The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-04-02
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T1mes1Star.
BosToE, February 18.-A specia
from Wilmington, Del, says that 81
men were scourged with the lash a
Newcastle, in the presence Of crow
of interested spectators. At 10 o'elocl
Sheriff Clark appeared in the jail-yart
witha list of the sentenced men il
hand. BY that time the yard was filled
The first victim was a stalwart fellow
named John Fillmore, who had beer
sentenced to twenty lashes of thu
cat-o'-nine tails, for larceny of sui
of furniture which he had stolen from
his employers.
The bronzed face of Fillmore turned
pale as be eyed first the crowd and
then the terrible pillory, but he shut
his teeth tightly together and did not
inter word as he walked up to take
his position. lie was stripped 10 his
waist, and, as the coat which he had
thrown over his shoulders to prevent
him from taking cold while he walked
ont was removed, his white skin glis-
tened in the morning light, in contrast
to his bronzed and bearded face.
Sheriff Clark read to him the war
rant of the Court, that he should re-
ceive twenty Iasbes on his back, and
he was then placed in position. His
hands were drawn up about six inches
higher than his head, and locked in
iron clasps to the sides of the center
post of the pillory. The cat was then
handed the sheriff. 1t consisted of
heavy oak handle about two feet long,
with nine heavy leather lasbes, which
had been carefully oiled in order to
make them flexible, each about two
feet long. The man could be seen to
nerve himself for the blow as the heavy
.niDe-lashed whip was raised in the air.
There was a whistling sound, then
"A thud, and nine dark red ridges were
on the mans glistening back. He
started, but scarcely finched again
dnring his punishment. The other
strokes followed in quick succession,
until the mans back WAS covered with
red wells which twined and inter
twined around from his shoulders
down TO his hips. AS each lash left its
mark, there were $50 red welts on
him, but no blood was drawn.
Charles Duffy, man apparently
about thirty years of age, was the next
enlprit He did not appear to be as
hardy as Fillmore, and was exceed !
ingly nervous as he was being bound
up for his turn. He did not, however,
utter a word as the punishment was
inflicted, though the strokes were laid
on with no gentle hands. Duffy was
punished for being an aceomplice Of
tPbilmore in stealing the furniture.
Robinson Jenkins and William Ben
ton were the next to bare their backs.
They were both colered men, and were
convicted of having stolen some har-
ness. The first received twenty lashes,
and the latter ten. AS stroke after
stroke fell the black skin Of the men
seemed to fairly culver, but the men
did not utter a syllable.
Henry MeGciger, a man of appar-
emily thirty-fiye years of age, was next
led forth. He was by no means bad
looking man, and seemed TO be sensi-
bic to the disgrace of being publicly
logged, as well as to the pain in the
punishment itself lie, however, walked
up to the mark bravely and held up
his hands to be locked to the posts.
He was to receive fifteen lashes forthe
theft Of some tools. When the strikes
began to fall the man wriggled, though
he did not utter a word, His face Was
pale and his teeth clenehed. AT about
the thirteenth stroke of the cat the
skin of his back was broken, and the
dark blood oozed slowly ont, and
sort Of groan ran through the crowd.
McGeiger altered slight "0ll' as
the blow struck him, and turned for
moment from side to side. He did
not, however, utter another exclama-
.ti0n during bis punishment.
Frank Martin, a stontly built man
about 28 years of age, was the last
man whipped. He received twenty
lasbes for steasinga buffalo robe. He
sbrank, as did the Others, at the first
stroke, but stood the rest Of his casti-
cation without uttering a word or
scarcely making a motion.
As the punishment of each man was
completed be was led back to his cell
blythe Deputy Sheriff, and waterfur-
nishcd him, so that if he desired it he
could battle his back.