The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 28, 1921, Page 7

PUBLICLY FLOGGED ! Four Negroes, Under Lash- ing Senterice, Whipped in Prison Yard WILMINGTON, Del, Mareh 27 Four men, all negroes, were pub tely whipped at the Newcastle pounty workhouse Saturtay in the presence of aboht 125 persons for trimes committed in Delaware, Warden M. S.. Plummer admin. Btered the punishment He used the regulation whip, about three feet long. Three of the men Omched under the blows, bat no diood was drawn. The fourth man “took his medicine” with a smile, Unusual interest had been aroused mm the lashings because of the dis tussion thruout the country of the whipping post as a crime deterrent. PRis RS ARE SHAC ED TO POST William A. Pinkerton recently de fared whipping one of crime's preventives, not because of the pain icted, but because of the stigma casts upon criminals whipped ng their own class, The whip Pings took place in the gail yard, where a itinch post stands, to which the prisoners were attached with shackles in a standing po sition. Warner Lewis, negro, was led to the post, stripped to the waist. Deputy Warden EL Lach received the court's sentence imposing a sen- tence of 10 years’ imprisonment and 20 lashes for larceny, Lewis was shackled to the post and Warden Plummer applied the whip. At the end of the 20th blow, Lewis looked . smiled and asked, “Is that iv” He was unshackied, put on bis coat and was led back to his ent. Next Leonard Rarrett was tied op. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and 40 lashes for highway Tohbery. Barrett inched as the, blows were laid on. John Richardson followed Rarrett. He stood the first 11 mashes with out exhibiting any apparent emo- as he wns led to the post. trembled while Deputy Warten read the court's sentence. Minched thruout the entire He was able, like the walk oth blow. the a # M 5 Notorious Desperadoes Lost in City Nick Carter to the rescne! Jeane James, Frank Merriwell, Okt King Brady, Fred Fearnot and Buf. Bill, king of the scouts, were Jost in the jungles of the Great City! “Stand fast, men!” Old King Brady Grunted, a steely Mash coming into his brave old eyes. “For every one of us that cashes in his checks, ten eonductors will bite the asphalt!” And, sure ‘nough, the entire band Was picked up Dy a kind-hearted con @uctor on the Ballard line, and not a hair of their heads was touched. If “Freckle#” O’Brien, chief scout ©f the Coon Hollow gang, will cal! at the lost and found department of the municipal railway, his favorite clas sics will be returned to him “with out any questions asked.” Two Men. Drowned in Oregon Canyon CANYONVILLE, Ore, March 24. —Peter Kufner of the Kdfner- Crahne Sawmill company of Riddle, Ore, and Ted Ferris were drowned in treacherous Cow Creek canyon While trying to recover a cable from the creek bed yesterday, according to word received here today. A boat in which the men were working capsized in the swift cur rent. 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Author Gets Thrill From Hamon Trial NEW YORK, March %%.— Clara fimith Hamon did not face trial for murdering Jake 1. Hamon, mit onaire off man and politician,” said Gilbert K. Chesterton, Engiish | author, today, in giving his tm-) Dreasions of the famous case ex clusively to the United Press. | “A Juryman, told gne.” explained Chesterton, “t t they had to decide was, ‘Should Hamon have, gone? The answer being affirma tive, ‘Was Clara the best instro-| mentality? ~ Chesterton writes erime stories. He said he reads no other kind of Uterature, with the exception of} Bernard Shaw, “whose stories are ortmes.” “The lure of a fine plot drew me to Ardmore, Okla,” declared the author. “The amazing mynteties of American jurisprudence and a Persistent ol! stock salesman held me there tll the trial was con | cluded.” | “In Engiand,” sighed Chesterton, | “we would have been reluctantty | forced to hang the young woman, | which scores a point for American | legal procedure. | “Tho homicide rate in England, is disgustingly low for a hard work ing detective story writer in search of a plot from real life.” } Chesterton said if he had been| writing the plot he would bave had) Hamon kill Clara so he gould have had the devilish glee of fastening | the crime on the guilty party. | 2 eg CRONKHITE CASE. WILL GO AHEAD Not satinfied with progress of de- velopments in the Maj. Cronkhite al- leged murder case, United States Dis- trict Attorney Saunders left for Ta- coma and Camp Lewis Monday after noon to make a personal investiga-! tion into the facts and circumstances | surrounding the death of the officer, AS matters stood Monday/ Saun- ders said before leaving, it is prob- able that Capt. Robert Rosenbluth and Sergeant Rolland R. Pothier, held In the East on charges of mur- dering Maj. Cronkhite, will be! brought to Tacoma for trial in ted- eral court as originally planned. The question of the government's juris: diction may then be passed up to the ,supreme court of the United States, if one or both of the defend- ants are convicted Maj. A. P. Cronkhite was killed at Camp Lewis Oct. 25, 1918, A mill- tary board of inquiry reported that the officer accidentally shot himself while on the pistol range. Recently the department of justice began an investigation of the killing, rk | Rosenbluth and Sergeant Rolland R. Pothier were arrested in the Kast and charged in Tacoma with willful murder. The point was then raised that if the government acquired title to Camp Lewis after the alleged crime was committed, it would lose juris diction in the case. This is one of the points District Attorney Saun- ders hopes to clear up by his per- sonal inquiry, Michigan Grads to Hold N. W. Reunion Former University of Michigan | men and worn from all parts of | the Northwest are invited to attend | the first smoker and reunion of the) Michigan Alumni associatio Thirty-nine railroads, comprising 40 per cent of the total rail mileage | ttle, given since before thi of the United States, have their the Scottish Rite temp! terminals in Chicago. jave. and Broadway, Saturd |A special program has been ar For good apple ple, go to Boldt’s. Advertisement, ranged, including moving pictures of LE lomefu Dedicated z Zk ‘St he U ng x Reorganized Here Brig, Gen, Maurice Thompson, ad- nt general, N. W. G., hag reor ized the state military depart- ju ment to conform to the regular army | mills in Tacoma and Seattle last He an-| week, in preparation for the manu- nounced the change effective Mon- | facturers’ exhibit at the Arena, dur- scheme of administration. day. Sanaa gan campus, football games, tugof- | war, annual girl's pageant, univer- scenes trom the Univeristy of Michi-! sity notables and other features, THE SEATTLE STAR ate Military Is | Women Study Mills |Methodist Bishop ERELY to distribute Furniture is one thing. To serve as a continual inspita- tion for Better Homes is quite another. \ = or bt = é A In its long record of service to Northwestern home makers, this Store find’ justification for its belief that it has, in a substantial measure, helped to forward the community’s aspirations toward more beautiful, hence better, homes. Now, when Spring home furnishing plans are TP, paramount, a visit to the Store and an inspection KEY of its stocks of Furniture, of Draperies and Floor ae Coverings, of Decorative Objects, and of allied home furnishing merchandise will help you to vision greater charm for your home, and show you that this vision may 5 turned into reality <.. 7 upon an expenditure surprisingly small when the dnlighthil senile v0 be Gbesined ate conmeiall oe ZA The entire frontage of show windows is this week reserved for displays which accent the Store’s readiness to cooperate in furtherance of the Northwest’s plans for Better Homes. ny _ FREDERICK & NELSON FIFTH AVENUE AND PINE STREET \ oa a 2d Washington in Here and in Tacoma| Is Y.M.C.A. Speaker 4th Annual Feast! Proposed, Po Groups of women interested in ed-| At the Easter meeting of the Sun-| Veterans of the former 2nd Wash-| poRTLAND, Ore. March ucating the people of Washington t0|4axy Club of the Y. MPC. A, Bishop |!26toM infantry, later the 161s$ In- | vacation of portions of 30 city stn using Northwest products visited) fantry, who served on the Mexican |to make room for a $1,000,000. William , Shepard of the Methodist /porder and in France, held thelr |jary freight terminal has been | Mpiscopal church, spoke on the /fourth annual banquet at the Butler | posed to the city council by: “Transforming Power of the Risen | hotel Saturday evening. | ecutives of five transcontinental ® Christ.” Milton 1B, MeIntosh, direct- “get roads entering Portland, Comm or of the foreign trade bureau of the} There are more than 100 railroad er A. 1, Barbur said today, Chamber of Commerce, discussed the |yards and clearing yards with a ea ‘he new terminals are to be i development of Seattle's foreign | pacity of 10,000 freight cars daily, in | Guilds lake dist ee the trade, Chicago, the 1906 world’s fair, Huge Rail Term ing the week of April 18. The gross sales of Chicago's five big packers are said to exceed $3,000,- 000,000 a year,