Evening journal., 1891-05-08
THs OLD WHIPPING Posi-.
Levy Courtman Indignant at Its Sale and
It WIN BE Returned

Levy Courtman Indignant At Its Sale and
It WIN BE Returned.
The Levy Court met In adjourned
session this morning and the meeting
was unusually breezy As soon as Chair
man Buckingham had called the court to
order, Mr., Hickman arose and said
Mr.. President, | understand that the
old whipping post aud pillory has been
sold from the jail yard at New Castle.
and that 1t has been torn up and hauled
60 this city. preparatory TO its being sent
to the Worlds Fair at Chicago Can you
give me any information about the saleg
The chairman No sir, nothing farther
than that see 10 the papers that J. Cur
tbs Wigglesworth Of this city has pur
chased II to exhibit"
Mr. Hickman-"Why. Mr. Chairman, |
cannot believe that Is IL the intention
OF this court to have that placed ON
exhibition all over tho country Why, !
was dumb founded when / read the
aud could not realize it. Since
| have been g member Of this court
we have repeatedly refused hatterinp
offers for the structure from parties all
over the country Only two years ago a
1A1 AbAn ftHHFfdftA
before this court and stated that
he would pay $3.50 in cash for the post.
and would place q new one in Just as the
court ordered Why, we were not three
minutes In considering the matter. and
unanimously decided TO refuse the
offer Now, have we changed
cur minds and will we consent TO have
this fall into the hands Of circus mana.
gers or other exhibitors to have people
scof OF Delaware law and iusticeg"
Mr.. Grubb-"Why, OF course not.
every man OF us Ia opposed to anything
OF the kind We certainly will never
allow it. !"
The chair Well. gentlemen, all that
know about the affair Is this: When
this court visited tina jail. number OF
us examined the whipping post aud found
that 1t was shaky and rotten, and we
were all Of the opinion that II should
be replaced with new one
before another term Of court. ! suppose
the Jail commissioners were Of the same
opinion and had the post removed and a
new one put IN
Bishop Coleman confirmed four persons
in Christ Church, Dover. yesterday.
Mr.. Jolls--"But, sir, that is not the
question. What we want to get at is
this: Who sold the structure and whore
did they get the authority for such
action. Now, as custodians OF the
peoples property IL is our duty to know
who took such action as this, which /
am sure. every member Of this court OPP
poses"
Mr.. Butebinson-oW Well sir; do not
regard this as such a serious matter.
and think the reports ara
greatly exaggerated. Mr.. wiggles
worth is collector Of relics.
and has q numser Of others from
the old jail which be prizes very highly
/ Now, do not think he has the slightest
intention Of exhibiting this or any Of his
relics"
The argument continued for some time
but the matter was disposed of by Mr.
Simpler's motion TO refer to the Commit
tee on Public Buildings with q request "a
| take immediate action.
AS soon as the court adjourned nearly
every member Joined the committee and
started for Wigglesworth's resi-.
/ denee. No. 206 jefferson street
/ The Democratic members Of the
/ court are indignant at. this action OF
the jail commissioners aud say that such
thing is unprecedented in the
history Of the county. Mr.. Sutton
stated. during the argument. that the
| commissioners had no more right TO sell
the post than they had to sell the Jail.
Mr. Wieglssworth said he was willing
to give 1t up when the court refunded
/ the IS that he paid for it.