Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-02-26
Clerical Horsewhipping Case in England

The Rev. j. Sumner Brockhurst, of En-
manuel College, having horse-whipped the
Rev. Edward Dodd, Fellow of Msgdalen Col
lege and Vicar of st. Giles mbrfdge, make
a singular statement in justification.
He says he was told that Fellow had ac-
tually omitted from the grace the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and had said when asked
for his reason that il was on account of the
presence Of Jew at the table. But Christ
died for all men, and say that the man who
would omit the name of Christ in asking q
blessing on u college dinner must be lost in
deed, but when I found that the omission was
to please wealthy fellow-commoner, felt
that matters had reached point that man,
feeling the veneration do for the Lord Jesus,
must take notice Of.
He subsequently went to Mr.. Dodd's room,
and addressed him thus:
l am stranger. sir, to you; but permit me
to ask whether On any occasion you ever
omitted the name Of the Lord Jesus Christ
from the college grace in the hall?" To that
question the immediate answer was "Never." "
L then said, 81 have the story ON undoubted
authority sir; do you mean you never did ?"
He answered, "Never."
After further conversation in regard to the
matter, and stating the name of his informant,
he continues:
Communing with myself, said, here is the
statement of q man on whose truthfulness
would almost stake my life, ignored by a man
whom have hardly seen before; will not
insult my friend by telling him. Twill 20 and
do what is right 1 went back I had q horse
whip with me, concealed about my person 1
sent message into the hall that gentleman
desired to see Mr.. Dodd, and then sent in nv
name. The answer was, "would not tomorrow
dot" / thought not, so waited outside the
screens in the second court, watching the en-
trance to the hall. Mr.. Dodd came out yery
soon after, followed him quickly through the
screens, hailing him when about half way
through the quadrangle. called his name
and that induced him to turn around, and I
then said-all delicacy being of course flung
awsy-ssNow, sir, tell me which is the liar,
you or Mr.. Reyner'" The reply was, ''Oh,
can't talk about that; come to my rooms"
then drew out the whip His back was to-
wards me, but did not want to strike him
there, so struck him sideways on the arm OF
course was prepared for anything that might
follow, excepting what did follow-that the
person struck took little or no notice, but
walked on. I have no doubt 1 repeated the
blow, how many times can't say.
Having finished the infiction, / threw down
the whip at his feet, and said, "Now, sir, I
have done that to you; take it up If you dare
and do it to me-" I then said to the bystand-
ers and college servants, after had taken up
the whip, " Go and tell all over the University
that Mr.. Brockhurst, of Emmanuel, has horse
whipped Mr. Dodd, Of Magdalen, for having
been false to his Saviour and false to his
friend" I made some observation to the
crowd without the college. If I said /" thank
God, pray God to pardon me if used His
name irreverently, but don't think did
If did, I did it in the cause Of the Saviour
Having been brought before the Vice Chan
cellor and formally convicted of the assault
Mr. Brockhurst was suspended from all his
degrees for period of four years Mr.. Dodd
was commended by the Vice Chancellor for
his conduct under such remarkable proyoca-
tion, as exhibiting the utmost Christian for
bearance.