Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-24

do the whipping. He favored the whip
ping post, NOT because OF the actual
pain, but because OF the disgrace. He
had never heard o! prisoner from an
other State who was whipped here re-
turning for the second dose. He pointed
out the dangerous situation OF the State
of Delaware, being between New York
and Philadelphia on one side and Balti-
more and Washington on the other. He
gave illustrations of his remarks. He
spoke Of the Delaware Bank robbery.
He WAS attorney general ut the time
and knew that the post had more terror
for those burglars than the imprison-
ment and they never came back. They
made this statement themselves. The
Chief Justice said he regarded the post
the best thing for the protection of the
State under the existing conditions Of
society.
Referring to the new county work.
house, he said he never saw S100, 900
better speIt than it has been in the
erection OF that institution. He was
glad to see that the prisoners were to
be put to work there They must also
learn to obey the rules. There will be
an inducemsnt, as good behavior will
shorten terms of Imprisonment. The
new institution will teach the prisoners
obedience, how to work and to be in
dustrIous; it will elevate them.
In reply to the Chief Justice. Mr..
Love said he thought some freedom
preferable to solitary confinement of
prisoners.
Cleuent B, Smyth asked the Chief
Justice whether he favored public or
private whippings, to which the Chief
Justice replied that he was opposed to
promiscuous crowd at whippings, but
thought there should be enough adults
present to make pi iisoners feel the
odium which attaches to the whippings,
for that is all there is in them. He
would have children barred from the
whippings.
David Ferris made an address in
which he said he thought the new
worKhouse or penitentiary would be far
mere effective than the whipping post.
He pointed out the good features Of
the institution and showed what an i'm
provement it would be over our present
Jail. In reply to Mr.. Ferris, Chief
Justice Lore said he agreed with Mr..
Ferris in theory, but his 40 years con
nection with the courts had taught him
the opposite. After the Delaware Bank
iObbOiS ioih beihWhEo tuoJ Coutluutd W
ply their vocations in other States, hut
did not return to this State, the whip
ping post keeping them away.
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. Ferris
advocated the organization of prison
aid society in connection with the new
workhouse. He thought the people of
Wilmington have been too luke warm
10 behalf of their erring fellow citizens.
He did not think that corporal torture
could effect reformation. He said there
was great differences between the
county jail and the Ferris Industrial
School,
David Lemon spoke in favor OF abol-
ishing the post and pillory. Ezra Fell
also spoke on the line of thought sdvo-
Gated by Mr.. Love, the first speaker.
Mr.. Love, before his departure, made
another brief address, in which he ad-
vooated the establishing of place OF
temporary employment for discharged
prisoners.
j. Newlin Gawthrop, a member of the
local workhouse board asked why SO
many prisoners are unemployed in
Pennsylvania, only 10 per cent being
employed In the Eastern Penitentiary.
Mr.. Love replied that law had been.
passed, at the instance OF the knights
of Labor. who feared that outside labnr
would suffer from prison competition.
He regretted that such action had been
taken
About 200 people attended the meet
ing,