The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-28
THE WHIPPING POST.
Day nj the Newcastle DELL
JaII-A JecrIng Crowd Witnesses the

Punishment Day Mt the Newcastle Dell
JaII-A JeerIng Crowd Witnesses the
Suffering.
WILMINGTON, DEL, November e5.-Sat'
urday last opened with sharp, clustering
wind whistling through the corridors OF
the Newcastle County Jail. The morning
train brought over some hundreds Of per
sons from Wilmington and its vicinity,
some coming from Philadelphia, to witness
the semi-annual aogging OF criminals in
the court yard. To the jail of Newcastle
is attached a square courtyard about 60
feet by 100, enclosed by high, gloomy
brownstone walls, about 20 feet high,
which gave a'peculinrly gloomy look to the
inclosure. There is great gate opening
upon one of the principal streets OF the
town, which is swung open only upon
hogg1ng days, so that all may see the
punishment inflicted. Near the center Of
the space is IN upright post, on the top OF
which is the pillory. In the post are iron
clamps, fastening with kind OF Inch
pin, by which the prisoners hands
are made secure, rs his arms
clasp the upright post while he is
logged. This morning the great doors
were swung open, and they cracked upon
their unused hinges. There was n crowd
of about three hundred persons of allages
and conditions awaiting the opening Of the
gate, and peil nell in,they rushed, laugh
ing, cracking jokes and elbowing each
other for good places to see the punish
ment. Many Of the crowd were negroes,
the majority boys, all colors, white, yellow,
three white women, two OF them
young and handsome, the other staid,
inatronly woman Of middle age. All OF
them were fashionably dressed. What
uoRRID FASCINATION BROUGHT THEN THERE
it is hard to tell. The town clock tolled
out 10 o'clock, when Philip Dollard,
young white man about % years OF age,
convicted OF the burglary OF ashoe factory,
and Henry Mclntire, also white, n pale,
delicate lad ofabout IL, who was convicted
for stealing about two dollars worth OF
brass from the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore Railroad, were led out to be
pilloried for one hour before being tlogged.
They mounted the rickety ladder, were
speedily necklaced with a huge wood
en- collar, and for the hour, under
the mockery and gaze OF the crowd, they
bore their dishonor and pain with hard,
angry expressions. A few minutes later
the prison warden, Herdman, opened the
cell in which young white man named
Mccall, native OF this town, was contin-
ed, and told him that his time had come.
Mccall crawled out briskly, and remarked
to the Sheriff: "Come on and dust me
off" He was placed in position, and the
Sheriff, who is now serving his first term,
came upon the scene with dazed and be-
willered look. He is a plain farmer,
and it was new work for him. He
twirled the lash as a carter would crack
whip, and OF last gave Mccall the first
blow. It made the convict's bare back
SILVER, but the remaining nine lashes were
but lightly laid on, merely reddening the
skin. 1t was evident that Sheriff Ryle had
no heart in the work. Whom Mccall had
received his whipping, and his wrists had
been loosed from the manacles, he re-
marked: "I'd like to take one of them
every morning before breakfast, to get up
a circulation" His crimo wasthe larceny
OF $50 in money.
s'Here comes niggerln was the cry, as
Samuel Caulk, colored man, was led out
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