The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-11
Severe Punishment Me-
ted Out to LaWbreakers.
ALMOST FROZEN IN PILLORY.
Mits and Blankets Placed
On the Men But Still
the Men Could
Not Keep the
BLOOD IN CIRCULATION.

Delaware justice was melted out to q
number of criminals at the Now Castle
county jail to-day. Never in the history
of the State before did men suffer so ut
post and in tho pillory. Shortly after ~
O'clock Two colored men were placed in
the stacks. BY criminals this punishment
is considered worse than ths whip Ing.
II nmln tiles to rest On one leg his neck
is pncho1 and in The best Of veal her
when Il man Is released after an hours
duration he scarcely cal come down tho
ladder of the platform. But the Intense
cod to-daY male the suffering greater,
The chill blast off the Delaware bay and
river swept into the Jail yard with u ven-
geaLce. Tho men shvered and tried TO
keep from freezing by shift ing their posi-
tons. They wero sorrowful looking siguts
as they Game from the stocks. Bat the
men wore desperate ones and desperate
measures hal to DO resorted to In order g
teach such mt u that tina strong arm of the
law is II powerful one. Inc men were
Horny Smi and tho notorious Bob AL
zen. 1t was Smiths first expel ienoo but
Allen hug eu the post On two former 70.
casion, here and once Mt Dover. They Will
both retire to prison life for ten years
Smith plcadad guilty ut the present term
OF the court OF ionv"a! Ses ions 10 tho
charge If burglary. On the night of Jan.
uaiy &flH ue DFOhC inlO JUS u"tiIluK uUu VI
of James NJ Nandegrift near McDonoush.
After drinking some wiue be found in the
cellar he Went to the bedroom Gour Ut Mr.,
Nanuogrft. Ii was locked nnl Sinl Ii
Went to tho kitchen, secured heavy ham.
moe and broke down The door. Mr.. and
MrF. Nandegcitt were awakened by tho
blows and s0t out Ut bed. They are over
so years Of age each As soon rs the door
wus burst open Smith fired two shots Mr.
VandegriGt returned it aud the fellow
ran downstairs. One OF tine bullets from
Smith revolver oailv within Il few Inches
Of striking Mrs, Vandeyrlft.
II Is thcu-h that Smith had com
panion and that ho was shot a, ono of tho
horses was taken from tho SADIE and
given long drive. Smith Was arrested GA
suspicion and confesw d Alter spend Ag
an nonr in he piiioty Sheriff Taylor gave
him forty lashes OF The cat-o'-nine ais
Bob Alien spent ten years IN Dover Jail
for burglary aud two short terms in this
jail for chicken stealing He 5" confess Il
his crime. On the night of November ia
lat he broke into the residences If Farmer
Brockson IN Blackbiru hundred While
the farmer slept Allen 'ou< II watch ana ~
poke book containing KS from under
BrnCksou's pillow.
Allen was picked up in Wilmington : n
Tuesday Tor drunEenrs5 The watch WIS
found In his possession. Inside Of twenty
four hours hs was sentenced To ono hout
in tho piliory, twenty lushc, auu IL years
in jnil As he appeared NJ tho pillo y To-
day his bark showed the marks OF his lo...
luer whippinys.
Walter Christy, colorel, s0uirmed under
tie cat rs the shorlf admin ,trroi fifteen
lnshts. Christy stole gun and u pnir OF
opera glasses. He will now remain
IN jail for ono entire year While waiting
for trial no sealed the Jail vail and gay,
tho warden ton miles cross country run
before he was captured.
Thomas Devint, ~ young white man.
had hi, bacS armed fl teen tim~s bacnu
he took All umbrella that did not Ls!ony
to HIN. He has IN uhsayory reputation
and mas served time. lie will retire Tor u
year.
Edward Truman. a young wbi,o man,
completely broke dawn. He forgrt all o.
der force and was obliged 10 stand an nuur
In ths stocks He will servo u yenr IN j,,i,
Daniel o Hanlon md Rudolph Low, Joy
eacn received fifteen lashss r the larc~uy
oil pair OF sHa'es valued at s. cent,, Ia y
will also spend year With she If Tay
Lewis Railen, colorsl, WAS another fiji
teen la-hes man. He stolo u set OF harness.
He will remain In JUL until July.
John Mccullough, II whi,o YOUTH
sgnrinod aud criel as he received ,un
ltsheS lie broke into his fathers nous,
took $500 and with Elmer Cuylu went to
Alabama. They spent the money ind t.
turned to Wilmington. He vii! sp,nd
yenr In Jail no IS enIy 20 years Of age.
4 representative Of he DAII.Y RspUBLI-
CAN waited upon Depu Y Attorney Cen
crhi Cooper and no consulted the oour and
owing to tbs inulemoncy OF The we,th,'r
sheriff Teylor was notified not to prucrei
with the punishment but the m.n had
been forty five minutes IN the stacks when
tho oruer WAS resolved Depu Attorney
General Cooper upon being apphsel VI
this faet directed Sheriff Taylor To cary
ouS the sentences Of thu uourt
-Mor!i 'u,t!o soup. Saturday night -