The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12
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a Glimpse Of the Land of True ProGre9s
aud Reform.

A Glimpse OF the Land of True PrOErs9s
and Reform.
Bolawara justice is not calculated 10
render the life Of q criminal happy
one. A correspondent Of tho S.astz.
Xeitung, who attended the September
session OF the county court at Will
mington, gives curious glinpss of
the administration Of justice in the
progressive little State. The judges in
Delaware axe appointed for life, and
arc almost Invariably gray haired,
vonerabls men. Tho j1dEe usually
lives on his farm, some distance
from town, and puts N
an appearance only while tho court is
Ia session. Ho IL scrupulously careful
in dispensing justice not TO orr on the
! side OF leuiency. IL would be enCOuraS-
ing crime aud vice. Az the recent ses-
sion q prisoner VINO was convicted OF
| having stolen some keyp was coz
domned 10 pay S5.75 damages aua the
cost of the court and 10 receive IN add
ton 10 minutes imprisonmap5 snd 10
| lashes Of tho cat. Il burglar was punish.
| n I
| tho Cu6t OF the court, an hour in the
pillory and % lashes. Another, who
was found guilty of vsgrancy, YVES
condemned 10 psy the cost Of the
court, 5000 fine, and to Undsrgoa years
imprisonment, an hour in tho pill
lory end 30 lsshes. The last iteAs Of
those sentences were duly executed
under tho oyea Of the sheriff IN New
Castle on Saturday last. The culprits
| received tho pnishment with Grecian
stoicism.
Repf ated attempts have been made
10 abolish these medieval penalties OF
the piilory and the lash, but 10 no pur-
pose, ae the ineX1rable Delaware judge
! believes firmly That these are benef-
Gent aud Ealutsry institutions. "Phil
adelphia il near by" remarked his
honor, on being questioned on the sub
iect, land all the rascality OF the city
would pour IN on us were II net for
tao terrOr5 inspired by the
| lash.o But how unayaiing,
ng preventive Of crime, are these
| measures, any one may soc by visit
ing the whipping post and observing
the prisoners. They arc nearly all
pure blacks and OF average intelll-
gence. 4 few, however, fear the lash.
"BiE Frank" the famous baak rObber.
for instance, recently remarked: ar
waald rather no convicted in Delaware
than anywhere else, hut for that -
cat" PenitoutiSries aud houses Of
correction are unknown III the li,tlo
state. In tho county jail % New
CASTLE the criminal condemned 10
\ iow months Imprisonment sits
beside his c0mrhde who 10 serving Z
life term. But lie in this jall Ia pun
ishmenS only IN so Ter MS tho inmates
are deprived OF thor liberty, Othar.
wise they are comfortable. The aoove-
mentioned correspondent relates che
case OF d mUrdcrcl condemned tnD Ave
| years term OF imprisonment who IN
| joys everything no desires. he roads
tho papers every morning, smokes
the choicest cigars and rG-
caiyta a keg Of hoar now and
ther. "F some tine pgst,n un.d
| The sheriff. referring 90 his GsSa, 81
! Wilmington brewer ia whose employ
tho prlRouor had previously 0seD, was
accustomed "a drive into the jMl yard
with his hQer "0gon iu broad day .igkt
and unlCol h!s keg OF bUcr That was
even moro than could etand, co l lad
| hlm load up the bocr aggin And--silp n
Into tho cellar afterdHrk,p TGe shaiil
also turned over 10 thia prisoner as a
| "s6lp tho Office he himsalf previously
occupied, u handsomely osrpBlSd,
oommodieus room. C8rG-p'ayiug and
other kindred pNstlmes constitute q
portion of the dSily programme. Auy
enc who wishes may employ his time
| general hondiwoIk by which no may
| Keep himself IN olgSrs, boer asd all Tho
other needs Of NE. Criminals are also
emsloyes 90 market messenger, and
it 10 nuch Nu cvory day oucurruuu. te
meet murderarI buylag iruat, bu'tor
and eggs In tho New CssIlo market
that che circumstance no longer at
trpCss attention,