his
punishmer. quietly and with a subdued
spirit, without fiinching. He was then
remanGed to Jail COR .lree years. Will
liam Gilbert took Ais twenty lashes fel
the larceny of horse with greater in
dications Of pain, the cat being more
heavily laid on. When released hi
sprang away from the post, saying
s.How's that for high, Sheriff. HI
has two years to serve in Jail. Jose d
Stansbury had stolen a watch. fol
which he got one years imprisonment
and twenty lashes lightly laid on, which
he received quietly. He will wear I
convict's jacket .or SIX months afte
discharge. Henry H. Wilson. for tn
larceny of chickens. was sentenced t.
receive fifteen lashes, but sixteen wer
administered. and the sheriff was in tn
act Of laying OH the seventeenth, whe
he was stopped by the warden. Wilso
writhed considerably under his punish
ment. 4 term of SIX months await
him. and a convict S jacket for 81
months afterward.
Shadrach Trusty, colored lad. CAV
E evidence OF much suffering during h
E whipping. but walked laughingly ava
1 from the post after it was over. II
S Jumped and houndered about yer
r much, and several times pulled out hi
: hasps, which wele too large to hol
him to the post. Finally his hand
1 were wrappcd. and Re broke away n
: more. At one time he kicked vicious
= ly at the Sheriff. and all his gyratior
: brought out tremendous laughter an
cheering from tie crowd. Besides h
twenty l..shes re has yet six month
{. Imprisonment TO serve, and then col
, Wet Jacket to wear for a similar p
Rod.
CLAYTON Earle {coloredl. Is years
age, paid the penalty of an effort
: steal corn in twelve lashes, which vel
well laid on. and under which i
:. writhed greatl---. His body also shoe
e like an aspen. He was dismissed Wit
the convicts jacket. Clayton is Il
: same Individual who brought su
S against his accuser in the United Stat
e Court for al alleged attempt to contr
d his vote by threats and intimidation
5 The case has not yea been tried.
: The severest logging was visited u
on Charles Brown. who had been CO
e victed of the larceny of clothing. F
n some reason the Sheriff spared not Il
it cat. but laid i. on heavily. which Erov
l. bore without murmur and without al
II indications Of pain. His back vas mu
L. marked. more so than any of the re:
,r being covered with great red welts, b
d 90 blood was drawn. Blood did n
N appear upon the backs of any. Bro'
ot ms entered upon years imprisonme
al and will afterward wear = convic
5. Jacket for six months. John 7. Bols
IN lwhite) who had stolen horse. was
to last to receive his punishment He v
e. both young and handsome. and IN
IN face exhibited the pain which he v
a. suffering, and elected much sympatf