The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-30

RED WHIPPED
Declares That an Innocent
Nan Has Been Punished

1
the words Of James Porter. alias Pottsvills
Red as Chief Warden bowers rslsa ed his
wrists from the whipping post ut New
| Castle this morning. About 200 persons
gathered 10 the jail yard to-day to see Por-
ter punished for being implicated In the
robbery Of the Bavarian Brewery last
May. Since no was arrested on July 4tb
in Pottsville he has denied all knowledge
of the crime, At his trial his .coHnse,
claimed the man was Innocent and h
number Of witnesses were produced to
provs an alibi. but the jury rendered C
verdict OF guilty.
Porter was sentenced to yenrs and 30
lashes. 1t was to see the corporal punish
ment inflicted that brought the crowd to
the jail to-day.
Chief of Police Milton J. Miller OF Read
ing Chief Of Police J. +. MoGae Of Read. =
Ing, Chief of Police W. Il. Fraukum and
Detective John OConnor Of Pottstown
were present 10 500 the lashes administer
ed.
4 d. X. Hatfield Of the Philadelphia Ledg.
er and three representatives Of the New
York World were present, The latter
sketched the scenesiin the jail yard and
took photographs. But "Pottsviile Red"
disappointed tho visitors. When be walk
ed from the jail to the post he had his head
covered by his coat. When he took off
his coat he showed he had made prepar-
ations to prevent the visiting authorities
from getting good view 1T him as he had
IA red handk crchief tied across his fore
head.
Sheriff Taylor laid tho whip on lightly
as he believes In "Pottsville Reds" inno-
cence. The Sheriff believes it was case
OF convic'ing come one to satisfy the am
bition Of some one. Por;er's back was
rsddened by the lashe, but the punish
ment was exceedingly light. AS he lit
the post he used tho expression attributed
to him above.
He covered MS face as he left the post and
he camera men were disappoltod evenA
the photographer who was engaged to
take special photograph for visiting
Chiefs Of Police.
When the Jail yard gates were thrown
open this morning William Wright was
placed in the stocks. Wright has a very
large neck and in order to put the mans
neck in the pilloyy the right wrist was
speaking loose at times he
would rise tho top bar off his neck with
his right wrist.
When Warden Bowers rele asel him he
IN ade p"ctence Of striking tho ware Ell
and Bowers told him to do as lie plea d.
Wrigh3s loft wrist was marked By tie
pillory notch. He will spend Il year in
jail as punishment for buying s'ol!n
goods knowing them to have bean stolen.
Wright encouraged number of small
boys to steal brass off mir valves on b. &
U. cars.
He persisted In his work and when thu
boys were arrested they gave the Informal
ion that sent Wright to the pillory and
,he jail
Albert Spencer has been at the post be-
ore and that was reason for the Sheriff
citing the lash fall heavily on his back.
Spencer will spsnd six months in Jail,
The punishment in the case Of He,bsrt
Watson has been said until Nov 12
Watson was convicted at the recent
ERIN of tho court of general sessions on
he charge Of burglary.
He was sentenced to DO whipped with
wenty lashes after he stood ono hour In
he pillory. There were OK cellcnt reasons
presented to the court and stay Of
II the corporal punishment was granted.
Governor Tunnel through State Secre-
airy Hughes on yesterday granted fur
her stay. Watson's case will 60 before
he Board of Pardons aud it Is believed
hat the young man will be parioned.
Joseph Bantam, colored, was the first
prisoner to receive punishment at The post
The ten lashss blistered his back but
Bantam will have six ronths in jail to
ct the blisters disappear.
There WINS general run for the first
rolloy car and Conductor C!ough had an
interesting time collecting his S6 fares.
eighty six passengers on clio ed car made
he use of overcoats out Of the case.
The visiting Chiefs Of Police were shown
through tho Jail by Chief Dolan and De.
ective McVcy.