Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
DELAWARE FLOGS
2NEGRO CULPRIVS
Only Seven Witnesses tn
Punitive Whipping at
WorkhOuse
PRISONERS FROM DOvEp
B1 a star Correspondent
GREENBANk Del A,


Two negroes were whipped al tbo g.
castle county Workhouse here. at Green.
bank which is several miles from wnnirs
ton. one was Elwood Jenkins. niro,.e.
years old, who was to have recoivod ~
lashes at a public exhibition in Dovo, ,...
month. but who was granted a resni,. l..
cause movie men planned to take pictur..
The other was Mack Cross. forty.six yo...
old
Here at Grcenbank they are sort or u..,
to whippngs. and occasions such as ,bi,
mornings don't attract crowds. At nor..
where both these negroes came from ,hor.
has not been public whipping in twelve
years and, judging from the interest nv
cited there month ago. when jenkins v..
10 have been whipped there never will ;.
another
There were only seven persons all ,o,a
who saw todays punishment. The wards,
Of the workhouse that workhouse referrsa
to euphonously by some as the stony Iona.
some" where they make little ones on, .,
big ones'-was there. of course lie g.,
Richard f. cross. While he would not dare
say so, he probably hated the proceeding,
more than any one else,
Then there was the guard who apnliad
the -o'-niue-tals name not made publio
brro,isp as Warden cross said III n,o,Ia. puU.io
ho fatr to piys nroninenre IN tbo ,an,s
- man who only does his duty bn,,oyon VI
pleasant that duty might be -
The spectators wer" two reporters from
philadelphia and three local visitors
Jenkins the youngster and new to the
lashes. was brought from the workhouse
through a 3OO-foot tunnel to the place OF
punishment at exactly 10 o'clock They
do the iiogging in an uneven hexagonal
| stone inclosure next to the powerhouse Of
| the institution.
In one corner is the pillory. now no Ionyer
| used in Delaware. and nearby is the Win.
| ming most with two iron rings placed b;gh
! enough to make the prisoner stretch TO rst
| his hands in place. The guard put Ieatber
| gloves on him to save his hands from the
| iron bands fastened the bands and then
| made ready
| Warden Cross announced tho data NJ Gan
| tence and the number of lashes and tben
| without ceremony they began TO fall.
Jenkins got ten lashes. His guard an.
| plied the lash lightly
| ,r,or ,ro l,sbes n,ero ann,iod ,,o ,
| ,i,ad ,ha nrisonsr 70 r,ra, "I @ @suslu
nhn,,t bis torso ana sent hin, hon,, an.. i"..
! u,1 ,,,n,oI '>" "'o
tonIins did not soon, ,,nch ,ro,,oa ~.
| ,od nartlv noid for staai,ng n n,an5,,,. s
| Eivo more months in nrisoT and ho ,'i,
| no free WIZ
| rroes ca,ne ou. directIv af,oruora "a.
! cara tha yu,rd cont tho oret h,o,, -.
H., h,nI, ho axa,,innd tho si,in FL a.noas .os
,,,,.I,s ,ha,o ,,arI,s of a., ,ro,,,o,,a h., -
| Cn no Iaid ON litt,e heavier in Crosa.
'.,,,a ,rwent,, Ia shes mic inv pu, o
| ,nuiG s,ard them and IN v latt ma ,,ari '''
| n was soon over, ano -ross soen,ad 70
200, oioa ,hot n,rt nf HE so,tamno 90. 49,, !"
| ing and cntering was over T,yn ,.ors ~
| nrison and he will he free Te roiorsd
| Ian,,in, thay hotb nut on tbeir ebirts ava
seoned hanpv that il had been No, as
| ua,,ara as tbcv had exnected
| And ,bat,s All there ia To the pe,ov.,.
| ,binninys" tho'varden announced cbaar
| r,ii,.
| Tho o,I, o,oo dieonnoi,,od uoro III.
| - 80 .;.i,ors q, ~ ,,o,,,,'. INV
''iree .eseian si, Nisn.o,S ,,s 10 ~. pe"alG'
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