The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-13
The Whipping Post in Canada.

Canada is envious of the reputation "My
Maryland" has enjoyed on account of her whip
ping posts and has recently revived their bar
barous and brutal custom. AS singular as it
may appear, there are newspapers in the Do
minion which find words Of favorable comment
upon the fogging Of two boys at the newly
erected whipping post at Hamilton, on Mon
day. One of them furnishes the following &C.
count of the affair:
At 3 O clock the boys were brought out of
their cells, halt dead with fright at the terri
BILE punishment which awaited them, and both
CRYING bitterly. The surgeon made an exam
ination as to the condition of the two boys, and
nronounced them as in fit state to receive the
sentence of the law. They were then escorted
to the woodshe !, on the west side OF the court
house, here q rack bad been previously ar
ranged To this Sylvester Glue, alias Sylves.
ter Canal, was first strapped, after having been
| stripped to the waist. He stood with his face
to the rack, hands aud feet extended toward
either side, and supported in front by his
clothes, to prevent too severe friction to that
part OF his Chest which v ouid otherwise come
in contact with the rough rack. On his left
| hand side stood the party selected to admins
ter the whipping, having in his hand savage
looking affair, in the shape of huge "cat," the
handle OF which was of oak and about foot in
length, to which were attached nine stout
leathern thongs The larger boy, John Col.
Inns, was SO placed that he could obtain full
view of the punishment to which be was short
ly to submit. Everything being in readiness.
| the signal tor the commencement of the fiagel-
laton was given by the sheriff, and barring his
arm to the elbow, the whipper began his work
Twenty lashes, according to the sentence of the
magistrate, were to be administered to both
lads. Swinging the "cat'' in dexterOus man.
ner over his head, the lashes descended with
| lghtning-like rapidity upon the bare back CT
| the terrified lad, cutting through the flesh and
| covering the body with bleod and gore. An
other blow descended followed with more CASH
es and blisters and more blood, and then an
other and another, until the hearts of the spec.
tators turned sick at the horrible spectacle
During this terrible ordeal the boy rent the air
with his screams of "Oh! my motherr' ''Doc-
tor, oh! Doctor" and "Ohl you are killing
mep The lashes were counted out by the
sheriff, and at the conclusion of the whipping
the boy was released, and the larger boy, John
Collins, was stripped and strapped to the frame
for the purpose of taking his turn at the lash.
The boy, If anything, took it harder than the
little fellow. he writhed fearfully under each
successive stroke, uttering all sorts of terrible
imprecations upon the head of the wielder o.
the lash, and beseeching him to "wait min.
ute. The effect of the lashes was as apparent
in this case as in the other, and when at the
conclusion of the punishment he was released
his back was scanned and gashed as if by the
knife of a savage, while huge welts or blisters
were visible on various parts of the back, shout
| ders and sides. As soon as the whipping ceased
his crying changed to moaning. The boys were
| then ordered to their cells, and the attending
surgeon ordered a cooling lotien to be imme.
diately applied. They will be dismissed from
/ custOfv a sOnn thew in a fit cond;t;ap