Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-18
THE WHIPPINGS.
Eight Prisoners Lashed and Three Pill
loried.

Eight Prisoners Lashed and Three PHI
lorled.
Spec nlCorrespoDdence Gazette and Journal
New CASTLE, Feb l3.--A crowd of over
800 men and boys stood in the shivering
cold in the yard of the New Castle Jail this
afternoon and witnessed the welding of
the lash on eight culprits who were tried
by the February court. AT 10 o'clock the
gates were thrown open and the spectators
were allowed to gaze on two negroes,
George Manlove, horse thief, and
John Shorter, who murderously
assaulted Rev. Ambrose. colored, Of
this city They remained in the pill
lory for an hour during which
time they suffered intensely from the
cold. Both men wore gloves loaned
by the wardens and Manlove who
was thinly clad, had canvass blanket
thrown over his back for protection from
the cold. When they were released they
could hardly straighten themselves, so
stiff were their limbs. Shorter, who was
formerly Il fisherman on the Delaware
river remarked to Il bystander whom he
evidently knew, that il would be good
while before he would fish again. He will
spend five years in prison
William McCran, alias Buckley BlcGin-
mis-, well known crook, was the next vic
TIM for the pillory. He is "A tall but deli
cate-looking fellow, and he appeared to
feel the weather and his punishment. He
also spent an hour there.
At noon the whippings commenced, the
first victim being William Frazer, colored,
who, without doubt. had been at the post
berore, as his back was covered with large
wells. He took five lashes well laid OH
without trembe.
John Jackson, colored, got the same
number, which he also stood well.
John Doris, white man, trembled and
administered and his back was badly
Redeemed.
Fred Brown, dudish-looking negro,
but who is a petty thief stood like statue
and looked neither to the right nor left
as five lashes were being applied to his
bare back.
John Harner, a tall, lean. lank negro,
who had never seen whipping post be-
fore, came ont in very jolly mood. He
and created u roar of laughter among the
| spectators when he appeared. When he
| approached the post he began to dance a
,'hoedown" and he kept np a lively little
| jig all the time his hands were being
manacled by Warden Tucker. Sheriff.
Simmons thought the fellow little toe
| fresh and he laid on the three lashes, fol-
| that was his sentence, SO hard that the
| fellow made regular contortionist oil
himself. He was not laughing on the SAINT
side of his face when lac went back to hi:
cell.
Edward Beason, New Castle negro, will
remember his five lashcs for II time as h,
told the sheriff after they were applied thai
il would be the last chance that he 9TH,
sheriff) would get at him. George Man
love, who stood in the pillory an hour, wa
the next candidate for the post. He got Il
lashes and bore them well.
William McGran, alias Bucky McGinnis
was the last victim. lie was still suffering
from the cold experienced during his stay
in the pillory and he looked at the GROVE
and then intently at the sheriff as if Il
create some sympathy. The fellow is sub
ject to heart trouble and he no doubt wa
suffering considerable pain ut the time ant
his 20 lashes were applied as lightly a
possible He squirmed, twisted and nearly
bent himself double. His tender bacl
was badly cut up and the blood trickle'
slightly from one side. One or two of tn
crowd made fools of themselves by laugh
ing at the fellows motions while his pun
ishment was being inflicted, whereupol
he turned around and remarked to then
that if they were suffering the pain he wa
they would not feel like ridiculing anyone