Evening journal., 1908-09-26
Fifteen MEN
TASTE THE LASH

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Fifteen prisoners. most OF them col
ored, were whipped at the New Castle
County Workhouse this morning in ac-
cordance with sentences imposed by
General Sessions Court The prisoners
were sentenced to receive from 10 to
40 lashes each, and to terms Of inn
prisonment ranging from. six months
to four years for crimes such as lar
ceny, highway robbery and breaking
and entering.
Spectators to the number Of about
two hundred filled the enclosure at the
end Of the prison yard when the door
was opened at IL o'clock 10 admit them.
There were two prisoners 20 receive
forty lashes, George III. Owens, colored,
and Charles jackson, colored At the
twentieth lash jackson groaned and
the muscles Of his back swelled as the
man braced himself 10 receive the re-
naming strokes. He was the only
one of the prisoners that emitted a
sound as the lash fell The others re-
ceived their punishment with stole in
difference, except for the tightening Of
their muscles and the shrinking of
their bodies to escape as much as pos
sible the painful sting Of the lash as
! Il was swung by the sturdy arm of
Warden Crawford.
The first prisoner 10 be called in
was Harvey Barrett. colored. sentenc-
ed TO receive 20 lashes. Barrett was
committed to Jail for a term OF 1SI
months on a charge OF larceny. He
withstood the whipping with fortitude
George Brown, colOred, was next
brought In and received 20 lashes. He
was also sentenced to IS months i'm
prisonment on charge of breaking
and entering. The lashes of the whip
cut into his flesh, his muscles Tight
ened under the sting, but he did not
utter a sound George II. Owens. col
ored, sentenced to term Of four years
and TO receive 40 lashes, on a charge
OF highway robbery. was the next man
whipped
Calm Under Ordeal.
Edward Howard a white man. re-
ceived 10 lashes. He was sentenced 10
six months on a charge Of larceny
Howard stood the lashes well. Chris
topher Wilson. colored sentenced TO
two years and to receive Is lashes.
was probably the calmest of any Of the
prisoners.
Patrick McDonough. white, received
20 lashes lie was sentenced to four
years imprisonment on a charge of
breaking and entering. The throngs of
the lash cut into his flesh after the
hrst rev strokes and McDonough show
ed signs Of collapsing. But he uttered
no sound and managed to stand during
hia punishment.
Edward O'Neal, colored. sentenced
for is months on a charge OF breaking
and entering, received 10 Iashes. John
Smith, colored, also received 10 lashes
He was sentenced 10 IS months for
l"--~--- Smith twisted his BODY ahout
to escape the lashes an dthe thrones
left marks on his flesh. Smith was
chewing tobacco when he came in and
he ehewed It while he received the
whipping.
Takes 20 Lashes Well.
Edward Parker. colored, sentenced
for three years for breaking and enter
ing, received 20 lashes He stood II
we'll taking the situation in a calm
manner. Charles August, white. was
the next to come in. August was sem
fenced to one year for larceny He
WINGED under the lashing and HIS flesh
was marked as the throngs met his
bare back. He twisted about and con-
torted his face as the pain OF the
lashes began 20 grow more acute with
each stroke but for all that the white
man stood IL we'll Arthur Armstrong
white, sentenced 10 two years for break
ing and entering. was the next pris-
oner 20 be brought in He received
twenty lashes. At each stroke the man
WINGED and drew up his shoulders
TO escape the lash But Il did no good
His flesh was marked with red welts
John II. Williams. colored, sentenced
to one year for larceny. received ten
lashes. He took the lashes on his bare
back. wincing at every stroke Of the
whip; but he made no outcry. Bert
Carter, colored. convicted for larceny
and sentenced 20 six months. was the
next prisoner. He received ten lashes.
Edward Seney. colored, received ten
lashes. He was sentenced to one year
for larceny Seeney felt the lashes
probably more than any Of the others.
He twisted about, drew up his should
ers, and more than once appeared to be
on the point Of crying out. Charles
Jackson, colored. sentenced TO four
years imprisonment for highway rob-
berry. was the last man whipped. He
received 40 lashes. jackson is a big
man and stepped up to the whipping
post without apparent concern for what
was 70 follow He wthstood the first
twenty strokes without a move. After
the twentieth, however his flesh mark
ed by the tough throngs, he showed
signs Of weakening He grtted his
teeth and the muscles Of his back
swelled and he groaned. When the last
stroke fell and he was released, he
stepped back lightly as If nothing had
happened.