Evening journal., 1892-05-14
PUNISHED FOR LARCENY.
Men Who Violated the Sixth Com
mandment whipped at the Post

Nine Disfranohised for Life Because the
shsrinrs Lash Touched Them In
the Jan Yard 5his Afternoon-on tho
Trail OF BurgIars-O other Matters.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. May ID This was
Quarterly whipping day" at the New
Castle county il and, although it was
a rainy Saturday, large crowd swarmed
around the gates at the jail yard be-
fore the opening time came TO see
Sheriff simmons carry into execution the
corporal punishment part OF the SEN
tences passed at last weeks court In
Wilmington. Warden simmons had
charge OF the post and pilory and he
was also kept busy in keeping the
crowd back from the post At II o'clock
the pillory sash was opened aud the dark
colored head and wrists Of James Wiley,
late Of Wilmington huHdred, were fas-
tened in the place. Wiley's crime
was burglary. he having entered
Henry Pisor's store In Wilmington in the
night time and taken therefrom musical
instruments aud goods to the value Of
lawful money Of the United States
Wiley was whipped with twenty lasbes
after he had been released from the pill
lory.
AS soon as the undaunted and willy
Wiley was taken back to his cell, a man
was brought out whose face was 50 black
that It fairly dsrkened the jail yard
This was Joseph Coleman, and Joseph
received a coat Of several colors-ten
lashes.
Charlie" Thompson, the colored man
who, after his arrest for stealing
chickens In Mill Greek hundred, escaped
from the WILMINGTON police station, was
at large for several months, was subse-
quently captured at the points
Of the revoivers OF Detectives
McVey and Witsil, convicted after
long trial, was brought from his cell
with his russet back barred to receive the
lash that would not only hurt, but would
forever disfrsnchise him In Delaware.
Ten lashes we're we'll laid on in steady
succession, and the fellow never fin he'd
until the last strokes fell.
Edward Cooper, who grasped an op-
portunity to 60 into the Wholesale shoe
business by grasping nine pairs Of shoes
at tina, was led out by Warden Sim
mons. and he received a forcible lesson IN
the shape Of ten hard "whacks. which
will probably help him to remember tn,
ixJh commandment.
Edward Hooper, who resembled hil
prsde cessor al the post in name. but no
In appearance, stood before the Grove
ard quivered like sn aspen leaf whil,
the "cAt" fell ten times on his back
Joseph Hickey, a white man, who stoli
coat either for shelter from the storm
or TO sell for l!qner, was manacled TO tn
post and ten lsshes we're well laid on al
quivering flesh.
Edward Townsend. the fellow who stol
iron from Farmer Joseph Derrickson o
Milltown, suffered for his offens
against the peace and dignity Of th
state by receiving five sharp rsps fror
the sheriff's whip of many lssbes.
Henry Hesson. who stole articles iroI
his. friend, John McKenney. while on
visit from Baltimore. where he lived
was whipped with Eve strokes that lei
long red stripes on his back
James COnoway, who was convicted q
the larceny of a veloclpede, was brough
out and whipped with two lashe. th
smallest number ever received at th
post The unfortunate cid ma
convicted himself Of the crime by stain
to the police officer after. his errest ID,
he rods the wheel from Ksnn t. Squsr {.
he came down On the wheel he must ha,
sat on It in railway train as ti
velocipeds was to small for 6-years-ol
boy TO use.