Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-02-04
THE LASH.
NOw Men are FlegGed in tic
Missouri state Penile entfaTy.

they whip men in the Missouri State
Penitentiary tho thing is generally done
in secret and in the night. SO when your
correspondent was admitted, last night,
behind the massive walls patrolled by sen
tinels, placed in the revolving iron ga te
which looks as If it might be the counter
part Of tie celebrated iron shroud, and
landed in the immense quadrangle that
constitutes the prison yard, with prom,
ise from those in authority that he should
see the whipping Of some of the late re-
fractory prisoners, be congratulated him.
self that he was the Grst newspaper man
who had ever been allowed to witness
the sight.
In the centre of the quadrangle is o
round brick building, which is known as
the nd,house, and it serves as the
prison headquarters, At half past 7
dozen guards were in the room, silent
men, who wore comforts and shawls about
their necks,and when they spoke couchcd
their tones low so that none would hear
At half past z Mr.. Bradbury came in
the man who lays on the strap and raw
hide, and who is more taciturn than his
feilow.oficers.
I'VE wish to see the whipping to-
night"
II don't know" is the answer, "it's
against the rules, and we have to serve all
alike"
"Wlll any harm be done if the truth
is told?'
"Well, don't know; I guess I'll let
you in, and you may stay until one man
is whipped
Aud so, with the crowd of guards we
walk to the 'old hail." filed with 326
cells. Positions are taken by the crowd
at the end of lofty aisle, bounded by
massive wall on one side, on the other by
the tiers of cells, as appears from where
we stand, though little further down
the hall a fight of steps conduct you to
two tiers of cells lower. We are at one
extremity of the hall, where sacrt angle
is made by the Ea'l, which describes a
parallelogram.
Two posts near by stand out clearly in
the light of neighboring lamp, which is
answered by light from another further
down the hall, and the glare of q stove at
the other extremity.
AT first young negro boy is brought
up by the guard. As he comes up with
abasbed countenance, hs tfembled ike
an aspen,
Take off your shirt p A slow moves
ment in that direction. "Lie down and
you can take it off quicker" When he
has the shirt off he comes up to tho post
and extending both hands sees EACH firmly
bound by a rope in the hands Of man
on the other side of the post. The man
on the other side then takes the rope,
which leaves about foots distance be-
tween the negroes hands, and twines it
on an iron hook placel further up on the
post. When this is fixed the prisoner
can only stand on III toe.
Mr.. Bradbury here comes up. "What
is your name?" "Henry Schaetler." >
"What have you been doing?' "Sp4ak>
ing in the line, sir; that is all. "Don't
you know better than that; how long
have you been in here?" mine months" "
Turning to your correspondent, Mr..
Bradbury remarked "We have begun a
different dicipliue here"
Bradbury takes a rawhide and lays it
on the bare yellow back before him.
The effect is two-fold. 1t raises q long
red line on tie yellow back, and it raises
the negro two feet off the floor. Further
it brings yell of pain, aud an abject Of
cry of "Mr. Bradbury please Mr.. Brad.
bury, sir.' But Bradbury lays on four
or five more lashes without finching. The
punishment is done, and the spectator
feels disgust at the cowardiee Of the
African, who bumhly picks up his clotbe,
and goes back to his cell.
James Shea comes up--an intelligent
and ne.lookiug young fellow of less thar
23-and takes his punishment with
bravely,suppressed means Of anguish, un
til eighteen blows are measured out. 1t il
curious 10 mark the blows, how Bradbur,
tries not to plow up too much space. bu
to plow deep. The long red lines deeper
and darken, widen and lengthen; somt
become clotted; but you have the salts
faction of knowing that to,mor prov they
will be blue. Eighteen blows, take bin
down. if,he is ready" "Oh.yes. sir, | an
ready, but have been imposed upon b.
ihesa mon.n, says the prisoner. pointing 4