The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-24
WHIPPING CAUSES
GREAT SENSATION.
John c. Hahn Given Ten Lashes
for Refusal to Work.
RELEASED BY HABEAS CORPUS
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RELEASED BY HABEAS CORPUS
The Unfortunate Man Was a Travelling
Printer from New York Vino HAD
just Reached Newport News,
Collap Led in the Sweat Box.
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NEW tOkT NEWS VA, Dec. pa
tremendous sensation has -peen cduaeu
here by the whipping of John y. Hdiii'
a white printer, arrested some DAYS ~so
as a suspicious character
Hahn was locked up and next morning
was assigned to the chain-SanS feeIuS-
iEg to work the street commissioner. M.
o. Morris, had him placed in the sweat
box, a long narrow receptacle III "h en-
the prisoner stands erect. with out hue
room to move his limbs and Wltnoue
ability to s.oop. Some Of the strapp
negroes who have been thus punlSheo
have stood the ordeal without particular
strain but Hahn is a silgnt man ana
was probably inslpfficiently nour.shed. M
any rate he collapsed
An officer passing by the box couple
Of hours after the man had been IN
carcerated heard Il feeble struggle WITH
in. Upon investigation Hahn was found
to be in a pitiable condition. He was
totally blind for about fifteen minutes
and was so weak that he had to be re-
moved to the Jail hospital and put under
treatment
That night Chief of Police Johnson
went before the Street Committee ana
announced that the next time the sweat
box was used he would arrest the entire
street department. The Mayor was IN
structed to investigate. and set this al
LcfnOOn near SS1ueuCt.
In the meanwhile Hahn vas convaleS-
cling and this morning Morris considered
him fit for duty, and ordered him to the
chain-gang. Hahn again refused to WORK
wtereupon the street commissioner Ead
him tied up and administered lashes Upon
the bare back. He then ordered him TO
work again with the admon.tion that II
he continued to prove refractory ne
would be given fifteen lashes in the at
ternoon.
The news of the whipping fed over TIE
CITY like lightning and the machinery
of the law was quickly put in motion TO
secure the unfortunate mans release.
| Rev. T. Benton Hill, pastor OF the Bap-
list Tabernacle and president OF the now
defunct Citizens Reform League. made
application for writ of habeas corpus
through Attorneys C. C. Berkeley ard
William McAIlister. The application was
granted forthwith by Judge Barham. Of
the Corporation Court. and the man was
released.
Intense feeling has been aroused by the
episode Hahn declares that in the FRS.
place he had done nothing TO be arrested
for lie is a printer by trade ard had
Just struck town from Norfolk when ar
rested upon the vague charge OF oeirs
a .'suspicious character His back was
badly laceratcd by the fogging.
Morris is politician of considerable
note and was for many years registrar
/ of the Sixth Ward, officiating invariably
as one of the judges of election.
The investigation viii take place to-
morrow afternoon. Judge Barham DC
| cided that the man had been Improperly
detained and ordered his permanent re-
| lease. The iashes were laid on by Guard
| Edpurds under the supervision OF the
| street commissioner. and against the
protest of. Councilman Frankfort, who
was present.