Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-27
I.e WHIPPING COUNTESS.
arl.yed Extraordinary Confession OF a ne
formed Female Criminal.

Alleged Extraordinary tohir-
formed Female Criminal.
A corr spo' dent, who gives h'r
name and address and declares her
statements to be true in every par 'e-
uIar. Sc ,ds us the following narrative
Of her criminal expe fence;
Il am the daughter + apoor mas H.
who. / am sorry to say, used oiteA-
lime. to get drunk. then return home
ard abuse his wife and children. + II
some time the former bore with meek
ness the rough treatment ot h
spouse. but ultimately she. too. sought
to drown her cares in liquor With
parents who bo h quaffed the int X :.
eating cup is it any wonder her ch'l-
aren (iiree girls and boy) went to
ru n? The son went from re degree
of iniq uity to another till ultimately
he ended bis days on The ga'lows for
the murder OF his sister. o. the two
women then left. one of them rs
transported for life for burglary It
repe ated; and the other &. e. myself
fast followed in her footsteps. Bit
succeeded in escaping with w
months IN ptisonment for each cf-
Tense. until the last of my paren is was
laid in his grave.
About a week after | went one
night AID stealthily opened the draw
ing-room window of widow. the
wife of an Erl l entered the
room and stole money. together with
many valuables, to the amount OF about
one hundred pounds. AS lived near
to this residence and nv character be-
ing well known. the lady. on discover
ing her loss. at once fastened to my
poor abode, and was not long in find
ing part Of the money! n hal will
fully spent about twet ty poundi-and
most of the weln She at once
brought me by foro- to her home,
made me follow her upstairs 10 ar
attic with only a chair and p wooder
bed for furniture; then she spoke ia
me seriou and kindly about this anC
other misdemeanorI. and told me sht
would not give me into custody. but
was to remain in that room for two
months, be fed on bread and water
and she would come three times ;
day. at morning. noon and night, and
administer the birch with her ov
hands At first felt inclined to rebel
bui after all thought any hing bet
ter than gaol. The next morning aflcI
breakfast. which was given to me a
| six o clock. | was brought into an adj
j lining apartment, where ! Wa
stripped of all my clothing by til,
lady and one of her servants. Thel
/ was stretched on n cushion as soft a:
down, after which my hands and fee
were securely fastened by means o
leather straps, so that / was utterl,
unable to repel the strukss of the rod
which fell swift and smart
"A first, although l WAS whipped
till cried (for my Daly would nevc
cease the chastisement till the tear
came to my eyes in earnestly, when
was released | at c. declared lwoult
leave and go to prison, when the la y
said she was quite willing l shout d d.
so if | preferred it, but l dreaded gao
too much from my former experience
| so decided to continue as | was; bu
after the punishment l began to Civ
a mock laugh and thank my lad
ironically but whenever l did so
was always again rcfastened and re
punished. which was repea
ed once rs often as tire
times. Another time l resiste,
and would by no means allow mysel
to be so treated. when two more fe
male servants We're called up, and
had TO submit. The servant VIII
helped always went away before III
punishment. Ultimately. / used t
undress and lie in position myself, a
the lady after that came alone. thong
the whipping was as severe rs ever
| When the two months were expired
was released. with much prayer all,
advice. and | never after stole an
thing to the value of pin, and l al
now the wife of respectable me
chanic, and bless God for the ex, err
encc of those two months. l was q
the time twenty three years of age.
Il relate this circumstance, as l be
lieve if the cat is beneficial in IRE
venting men from committing afro
cious crimes. that castigation nigh
also be performed with good result
on the female prisoners by some of til
female warders. "-Liverpool eng
! Courier