The daily gazette., 1879-11-29
FIFTH EDITION
POST AND a.ILLORY

HAIRY D. BRANNeN RECEIVES PART
OF HIS SENTENCE AN HOUR IN THE
PILLoRY AND THIRTY BLOWS FROM
THE CAT.
Specially Reported for the Gazette.
New CASTLE, November 29.-Harry
b. Brannon came into the jSil yard, this
morning, at Just 10 O'Clock, aud In pur.
suance Of the sentence passed upon him
for his heinous crime, by the Chief JUS
tice las. Saturday evening, he was ele-
vated In the pillory and there kept
standing for an hour. About one hun
dred prisons were present, and nearly
all of them remained until the proceed
ings were over. Duiing the pillory pun
ishment Brannon stood motionless, and
IL the cramped position tired him In the
least he bore no outward evidence oil q Q
fact.
He was released from the pllory /
II o'clock and was taken back into the
jail where he was allowed TO warm lis
hands. His coat and shirt were remov.
ed and he was brought out into the yard
again TO take the rest Of his punishment
at the whipping post. Bran non had his
coat slung over his bare ba OK this time,
and he advanced as though in dread of
the Lash, but did not hesitate. Thirty
lashes was the order Of the cour', and,
after his hands had been fastened In the
stocks, Sheriff Pyle commenced to lay
on the specified number Of blows, with
an earnest hand.
BrApnop, at first ,lrever hinched, and,
indeed, during the infliction Of the
who pun shment he bore a densanor
Of stoical ind ference. At the twen ieth
blow he changed bis position aud clung
avoid the sting,ng lashes.
| Taken altogether, the scoundrels pun.
ishm-nt was extremely light considerinp np
ths enoi NIFTY OF his crime. hs Sheriff
admit nistered the blows q trifo harder
than usual, but The blood WAS not draw u
Tho skin only being considerably red
dened.
BRANNAH's CRIME.
The offense for which Brannou receiv
ed part OF his punishment To-day WAS a,
extremely atrocious one, and II 10 moi
likely that the public have forgotten It,
IL was an outrage committed upon Sc
ven year old child named Martha Nor
ris, living with her parents between
here aud New Castle took place in tn,
latter part of last July. On the day the
crime was committed Mr.. Norris an,
his wife came into town and lert the
smaller CHI ldren, martha among them
at home in the care Of B auuon.
He was laborer upon the farm. and
strange to say the father had some conf
dence in him. although q few weeks be
tore he had been tramp.
The villain enticed the chill into tb
house, having sent the other children
away to play, aud there accomplish,
his awful purpose. Fear OF threats mad
hy BrAuboL induced the ch ID to keel
the matter quiet until her mother dis
covered that she was very unwelI. 4
physician was called n aud hen the fact
came TO light. To add TO the enormt'
of the crime . loatbsome disease wa
communicated to the child, from whic
she .till suffer-.
With an audacity that Is surprising
frannon lounged ABOUT the place for
fe days alter nis criuie ara fearing tn
IL would I've discovered, took to bis b. el
and disappeare He was captured /
Kent county, Md, and delivered in
sheriff Pyle's h ,nds at Middle' own.
. lie was iudIc!ed at the last tom {
Court for rara. hut owing to the tepdt
age OF the victim, was allow to plea
guilty Ia a,t.inp,ei rape, for fear tb'
he might escape puni-' m"nt "ltooethe
In addition to the punishment Of t , da
| he will Uc imprlsOucu IuI zen years.