Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-02-08
Nv Castle Jail.

ro THE INSTITUTION
, sATURDAY-A BRIEF Il
sTCH OF APRIsOSER. |,
SON INTERVIEWED.I'
:, ia not a cheerful place the
az be kind and constderate OF
: If the prisoners, or friends
7 IN Il the cells and supply thenst
10 comfort needed, but the
i, iail, and that personal
, ~ ir+ssstralned still remains. and
~ forts that can be supplied
aispel the thougbt that In
n, u ,re IL ID q living tomb. The
I've in a different world, and
,ev are able to obtain the daily
M N Nv but little of what Is tran
outside. s ,hxoroh
4 nf 4 representative OF the re
!, tast saturday as he wander.
a dawn the long corridor OF
s,le iail or stopped In front OF
.,d door Of q cell to have a few
trhar wish an inmate. but with
M yhts there was the reflection
T. sesu ou every side were but
gbe penalty Of crime, and at
,heir M isdeeds to the majesty
law To be sure, there may
raes where men that are in
,nffsr wrongfully, but Fuch
II are as an experience OF years
onrt, Of this county has clearly
,a,ed that the very liberal
!" n ia better for ninety-nine
,sn 10 escape than for one in
han 10 suffer-" is carried out In
4 manner, as the Judges al
',o inc.ined to temper justice
rry, aud every jury is instruct.
dara verdict Of not guilty, II
y a reasonable doubt In the
he c-eatures OF circumstances,
bnen,ly drift almost insensibly
hrser of crime, the re alization OF
4 eIneuces of which burst upon
sr the drst time as they stand In
n and hear the verdict OF guilty
Ii by the jury, or listen to the
|tn,ence as pronounced by the
a case happened within q very
krs IN this county. A boy, the
4 of the Governor of q neighbor'
h.. becoming weary OF the re-
Il Of home life ran away to get s
n Of the world, of which he 8
H. knew 30 little. The littl'
Ettat he had was soon exhausted
i he in Philsdelphia he fell II
tramps, who told him the!
Is ug down the Peninsula to picl
H. agreed TO accompan!
&nl fer bea,ing their way .
4 on freight train, started OF
vn he road, until they coul'
opportunity TO again board tn
FWhi,e they were In this city on
ompauions managed to obtain
II whAsky, and by the time the;
the Delaware Junction a.
Fere under it's influence.
&no1n was shining brightly
lev noticed man tru1ginR u
toward them with q bag owe
alder. Toe boys companion
q to SOD him and take the bag
boy at ti'st refused. Anothe
3 li,tle persuasion and a feS
soon made him q willing tot
] hands The man was stoppe
4bbe1 not only Of the bag whic
ened his tools, bat also of a sur
Ehey thai he had earned doin
work down the State. Aftt
BE- him one Of the drunken gar
y shot from q revolver after hin
De poor fellow, terror strickel
y the bushes until morning. Il
|eame 10 this city and reported IL
10 the police; te,egrams wit
options OF the parties were sent
ns directions, and the boy Wi
two OF his companions was a
i. After being identified by the
h they were lodged in Ne
u jail until Court, when they ger
ted for highway robbery.
trial WAS brief; In fact, there WI
fense, aud the jury after a sho
eration rendered q verdict of gull
manner and form indicted. 7
Justice, wishing to be as mercif
ssible, sentenced the prisoners
cur in the pillory, prescribed
ptatute, two years imprisonme
puid have made II ak land TWEEN
each. Just as they left the roc
tention was called to the fact tt
natiest number OF lashes, acool
the law, for the otfense was fort
hey were called back and the 1
pa twenty imposed. When Il
pee was pronounced the boy tur
10 and exclaimed, almost invoI
My God, forty lashes." 7
Saturday the sentence was exec
ID although 1t was evident he ct
terribly, he bore his punishmt
A year afterwards he confess
4 reporter that he had given an 1
ei name, and also who he was, q
ames OF some of hts relatives.
y statements were given under
promise OF secrecy ON the part
Exporter, who offered to make
known to the Governor, but he !
= 10 have any such action taken
lhe story of his crime and puuil
! would reach his relatives. VIII
Pc Jail he read An account of
FERROUS disappearance published
per OF his native city, which v
p 20 him by the custodian of
II, and seemed greatly affected Il
lends should give them selves
trouble about him. As soon
lie expired and hs was released
va for his home, and was passed
philadelphia by the kind hear
an OF the steamer Wilmington,
pa ne gave slight inkling of
EfS IL would be interesting to kn
reached his home, and what acoo,
pave his friends of his mysteri,
tLca, but from the day he left
pp'Ier at Philadelphia nothing furt
heard of him, He made ma
Pnises of how he wonld cond
zen In the future, and 1t is to
Bsl That no will prove q useful 8
lonest man.
|aere !, are at present about one h
| prisoners In the jail, of VIII
aler three are under sentence
Ut but as two of them have b
.eVed, one for ninety years and
Tor three years, 1t is scarc
Iosnie the sentence will be carr