Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-27
saturdays whAppings
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Special to the Csmwsrssal.
New CAsrLs, May 70.
To-day, In tbe jail yard Of this auoisnt city.
plated portion OF thsir sims u thoss time hon.
ored Delaware institstsons-ths p.llory and the
post. j., M }f VA M
The day opAned pleasantly and on towards
noon the sun gathered force until its beams be-
O'Clock the jail gates were thrown open, and the
usual crowd OF morbid looksrP.on rushed In 70
view the penltential ceremonies. ~. (
: The first individnals placed in the pilloIy wefe
Charles Riley, convicted Of burning Walton \
James ice house, aud John Keegan, who helped
to plumber the store OF Mr.. Wyatt some time
eii}oe. Neither OF these young men are yet OF
| age For one hour they remained piiloried.
| Riley for the greater portion Of the time wore
cloth cap pulled down to hide his faco. but kee-
gan appeared to have no particular foAr Of .be-
| ing seen and treated the affair ~ quiet Joke.
| A. soon ~ tie above worthless were released,
their places were supplied by Thomas Titus, con-
vctsd OF firing Stuck's stable and LApo's carpsn-
| tor shop, and John O'l3rien, the youth who was
KeegAn's confederate in the fray upon Wyatt 9
store. Titus seemed very much depressed, and
his aspect WAS that Of man whose thoughts
! were OF the most wretched description,
| O'DrlOu Utu NOT prSbBut Lno 0Aulo bppobIoescUS
This desperate young fellow, who cnrsed Ser
geant ONeill In open court, treated his punish
ment with contempt, and remarked his entire
willingness to stay there AZ long ~ might be
thought necessary. At the end Of ono hour they
| were released. Icy HH
At II o'clock the whipping commenced.
The first candidate WAS Elias Williams, col
ored man, convicted OF stealing . gun. The
sheriff administered 20 lashos in this case rathel
lightly, and Elias departed with his back only
little discolored.
Charles Riley the Ice house incendiAry, VA
next marched ont and 90 lashes were doled on
to him, and that not grudgingly. He shove.
/, that he felt the punishment keenly, his bacl
reddening and blisteriug. and his body shrinking
under the whip. lie felt very we'll sAtishe
when 1t was over.
, John Keegan then came up and received
lashes lightly laid on. He shook al over ~
!. he had All attack OF ague.
! Thomas Titus came next, and walking up
4 the post, threw his cost to boy standing mes
BY and placed his hands in the clamps. Til
sheriff seized the whip and slowly commence
administering the 80 Iashes- The strokes wer
i not heavy but tho flesh Of the unfortunat
oulprt was very tender, and commenced blistel
: ing and raising until towards tho end Of u
y punishment when the skin broke, and the bloc
u slowly trickled down his back. He sufYere
n much mentally but did not finch from the fir
II blow until the last.
= John O'Brien was then called and barred b
:. back for his share. The Sheriff dashed him vii
IT twenty "well laid on" blows but o. Drien laughs
l. until the last. This ended the punishment 4
!. the time. Later in tho afternoon negro THE
q named Fountain, was pilloried All hour, aud r
d ceived twenty lasheEA
n All ended, the gates were closed, and 40 vi
II finished the secoud batch Of New Castle coun
10 whippings for the May term, 1875. Contrary
10 the usual rule, there may be third, slthou.
IN seventeen persons have already been work
10 off, ut this term. H. @. T.