The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1872-10-31
it. Julia was removed to q luna'ic assyl'
um, where she died in a few months. =
Beuham And bis wife lived secluded and
Stunned BY all.
THE LASH.

4ApW thNy AASeN - .
A London correspondent Of tho Dublin
Fpemans Journal, writing Of date Of
September 18th, says: Two young men
convicted Of robbery with violence had nd
miuistcrcd to them castigation which
must forever have settled in the minds OF
those who witnessed il the mooted question
whether corporal punishment really acts US
a deterrent to criwe. So far as the cul.
prits themselves are concerned, it is more
than probable that they will never again
run the risk of being placed at tho mercy
Of q couple Of stout wardcrs aud a nlnc'
tailed cat; and as to their friends in crime.
were they to witness the manner in which
the punishment is borne by the most har'
dened of their felIow.ruiGans, q sa|ulary
etfec. would, no doubt, be produced upon
their minds for some time TO come. Dan
iel Duffy, young fellow of some eight
cen years Of age, was first placed on tho
grating to undergo that portion OF tho son'
tence which must have been harder to bear
than tho whole seven years penal servi-
tude which aro to follow. To tho unini.
tiatod, twenty lashes do not seem to bo q
very severe sentence. but when ono wit
uesses the effect Of each stroke upon tho
back Of o man, the fearful cries Of agony
wruug from him each lime the cat. WELD.
ed by tho practiced arm Of a powerful
wardcr, comes whizziug upon his shou'd'
ers, it naturally occurs TO the mind that
the matter ought to be ventilated as freely
as possible, in order that garoters in gene
raj may be made aware Of tho treat in
store for them within tho walls Of Now
gate. Duffy. when brought into the room'
cast nervous glance at the two wardcrs.
with their sleeves stripped up ready for
action, aud withouta word submitted to
DO fastened hand, and foot, AT the
the FIRST stroke his courage failed, aud from
that time until the whole twenty-five lash
es had been administered, he kept up o
continuous stream Of agony. occasionally
crying. :%Aaya pe,cgs DOCTOR, 4@, hsipg!
murdered" When released, bis back
from the,,shonlders nearly to bis belt was
one mass Of lvid Hesb, and be was unable
to walk to bis cell without assistance
The second victim was young follow
twenty years ofage, named John Talbout,
who, ut Maidstone, on tho 22d Of July,
held a laboring man named Pritchard by
the throat, while two other men robbed
him Of . few half.pence, etc. The sen.
tence in bis case was thirty lashcs and scv.
en years penal servitude. Talbout was a
stronger built man than Duffy, from the
determined manner exhibited when brought
from bis cell, believed that bis courage was
sufficient to carry him through the ordeal,
the nature Of which be evidently mistook.
AS the first stroke was laid on suppress
cd groan escaped him, accompanied BY a
start Of surprise; but be drew himself up.
right, and threw bis shoulde-blades back
together to protect bis spine. From the
beginning to The end, however, be never
uttered word, although bis back was
more severely laceratcd than Duffy's, the
skin being broken in several places, and,
when released, he declined the profered
assistance Of The warders to dress. and
quietly walked from the room to bis cell,
assuming the same defiant air with which
he had entered, although it WAS evident
from the uneasy motion and tue discolored
back, that the punishment was such as will
be remembered to the end Of bis life. The
sentences we're carried .sout in The presence
Of Sir John Bennett, the Sheriff, Mr.
Beard, the Under. Sheriff, Mr.. Gibson, the
Surgeon, and several representatives o.
the press.
10 West Virginia there is majority o.
from ten to twenty thousand voters who
have been, during the past four years
complaining Of the iuiquities Of the Gran
administration. An opportunity is nov
afforded them of making their complain
heard. Let them 60 to work and MAKE
absolutely sure the casting Of The five cleo
.oral votes of this State in favor Of Hor
ace Greeley. West Virginia should no