Daily Republican., 1879-11-24
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TMk sMKRIFg's LITTLE CAT.
fifteen Miaases Of ''PiDafere" d
New Castle This AoesiDg.

New Castle This AoesiDg.
A good -sissd audience Of motley make
up, in which the small boy largely pre-
dominated, assembled In the yard Of
tho Jail at New Castle this morning,
the xttr action being the regular Satuv-
day chastisement which tas prisoners
sentenced TOR larceny during the week
ars compelled to undergo As part ol
their punishment.
Charles Lisber, who plead guilty Of
having cleaned out the second hand
clothing store OF CathArins Falls on
King street above Front, in September
last, was the frst victim brought out.
He wore al old blanket over his shoul'
ders, which was removed by the warden
after the culpsit's hands were fastened
to the post. Twenty lashes were the
number allotted to Charles, and these
were very lightly laid on by the Sheriff
and when 1t was over Charles waltzsd
of smiling.
Edward Gallagher convicted Of lar
ceny Of a alady's coat from an entry OF
Poplar street, was led forth as No. 2
Gallagher presented large skeleton
looking back to the sheriff and although
his twenty were lightly given, a few
specks Of blood appeared upon the sur
face ere the list was completed. He
bore his punishment without linchiDe
however aud walked away smiling.
John Dover, colored, convicted o
stealing four bushels Of wheat frou
Montgomery Gray, had the honor OF be
ing No. 3. John perhaps never in hi
life took as much interest in the grain
market as he did while Lis hands were
being fastened to the fatal post. LII
drew his breath hard as each stroke
fell, and before he got through wa'
snorting like junior locomotive. Hi.
twenty also fell very rapidly and light
ly.
Henry Lee alias Eugene Lee, color
ed youth who opened trunk belong
ing to the proprietress Of the Delaware
HOUSE, IN this city and distracted there
from about $45 was fastened up as No
IA Henry evidently realized mora tu'
ly than ever before in his varied caree
the truth of the axiom that the way o
s'the transgressor is hard" and tool
his punishment terribly rough. III
began to wriggle ere the first blow fel
and when the third dropped lightly OF
his back, be succeeded in getting hi
left haud free, and with tears streamina
IRON his eyes begged the Sheriff not Il
chit so hard"
He was fastened up again two nor,
strokes given, when, with a yell like I
vertable Comauche he again succeed
ed in extricating his LETT hand, ant
wheeling around again pleaded "Oh
Sheriff Pyle, for Gods sake don't hi
me- so hard" The blows were beinl
given then with lightness that mad
the punishment fa'cc. H. was fasten.
Iup again. this time handkerchief bsinl
wrapped around his wrist which wa
20 small for the staple. The whipping
was resumed aud amid series Of eel lik
contortions on the part Of til. unluck.
boy. the Sheriff succeeded in getting il
thirteen, when Henry again broke loose
this time the right hand slipping out
This was remedied and the whippini
proceeded to the end, Henry shriekin
and yelling TO the close. la this case
was apparent that the bay suffered NOR
from fright than pain.
James Reason colored was the tift'
and last victim. The crime for whi cI
Jones suffered was the larceny Of rim
worth about S3 from Mrs. Barney Q
this city. James received his twent.
'ashes without. hinching and was le'
away smiling.