The Grenada gazette., 1888-06-02
THE WHIPPING COUNTESS.
Alleged Extraordinary Confession of Re.
formed Female Criminal.

I
formed Female Criminal.
A corr, spondent who gives her
name and address and declares her
statements to be true in every partic-
ular, sends us the following narrative
If her criminal experience:
Il am the daughter of poor mason.
who. | am sorry 10 say used often.
times to get drunk. then return home
and abuse his wife and children. For
some time the former bore with meek.
ness the rough treatment Of her
spouse, but ultimately she, too. sought
to drown her cares in liquor. With
parents who both quaffed the intox,.
eating cup Is 1t any wonder her chill
dren (thrce girls and boy) went to
ruin3 The son went from one dcgree
Of iniquity to another till ultimately
he ended his days OH the gallows for
the murder of his sister. OF the two
women then left one Of them was
transported for life for burglary, oft.
repe ated; and the other Il e. myself
fast followed in her footsteps, bnI
succeeded in escaping with few
months Imprisonment for each of
iense, until the last of my parents was
laid in his grave.
About week after l went one
night and stealthily opened the draw
| ing-room window Of widow, the
wife OF an Earl. ! entered the
room and stole money, together with
many valuables, to the amount OF about
one hundred pounds. As l lived near
to this residence and my 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 tho money-f,r had will
fully spent about twenty pounds -and
most of the j,wels. She at once
brought me by force to her home.
made me follow her upstairs 10 an
attic with only q chair and a wooden
bed for furniture; then she spoke TO
me serious and kindly about this and
other misdemcanors. and told me she
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 a
day. at morning. noon and night, and
administer the birch with her owr
hands. At first l felt inclined to rebel.
but after all thought any thing bet
ter than gaol. The next morning after
breakfast, which was given to mo al
six o clock, was brought into an ad.
joining apartment. where l was
stripped Of all my clothing by the
lady and one of her servants. Then
Twas stretched on cushion as soft as
down, after which my hands and feet
were securely fastened by means Of
leather straps, so that l was utterly
unable to repel the strokes of the rod.
which fell swift and smart
"a first although Twas whipped
till cried Qor my lady would never
cease the chastiscmcnt till the tear.
came to my eyes in earnestly. when
was released l at once declared Iwould
leave and 90 to prison, when the lady
said she was quite willing l shoul d dc
so If l preferred it, but l dreaded gao,
too much from my former experience,
so decided to continue as was; but
after the punishment l began to give
mock laugh and thank my lady
ironically. but whenever I did so
was always again refastened and re
punished. which was repeat
ed once rs often as three
times. Another time l resisted
and would by no means allow mysel
to be so treated. when two more fe
male servants were called up, and
had 10 submit. The servant VIII,
helped always went away before ;h'
punishment. Ultimately, l used t.
undress and lie in position myself a
the lady after that came alone. though
the whipping was as severe as ever
When the two months were expired
was released, with much prayer anc
advice. and l never after stole any
thing to the value of pin, and an
now the wife Of respectable me
chanic, and bless God for the expert
cnce of those two months. was a
the time twenty-lhrec years of age.
Il relate this circumstance. as ! be
liove If tho cat is beneficial in pre-
venting men from committing afro
cious crimes. that castigation nigh
also be performed with good result
on the female prisoners by some of tn
female warders. "-LivsrpooI ENG.
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