The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-17
THE POST
WELL FAVORED.
Papers By Chief Justice
Lore and Judge Grubb
To Be Read.

| Students Of psnology all over tho country
| are discussing the whipping post as th'
best method Of punishment for PETTY
crimes The sentiment for corporal punish
| mont is growing in strength. Governor
| Roosevelt is said to favor 1t, though not
| officially. The Medico-Lesal Society il
heartily for it,
0Ons of the most important sessions oil
the society will be that of tonight in the
Hotel Andrews, Seventy second street and
Broadway, Flew York when the psyGhial
section of .Ie society will take up the sub
ject.of corporal Punishment for crime
These sessions are held in connection with
a dinner, the discussion of the subject of
the evening following the discussion of u
liberal bill of fare.
1t is announced that an unusual array
of talent has been gathered for this oc-
casion and that there will be presented a
great deal of expert opinion in favor of the
introduction of he whipping post as q
means of pnuishmentint in this State. Justice
Simeon f. Baldwin of the Supreme Court
of Connecticut will present the paper of
the evening. From what is known of the
views OF this eminent jurist on the ques-
tion it may be predicted with certainty
that he will strongly advocate the whip
ping post.
WILL RELY ON HISTORY.
Justice Baldwin's views on this point
are the result OF n long judicial experience
and he will support what he has to say by
historical matter in an extended address.
The Justice Is known also to have views OF
amuch moro radical nature than the advo.
cacy OF the whipping post would imply,
views which favor the introduction of
more severe form of retrbutive punish
lnent for certain crimes against women.
President Albeit Bach will preside while
the order Of business Of the Legal
Society is taken up The Physical section
then will meet, with Vice President Clark
Bell in the chair. Justice Baldwin's ad-
dress will como first, after which Mr.. Bell
will present report on Corporal Pun
isbment''
Mr.. Bell has collected great mass Of
letters. articles and testimony from var.
ious people of prominence In the country,
all favoring the introduction of the whip
ping post as q punishment for crime.
DOES WELL IN DELAWARE.
One of the most Interesting statements
of opinion will be from Chief of Police
John Dolan of Wilmington. Del. Della
ware is the only state in the Union in
which the whipping pos, Is legnliz,d.
Chief Dolnn is u strong advocate of the
whipping post American Association of
Chiefs of Police. held in Chattanooga
few days ago, Chief Dolan spoke most
warmly in advocacy of the Delaware
form OF punishment for crime,
At that time he said: wilmington is
the capital of our State, and contains
about 5000 inhabitants, one-fourth the
number in the S! ate. and statistics
show, we havo lessl percentage of
crime of Il felonious character than any
other city in tho Union; and this is un-
doubetedly owing to the salutary effects Of
the whipping post.
Situa' cd NJ we are between two largo
cities--Philadelphia and Baltimore, and
within three hours ride of New York-we
should be IN easy prey for the criminal
classes OF these cities wcro it not for this
particular institution.
METHOD IS EFFECTIVE.
''Tbieves pass through our State often
without stopping, and are in terror until
they get beyond the boraers We have
no l'eniten.iary but the County Jail only.
Instead of giving person convicted of
larceny two, three or six years imprison-
mant, rs is done In other cities, we give
him not less than five nor moro than forty
lashes and q short term in jail. BY long
experience we have learned it is the only
method by which we can protect ourselves
from the criminal classes
Frank Moss, counsel of tho Mazet COM
mittee will submit an interesting letter
Mr.. Moss does not believe the present
methods of imprisonment arc deterrents of
crime, and is inclined to believe that the
whipping post might be a good thing both
for the community nnd tho criminals.
. There will lie papers or addresses from
these prominent people, all favoring the
whipping post: Charles B. Lore, Chief JUS
ticV Of iDtlawa,e: John G. Shortsll. prosi-
dent Humanitarian Society, Chicago; the
kev. Phoebe A.Hanaford, City Magistrate
Clarence w. Monde, Rev. Antoinetts
Brown Blackwell, Samuel D. Davies OF
the Richmond Va.) bar, the Attorney
General Of Maryland and Judge Ignatius
G. Grubb.
It is the purpose of the Medico-Lo
Society to press upon the Legislature some
measure looking toward reform in The pe-
nology of the State.