Daily Republican., 1883-09-22
.F|FTH \ edition
CAT o. NINE TAILS.
Aher m Martin Admintst rx ~,
Lash ~ Fourteen Prison.,.
How they stood II.


Promptly at ten O'Clock this mor,;,.
the 4 tes ofNew Castle Jail We're llns!
open, and u curious crowd rushed in
the purpose OF witnessing the wbimMns
that usually take place while the % rr.s
ty court is IN session. The num-
sen ntehceG this week to be whipped /
day was larger than has been kno,,
for several years, there being tourts"
in all, but the Sheriff was equal to a.
emergency, and applied the lash Win
severity, and nearly all of the pri,Onss
will feel its effect for many da~
Everything being In readiness, WaIs
Hance brought ont Joseph j. Caulk
young colo, ell lad, who was copyjcts
OF lart eny and sentenced to receive N
lsshes, which were promptly applIs
by the Sheriff, and received with apms
ent unconcern.
The next victims were Henry Trus,
George Bayard and Theodore Gibbs X,
colored, and the first two were youth
The trio were convicted Of larceny, ths,
having entered the cannery at De.
ware City and stole number ofsr.
cles. They each received ten lashs
Leavily applied. Trusty, who had bss
there before, did not seem to mind I'M
punishment and left the post wreabd
In smiles. Not 10, however, with hy.
ard and Gibbs. The former twista
and squirmed and when the last cut
was received he withdrew his hand,
from the bracelets and quickly repalrs
10 his cell where he will serve out
short sentence.
Theodore Gibbs, one of the trio and
leader of the gang, came out smiling
but he evidently smarted under Tie
blows, as large welts were raised Oh bid
back. William Green, colored, ,h
next victim, for the larceny Of watch,
received ten lashes, and smarted unds,
each blow from the strong arm Of The
Sheriff When he received the last cut
he sad ooh, Jesus III stand on my
head five days after this. j. A. james
co.ored, received twenty severe lasha
which made him grin all over, and b
returned to his cell a sadder but visa |
man.
Lewis Pyle,a well-known white man.
and resident of Wilmington, who wa
convicted for stealing, was placed I'll
the post, and was trembling all overt
dread OF the severe punishment he wM
TO receive. When his arms were as |
tened in the bracelets he lowered hi|
head and raised his back, which tight
ened the skin and made the punishmen.|
more severe. When the Sheriff hl|
given him his allotted ten lashes hsl
told him that he hoped it would make
him better boy.
James Mullin, white, the next Gus
toner, was suffering with a sore back,
and the Sueritf was more ienient With
him, but the ten lashes received made
him tremble, and his back was almost
| bliStefed.
James Nelson, white, appeared next
with bare back, and the skin being llln|
the cuts drew the blood, while the prise
ncr seemed to suffer very much.
Joseph Natter, white, received ea|
lashes, which raised Welts on his baFs,1
and caused him to squirm at every lick.
James johnson, white, received TWEEN
W lashes, which were heavily appl1,
and turned his flesh black and blue
while in some places the blood an
drawn. He felt his punishment, w.
yona "A doubt. 4
twenty minutes were consumed ~
administering Delaware justice to lh
above, when recess was taken uhV
Bel jamin Marsh, colOred was liberata
from the pillory, where he was stI'en
ced TO spend an hour, after which lt ~
cieved twenty severe lashes, which 10
keenly felt. ,r
| While waiting for hun, William
Biown, colored, who was sentenced iS'
evening tor stealing about 500 from
man over Third street bridge, and wlS
arrived from Wilmington shortly btio',
II o'clock, was placed in position anS
received twenty ashes, which were r
Ceived with howls OF agony, and l'
would: repeatedly call on the Lord
have mercy upon him
His cries, however, had no effect o.
he sheriff, who performed his amy
win il lirm will. This prisoner h1
never been whipped before, "l'LOOsl
he had been in jail on the charge OF IN'
der but got free. Brown Is the !'ul
man who krlled one of his comlai!'on
WIN u base ball bat some years aI'
rhl, ended the whippIngs for tue u4S
and the crowd Of lockers on dlSp'Fse
from the Jail yard and the huge gaze
swung back on their hinges.