Smyrna times., 1879-05-14

PENINsULAR DIRECToRY-A canvasser for Body's
Delaware State and Peninsula Directory (which is to
contain the names of all the business men and farm
ers of this State and Peninsula) has been doing up
this section the past week. will be book of vau
able reference to business 1t is to be published
by James Webb, Of Wilmington, and will be issued
about the 25th of this month.
HUGGING THE WHIPPING PosT--A correspondent of
the Republican gives the following account of the
public whipping of convicts at Dover on Saturday,
which was witnessed by about 200 persons mostly
boys and colored people The first one named was
for stealing turkeys from Col. Geo. w. Cummns and
the other three for stealing ducks from Jas. Startling
| The first offender brought out was a colored man
named Caleb jackson. Sheriff Dunu contentedy
putting at cigar, stood by while his deputy prepar
ed the prisoner for his castgation. raw hide was
| the instrument used and as it descended upon the
quvering flesh of the prisoner caused him to cling
to the post to which he fastened by iron brace
let's in contortons of agony, Caleb howed and this
| evidence of physical torture was received by the
| assembled spectators with grins of satisfaction.
| Thomas Trutt col, was the second. Although he
twisted and wigged as much as Caleb he uttered no
cry Ofpain.
The third was Milton Hamilton, col. lie took the
whipping stoically, and when it was over he troted
hurriedly back to his cell amid the laughter of the
spectators
Moses Rias, a young chocolate cOlored negro boy
was the last As this prisoner being brought out
heSherifhavinG smoked his cigar until had become
too short to be comfortable cooy took out another
and lighting it, prepared to attend to Moses Tho
cow-hide descended and every muscle in Moses body
quivered He like the others, was given twenty
lashes
| This closed the performance, and the spectator
evidently pleased at the exalted character of the
, tsrtainment, quietly dispersed.
AN ATTEMPT AT SwINDLING.-ErplOis OF a Lightning
Rod Nan to obtain Carriages Harness and Horses on
Forged Pr0misSOry NOteS.On Friday last, givin
the name of C. W. Owen, representing himself to be
lightning rod dealer of Philadelphia 1870 Ridg
Avenue but really of Beverly, n. j., called on 10.
L. Beckett of this and selected two carriages fror
his shop and offered in payment four notes. enc O.
+ stanbery Whitley, Templeville, Nd, $l2O; one O
n VIM Hynson, Henderson, Md, $40; one of VIM
Smith, endorsed by James Smith, near Elkton Md
S75, and one on r. B. Harris, endorsed by Elish
Harris, Elkton, Nd. S75. The carriages were
be shipped to Philadelphia the next day. Thes
It notes appeared all right but Mr.. Beckett wishing
!; be entirely satisfied, went to ElktOn Saturday.
arriving at Elkton between three and four o'clock
, found out that one of the notes worthless and
neutrality-suspicious. to have the carriages stoppe
which was done at Clayton.
Wilson and selected three sets of harness and offerc
S. promssory note a Mr.. Porter near Chestertow
10 Md, for s75. Besides not liking the time the no
lie called for, Mr.. Wilson did not know the party
re whom the note was given and declined the trade.
r similar effort also made to get harness of VIM
re Legg.
k Ilethen called on Prof Groves claimed to have M
him at Georgetown and wanted purchase his hors
offering in payments promissory note 500, beariI
the signature of Henry S. Anthony living near tn
= town. The Prof. was acquainted with the signatu
u and accepted the note as given Mr.. English wi
u had the horse in charge, not knowing of the transa
- ton would not let him have the horse without Il
- money, or otherwise it would have been gone.
ie This note of Mr.. Anthonys was the most frau
nc ulently obtained of any of his transactions This
Owens called at his residence the 1st day of Ap
~ and made bargain with him to act as local agent
II sell Chases Pruning Shares In signing the pal
making a warranty to do his part agent, I
of note was so adrOity worded as to be II promissC
in note of 800 which Mr. Anthony did not obser
m When at the residence of Mr. Anthony at the til
,at above named, this gave the name of George
tor Corey. On Saturday morning early he called on
1t gentleman of this town to sell the note The lat
ce wanted to be satisfied the correctness of it, cal
DO on parties likely to give the correct informat
on Finding there was considerable delay. Mr Anthon
he friends were delaying to give him infOrmation) a
ier getting alarmed, the swindler took the for Phi
delphia without waiting for the money or the NJ
being bafled in every attempt to swinde our citize
He is said TO be the coolest operator that has been
- - our town for sometime, but somehow the deal sec
~ to have been all the time against him.
~ These notes offered in payment for merchane
M were all probably obtained as the one Of
Anthony's, as a warranty agency for these Cha
hat oc
Wv sign nothing lest they be caught in a troublesc
- net