Daily Republican., 1880-05-15
FIFTH Enl7lo1|
POST AND PIELpuy

%M'sherifi Herbert ana
He Swings the Relic q, 'ns m
Ism over the Racks ', =, ha
Criminals. Of
'''''Ai Correspondence Of the pe,r.
w,,,, New CASTLE, NAY
gates to the crowd Al IL '"s JAY
NOR morning, and two. or thrss 'i%S e.,
men , and boys, all eagerly ,' c,,l, sa
see s,s. the whiippings, rusRe i In,o tallS u
closure and gathered around w tIa
ping post in q compact u mas. 'As
lhoie present beside the psno,
", were !! correspondents Of VIII VIII,
Phlladelphia, New York ar5 ann
neSSspspers and New York ayti,
sswsll starksy and Lewis s''ta ~
% both n oolored. were brought on.
io.o0 O'clock and fastened in Yqi NJ
lory. starkey is known to Al, II IN
desperate burglar and ds".,, M
punishment: Tobias was t pij,o,ys
@sssaultins @ Emory Dsakyrps p,''yi'a viii,
Tempt to kill. The two men WV N.Y.
leased at II o'clock, and vers ,,s ns
to the jail: In few minutes te 'ss *
reappesred, stripped to the v,is. "
was fastened to the whipping po.,
THE WHIPPING,
Owing to the fact that sberie u
compelled g to keep in his room. q
treasurer Herbert Aourlshed H.. ~
his stead. The acting sheriG w.
5tarkey's forty blows with A v;s
hand, bnt the fellow bore it v.lI
chewed quid of tobacco, sbifas
side to side, but made no rn."u,
The blood was drawn at the nj,
blow. When released stafksv
his coat over his back and srinI
marked: "Dar's too much Oh
you'll nebber git me hayer asv
His punishment was very Just.
- John Henry, the pickpocks,
Philadelphia, who was caught Il
act when the circus was in Wiia&
ton, was next brought out. Hs
sentenced : to twenty lashes. At ,ba
blow upon his tender skin ID
squirmed, and when the cat cana h
tbs seventh time he cried ajoud
agony. He continued to twi,l
'quirm during the whole operation
IT the close his back was much r.dS
ID.
Charles Adams, COL, came uex.,
stole a dollar from the Newark Good
i've grange store. Adams took il
Until the last blow, which the 81
yot in with might and main, and
ie Jumped up against the post in
~. He only received ten lash4s,
John Adam Keisler, the German.
he next candidate for the lash. Tw
ashes for larceny was his ses.snce!
huddered when the lash fell first,
It the fourth blow he twisted sro
n a frenzy OF pain and rage, and I'd
"NURTHER GOT TAM lr!n
The crowd laughed and issrpl,
he whipping was soon resumed.
1ore blows were struck, when a 4
he fellow whirled half around, kid
t the Sheriff and howled
"Mine Got in Himel i! il hurts N
verythingS!7
At every blow thereafter John Al &
licked and swore in broken Ger 81
nd carried on at a great rate. lie
ID into the jail at the close with
lood trickling slowly down his b
james B9ulden, the negre who
ne car wheels from George W. Dus b
on, approached the post with fear b
'embling. He did not even shud
uring the " Vhipping, and when he N
'leased he laughingly declared
lis was his frst and last expert
ith the lash. He ran back to tine
nd as he did SO he playfally oaus
'lored girl who stood near in bis al Z
"Hallo Sugar !" the boys all shot
) little ten-yea1 old "Sugar Aw N
as brought out.
By an agreement Sugar stood quiA
nd took his five lashes without a
or. He was not fastened, tor
'uld not reach the clasps, q a
,ain," said Mr.. Herbert, "and \
AXE it hot for you"
William Rothwell, a colored y
lirteen years was given ten BIZ
hich he took uncomplainingly.
This closed the whippings. Al
ard Benz. Wilson, colorsd, who
ulted George Lloyd, with attenpt
III, was fastened in the pil!ory iof
)ur.