The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-15
THE wHIrpIsG-rosr STATE.
A Glimpse OF the Land sfTrue Progress
and Reform.

i - 'AAAtIho " tho AsAhN % AANo AeaNtHl
and Reform.
Delaware Justice ~ not calculated Il
render the life Ofs criminal "A HAPPY
ono. a correspondent OF tho StaalY
Zsitung, who attended tho September
session OF the county court at wa
mington, gives a curious glimpse a
tho administration OF Justice in the
progressive ilttla state. Tho judges In
Delaware arc appointed for life, and
ara almost Invariably gray haired,
venerable mon. Tho Judge usually
lly5a ON hia farm, some distance
f,om town, and puts iu
au appearance only WlllO .he court Il
la s9aalou. lO il agrupuluusly careful
m dispensing Justice mot b. orr on the
,ido OF lDDiency, IL would DO ouCourEg-
sion prisoner WAC wac convicted of
hlvilg stolen some Keys was COn-
domned 70 pay y5.15 damages and tho
Cuss OF tho court uud - receive in addi'
rlln 10 mlnuLos' Imprisonment aud 10
llsnss or the cat. \ nNrV lar was punish-
cd by ln0 OF 500, SIS damages,
tho cost OF tho court, an hour Ia tho
p'llOry aud 20 lashOS, Another, who
w21 Found guilty OF yagrancy, was
condemned 10 psy the cost OF tho
court, SEQ ln0, ana toUudergo y0gP5
imprisonment, an hour In the Pill
org and 80 lashgs. Tho Inst item3 o..
these sentences wErO dOly executed
under the eyes of tho sheriff ia New
Castle on Saturday LAST. Tho culpht9
received tho punishment with Grecisn
i'olcism.
Repeated attempts have been mgdo
20 abolish these medieval penalties OF
tho pillUry and the lash, but 20 no pur.
pose, as the inoxCrable Delaware judge
believes firmly that these are bpneii-
clont and salutgry institutions. "Phil-
adelphia Is near by" remarked his
honor, on bOlng questioned on tho SUBJ
.iect, sand all the rascallty or the city
would pour In ON US were IL not for
the terrOrs inspired BY ihs
LASH" But how uDaVSlllug,
as n preventive OF crime, are these
measures any ono may SEQ by visit
ing tho whipplng-post and observing
the prisoners. They are nearly ali
pure blacks and of average intelli-
gance. 4 f5w, however, fear the lash.
"Big Frank" the famous bank robber,
for Instance, recently remarked: 81
would rather 10 convicted in Delaware
than anywhere clse, but for that -
cas-" Penltontiarlos aud housos of
correction arc unknown in tho little
state. In the county jail 1T New
Castle tho criminal condemned 90
few months imprisonment sits
boaldo his comrSde who il serving
life term. But lilo In this jail is apun-
i5hmsnG only In 50 FAR as tho iutnssoE
ere deprived Of their liberty. Other
wise they are comfortable. Tho above
mentioned correspondent relates the
case Of murderer condemned To Two
years. term OF Imprisonment who on
Joys everything no desires, He reads
tho papers every morning, smokes
the choicest cigars and re.
ccives a keg Of beer now. and
chen. "E some timo psst," sad
thB sheriff, referring To his cssoi 10
Wilmington brewer in whose employ
the prisoner had previously been, WAS
.ooustomed 70 drive into the jail yard
with his beer wegnn in broad daylight
aud unload his keg OF beUr. That was
even moro than could stand, 80 / had
MN load up tie beer again and-slip II
into the cellar after dsrk." TDe sheriff
alyG turned over "a this prisoner aS u
"cell" tbs Office be himself previously
Occu piod, handsomely csrpatSd,
commodiGus room. Card-piayiuS and
other kindred pss.imes constitute y
portion Of the daily programme. ANY
oao who wishes gGy employ his time
inpenersl hapdiwork by which he may
keep himself in cigars, beer eEd oil the
other needs OF life. Criminals are also
employed "a market messengers, ana
+ is such al everyday occurrence 60
meet murderers buying meat, butter
sud eggs in the NV Castle marked
that tho circumstance no Longer at
llac.s attention.