Evening journal., 1891-12-05
BURGLARS PAY TIE PENALTY.

Terribly Punished. tegars Breaks
mDown.
staff Correspondence EvrEIso JosREAl.
NKw CASTLE, Dec. "a crowd %
four hundred people congregsted
in the county jail yard this morn.
ing to sea the two burglars. Edward
Smith aud william Woods, suffer ths
penalty OF their crime. Nearly every
available inch OF standing room was
taken up. and this was greatly increased
by high pile Of broken stone, which
furnished an excellent gallery for the
small boys to see the entire performance
The whipping was one OF the most
eventful ever seen ia she old jail yard.
In addition 10 the great crowd OF spec
tators the punishment was the most Sc
we're that has been administered for long
time Sheriff Simmons LAYING Just 100
lashes on three men The sheriff performed
his part Of the awful Job ia perfectly
humane manner, bat even that weuld not
allay the suffering of the men who had
to take forty lAshes on their bare backs
Elias Segars, convicted Of larceny,
was the frst to suffer punishment for
his crime. He was brought ont at 10
o'clock and stood In the pllory before
the gaze Of the crowd for one hour
The two men, William Wood
and Edward Smith, convicted Of larceny,
were then brought out and placed 10 the
stocks where they remained until tbs
noon hour. Then they we're taken IN
jail again and the crowd awarmed arouLd
the post.
Segars, whs Is little, "thin-skiuned"
negro, was first brought forth. He was
given twenty lashss aud during the short
period they we're bslng administered lie
probably suffered more than he ever has
or will suffer After Eve lashes had been
laid on the negro began to roll
his eyes and squirm and wriths in pain
AS the eleventh fell on his streaksd bAsk
he turned his head toward the sheriff and
began beEeeching him to strike easter
oh, please ssstter them (whack) won't
yOu, sheriff, please, (whack) g-s-s scatter
EN-, OH Ohll' and then the
negro broke dewn completely He
cried like child aud large tears chased
each other down his face The eighteenth
lash caused him to jerk so violently
that bis left hand was freed
from the clamp whils this was being
replaced BY Warden Simmons, the
sheriff leaned TO the crying negro and
told him to bear up as there were only
two more.
Woods was the FIRST Of the burglars to
hug the post. He is thin man with hair
: and mustachs that is tinged with gray
He was dealt with more leniently than
his partner Smith, but his pun
ishment was almost greater than he
could bear He bore 1t without a
whlmper. however, but the ''eat" did not
stop falling q moment too soon.
Smith was terribly punished and h.
will doubtless steer clear Of Delaware
law In the future When the
warden had finished counting
I forty" the human being At the post
/ ceased to tremble and quiver but the
! prisoners back was fearful
/ sight. 1t was almost the color
t Of raw beef and the welts and Jumps
could be seen all over She yard smltt
& hurriedly threw on. his coat aud hid hii
d marked body from view.
Among the Wllmingtonlans who saw
s the whipping were Frank D. Carpenter
. attorney for Wood and Smith, James L
r Hawkins and Gle 'rge T. Hatton; deteo
d tives, who helped to bring the prisoners I,
5 justice Benjamin s. Gam, George John
son, Janitor John Spring o
the Court Bouse: Frank w Mulvens
william r. Johnson, James
Phillips. Conductor Chandler Evan
Peter Elmer Owen J. Heasion, Coui
q officer Heal, Street and Sewer Directo
p Chambers, q h, simmons.