Evening journal., 1892-05-21
MORE MEN WHIPPED
Thomas Watson Prays While
Being Punished at the Post.
THE FIRST ITALIAN IN THE PnIORY


Can Never Vote Again In Delaware.
Young People to Sing "Pinafore''-A
Reported Collision In the BAY.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE, May 21-A small crowd |
stood In the county jail yard this after
noon, and while the rain poured down,
saw the remainder OF the list |
Of corporal punishment sentences
for this term carried into execu- |
tion Rain fell from the beginning /
TO the end Of these exercises and noarly |
every spectator was stranger, as the I
townspeople do not enjoy such sights, |
especially when they have TO stand in
shower while the work goes ON.
Raiaello Amatrizio was brought out Of
his cellat 035 o'clock by Warden Harry
simmons and placed in the pillory He
is an Italian and is the first offspring of
that nation TO stand In the pillory in New
Castle jail yard He is the man
who stabbed James Horseback n
Wilmington patrolman. while being
arrested In au Italian settlement there
The Italian could hardly bear the humi
laiion 90 say nothing of the punish
ment of being placed in the pillory be-
fore the crowd and i'm the rain He stood
IL wen. however. and hurried back TO
his cell tiust as soon as he could get
down from the high platform after being
released 10y the warden
Al 1885 the whipping began sonly
twenty two flashes being administered
OF these Daniel Hunter received ten.
James Murray ten and Thomas Watson
| two Hunter and Murray are black men,
accounts of whose trials have appeared In
/ full la the EVENING JOURNAL Hunter
was convicted of stealing chickens
/ George Springer of Mil Creek hundred
was the man from whom lac stole the
fowls
The second victim. James Murray col
orcd received ton sharp lashcs and cried
His oncnsc WAS very trivial. he having
been convicted of stealing 30 cents from
/ Frnk Neidermaier of Wilmington. lie
received This punishment however be
cause he had embraced the whipping post
before and the court was not lcnicnt with
him
Thomas Watson. the last victim. and
the only white man. 'brcathed iervent
prayer when his hands were fcttcrcd To
the post lie had only stolen a pair of
shoes but two lashes were laid on his
buck and his right to go near Delaware
election booth was instantly taken away.
supplies for Pulpit.
Rev s Boatte Wylio, the pastor of
Alexander Presbyterian Church. New
York city. will hll the pulpit at the
Presbyterian Church this city. TO NOR
row, preaching both in the morning and
evening Rev Edward Dillon. the we'll
known pastor of the Presbyterian
/, Church 81 Woodbury., ~ J 4. hss been
secured q" oeeupy the pulpit on next
IA tIIt 4.
T. Lodge of the town will attend services
in the NJ r. Church and next Sunday
the g. A. r. Post viii march 20 one Of
tho churches TO hear its annual Memorial
Day sermon.
To Sing the Opera ''Pinafore."
A number of young people have
waited upon Professor Druckenmiller
and requested him TO take up another
oratorio 20 be sung here during June He
has selected the pretty little opera
"pnafore" and rehearsals of this will
begin at once IL the necessary chorus
voices can be procured IN this city. AS
the chorus Of sailors require o number of
tenors and hassos IL win probably take
some time TO make up the list, Of New
Castle people, only.
Looks Like a Collision.
The schooner Ida Fowler which
passed down the river on Thursday,
bound from Philadelphia 10 Old Provi-
dence. United States of Columbia, was
towed into the Delaware Capes last night
, by the Clyde Line steamship Delaware,
with her mizzenmast gone Il Is believed
that the Delaware ran down the schooner
] The Fowlers cargo is of a miscellaneous
character, shipped by Calvin 5. Crowell
& Go.
Incidents Of the Day.
Conductor Phillips of the New Castle
/ freight train says that when he was a boy,
! an oiler on the road was called a
"greaser Later they assumed the
name of assistant engineers, but now
they are called. all over the Delaware
road. car inspectors.
5 Trombonist f. II Naylor Of the Hushe-
] beck Orchestra wore n happy expression
last evening and was congratulated by
his fellow musicians The cause Of the
happiness was the appearance Of a son and
Z heir in Mr. MAYORS home "Rock-a-hy,
Baby was played for his special benefit
and a long life and prosperity was
wished the little musician.
Ex-Night Warden William H. Bradley,
who was summarily released by Sheriff
Simmons after the escape Of Woods and
I fahey, has accepted position IN the
flour mills of the William Lea and Sons
b. Company In this city. He entered upon
4 his new duties to-day as assistant engi
neer
A fine black horse belonging 10 Joseph
! Stoeckle and attached TO one Of the vii
! mington mans largest brewery wagons
was suddenly taken sick near the Della
ware street wharf yesterday. II was
quickly led 10 the jefferson House
q stables and the veterinary surgeon was
h telegraphed for. He arrived an hour
! later and everything was done to save
/ the handsome animals life, but to II,
I avail IL was worth $500
N There are sixty-four active members OF
the High School Alumni
Ex-Patrolman Williams viii open tbs
large Orange street store, which has beer
D closed since Grocer Hamiltons removal
l- Ex-Treasurer Herbert has declined {,
:. allow his name to be used as candidate
e for the County Executive Committee il
opposition to Committeeman IOman.
Reporter Arnon Of the Philadelp hii
Record staff called ON Undertaken 9. H.
u Clewell yesterday in reference to the
: EVENING JOURNAL story about JOIN
Mario and his little scheme to be buriel