Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-27
Posr AND piLLoRY.
Twelve Men whipped and Three Placed
In the plllnrY. Mt NEW CnsiIn

Twelve Men whipped and Three Placed
in the Plllory, Mt New Castle.
Inside the grim walls OF New Castle iail
the traditional cato nine tails dashed the
flesh of ~ criminals last Saturday and
in this manner the prisoners paid the peu-
atty for their infractibn of Delaware law.
As is almost always tho case the majority
OF those who stood the tortures OF tile pif-
lory aud the cutting blows of the cat we're
negroes, while three white men came
forward aud took their punishment with
out murmur.
There were The usual scenes inside the
jail yard where Sheriff PIERCE Gold, whip
in hand, stood and rained blow after blow
upon the bucks of tue often lers, and an
eager crowd OF spectators stood and
watched the scene from various points of
vantage.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the huge hinges
ON the massive door leading to the mi
yard began their dismal creaklng and
announced TO the spectators awaiting out.
side the walls that the tine for pillorying
the culprits had arrived.
Warden Francis threw back the bar of
iron which held the gates at bay. and with
quick movement of the hand the lever
gave way and the heavy doors flew open,
Then the crowd poured into the iail ward
to watch the inflction of punishment.
u. q. liamment, staff artist OF Frank
Les'ie's Illustrated Magazine, was an inter
ested spectator and received number of
views for the next issue of his paper.
There were humber of newspaper men
from New York and Philadelphia, includ.
ing W. X. buckingham and MIR. Curry of
the Press
William Miller, colored. convicted of
larceny, was brought out and mounting
the ladder was quickly placed in the
stocks. where he remained one hour and
part OF his corporal punishment was over.
The lashes came afterwards.
The next victims of the pillorv were
Douglas Byard and Alexander Scribner,
indicted for housed breaking with intent to
commit larceny. They each stood one
hour III the pillory, but apparently did not
suffer much torture from their first eX-
perience at the post.
John Johnson, colored, who is serving a
lllesehtence for completely in the murder
Of Noah Benson at Delaware City, stood
IN the jail yard and saw the victims in the
pillory. MOT very pleasant position for
one to be placed in, said by-stander TO
the cratic cOlored man, who makes him
self very useful about the Jail and who
does many good turn for Warden Fran
els, who regards him as Il model prisoner.
NO" said Johnson. in reply to the by
to the gallows." 20
Niger Butch, who is familiar figure
about the jail corridor is doing a life
sentence for the murder of boy whom
head
Are you in for life," said some one
who recos nized him through the door of
his narrow cell this morning Just before
the whippings began.
Don't talk like that said the negro
his head dropping on his breast and his
eyes filling with tears. II don't like TO
hear that word, it causes a shiver to Green
over me. The by.sIander tossed him a
piece OF coin and left the man to the soil
tude of his cell.
IL was Just II o'clock when William I,
Benton, convicted Of larceny, took his
position ~ the post and received 10 lashes
from Sheriff Could He bore the punish
ment without fiinching aud made way for
Alexander Scrlbner, who was convicted of
HOUSEKEEPING and stood one hour in the
pillory. He got ~ lashes, and only smiled
at the spectators when he left the post.
Byard Duglas, colored, burglary, who
stood one hour i'll the pillory, took %
iashes and 1t never phased him. He fairly
flew from the scene OF the lashing when
the punishment was over, however.
Alfred Gross, colored, stole u pair of
Indian clubs, and got 10 lashes lie was
not severely dashed.
William johnson, colored, larceny. got
10 lashes without raising welt.
James Eagln, who stole a pair of rubber
boots from George Moore was the first
white man lashed at the post. He got 10
blows of the cat.
John ii, Johnson, colored, who created
comnotion by his sensational plea in his
own behalf during his trial for larceny,
got 70 iashes well laid on. He took the
punishment without much s1hirming, and
when he left the post turned and said TO
the spectators That's tile way we're
going to lick the Democrats this fall"
You won't help to do it," was by.
ISLANDERS reioinder.
Joseph Davis another white man, got
10 lashes for stealing pair of spectacfes
The blows were we'll laid on, but he did
not murmur.
William Miller, oolored. who stood an
hour in the stocks got 20 lashes. He is in
for larceny.
William Patton, the third and last white
man, came forward with "A sprightly step
and got 10 lashes for larceny.
Joseph Griffith, colOred larceny. was
whipped with 10 lashes and left tile post
with Bowery strut, which set the crowd
wild
Levi Bayard, colored, an old offender
got 10 lashes and scarcely moved a muscle
lie is confirmed horse thief. When he
lett the post he made the biggest kind of a
hit by singing the familiar air. ITS ali
over now; its all over now"
The last blow of the cat fell at 1885
o'clock, the crowds dispersed and the
wllDpiuuS were over