The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-05-12
THE WHIPPING COUNTESS.
Alleged Extraordinary Confession
by Woman OF Her Criminal Ex-
pcriencc.

A correspondent. who gives her
name and address and declares her
statement to be true In every particu-
lar. sends US. says the liverpool eng
land Courier. the following narrative
Of her criminal experience:
Il ann the daughter OF a poor mason.
who am sorry TO say. used oftentimes
to get drunk. then return home and
abuse his wife aud children. For some
time the former bore with meeknees
the rough treatmen. OF her spouse. but
ultimately she too sought to drown her
caresin liquor With parents who both
quaifed the ntox.caLing cup Is II any
wonder her children Qhrce girls and a
bow went TO ruinP The son went from
one degree OF iniquiiy Ia another till
ultimately he ended his days on the
gallows for the murder Of h = sister.
OF the two women then left one of
them was transported for lifo for bur-
glary. oftrepeatcd and the other
q. G.. MYSELF fast followed in her foot
steps. but succeeded in escaping with
a few months's Imprisonment for each
offense. until the last of my parents
was laid in his grave.
'Abont a week after / went one
night and stealthily opened the draw
ing-room window of a widow lady. the
wife OF an earl. j entered the room
and stole money, together with many
valuablcs. TO the amount OF about E100.
AS lived near 10 this residence aud
my character being well known. the
lady, on discovering her loss. at once
fastened 20 my poor abode. and was
not long in finding part of the money
for ! had willingly spent about f20--
and most OF the jewels She at once
brought me by force TO her home. made
me follow her upstairs TO IN attic with
only chair aud a wooden bed for
furniture; then she spoke to me serious
and kindly about this and other INSIDE
meanors, and told me she would not
give me into custody. but / was TO re-
main In that room for two months, be
fed on bread aud water, aud she would
come three times day. at morning.
noon and night. and administer the
birch with her own hands. At first felt
inclined to rebel. but after all thought
anything better than gaol. The next
after breakfast. which was
gwen TO me at o'clock. was brought
into nm adjoining apartment where
was stripped of all my clothing by the
lady and one OF her servants. Then /
was stretched on a cushion as soft as
down. after which my hands and feet
were securely fastened by means of
leather straps. so that was utterly un-
able To rcpel the strokes of the rod.
which fell swift and smart.
AT first. although I was whipped
till cried (for my lady would never
cease the chastisement till tho tears
came to my eyes in earnestly. when
was released | at once declared |
would leave and go to prison, when
the lady said she was quite willing /
should do so IL / preferred IL. but l
dreaded gaol too much from my former
experience. SO decided to continue as |
was; but after the punishment began
to give mock laugh and thank my
lady ironically, but whenever / did 80
i was always again refastened and re-
which was repeated once as
often rs three times. Another time
resisted and would by no means allow
my self TO be so treated. when two
moro female servants were called up,
aud / had to submit The servant who
helped always went away before the
Ultimately | used TO un-
dress and lie in position myself. rs the
lady after that came alone. though the
whipping was rs severe ms ever. When
the two months were expired | was re-
leased, with much prayer and good
advise. and never after stole anything
to the value of pin, and / am now
the wife OF a respectable mechanic,
and bless God for the experience OF
those two months. was at the time
23 years OF age.
I'll relate this circumstance as be-
lieve II the cat Is beneficial In pre-.
venting men fromcommitting atrocious
crimes, that castigation might also be
performed with good results on the
female prisoners by some OF the female
warders"
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Novel Collection.