Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
LASHES WELL LAID ON.

Tho sherin's "oat" CLAWS the Backs of
Nine Cuipriis ar New Castle, saturday
One Victim Spends m Hour In the Pillory.
Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
New Castle, Feb. 10.-About 450
persons witnessed the corporal punish
ments at the jailyard here today. One
culprit stood in the pillory and nine,
-four of whom we're white, we're dashed.
At 10 o'clock, James Trusty, colored,
was placed in the pillory, whe,e he re-
NAMED an hour, shivering in the cold
and standing rather uneasily. His crime
was receiving al from Ella Price, also
colored, when he knew that the money
had been stolen. He will serve six
months. His partner. in the crime will
also serve six months.
Soon after the release OF Ttusty from
the stocks, Wesley Brown, colored, the
notorious thief who persists in robbing
newspaper offices Of whatever he can lay
hands on, was brought out With his
coat thrown over his shoulders. He
eyed the Sheriff while the commitment
was read and then Sheriff Taylor began
laying on the - sti oises. Brown changed
color and said, "For dc Lawd's sake,
scatter them, sheriff, dey hurts, please
lay they on lighter, please sheriff. !"
He s9uirmed painfully. Tho sheriff
said, "You seem to come here often
enough" and emphasized his remarks
| by heavier stroke.
William Deputy, white, followed,
and although the strokes were light,
he twisted and dug his toes into the
ashes beneath his feet His back was
well marked.
Washington Hall, colored, who stole
| a sot OF harness, Squirmed and grnnted
while the 10 lushes were applied to his
back. At the last stroke, he sand,
ugh" and q bystander remarked,
"Injun."
Harry Grove, white, followed, and
although the lashes were lightly APP
piled, the 10th and last cut the flesh,
and before his coat was thrown over his
shoulders the blood showed in drors.
John Baccus, colored, shivered while
10 lashes were scattered over his Goa
black back, and the flesh stood out il
large wets, almost as white as chalk.
The negro appeared as il suffering with
the ague.
Andrew Dietz of Philadelphia, who
claimed that he was a member O.
Asubry M. l.. Church of Wilmington,
had 10 lashes lightly laid on. His bach
was we'll marked.
| Nub III TtCeuL Was scou SuOh
contortion act as when james Blair
colored, was hit with the first stuck
of the "cat." He turned about on tn
third stroke in such manner that h.
almost faced the sheriff, but it ayailet
him nothing, as the lashes fell acros
his right arm and twice beneath it
, where the thongs cut into the flesh il
i a telling manner. He almost danced
, cake walk during the chastisement.
Samuel Rodgers, alias Thompson,
| negro, who was convicted of the thei
, of chickens, bent and twisted and wa
i well scorched with Is purrs OF tn
. eat
r Daniel Harris, or Carpenter. colored
4 who was also engaged in the poultr
y business at the dead hour Of night, re
ceived a like dose, and his dark ski
was we'll marked. He has been visitc
|, at the Jail before.
:, Sheriff Taylor had new CATO Mint
i tails. 1t worked like charm.
A man OF prominence from anotht
d State said at the close Of the seanoe
Q Sheriff, am glad that came.
3 think | have been amply repaid for n
"a visit to your city. / compliment III
"a thank you and must say | heartily a.
k prove of the cost and think 1t Il
d proper punishment for criminals, and
i. hope to sec it in my own State aon
m day. | believe in it. ~