St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-09-19
CRUELTY IN CHINA.
RuMans Gouse Out Eyes and Are
Given Terrible Beatings-11otker
Executes Her Son.

'The Yangtzepo0 ruf1ans: The
three rufians charged with gouging a
complainant's5 eyes out, ex.orting
money, cutting and wounding a Sec
ond complainant, etc, were brought
up for sentence. The ringleader was
sentenced to 500 blows month for
six months Gin all 1000 blows and
Imprisonment for life. The other two
prisoners were sentenced to 600 blows
and ten years Imprisonment and 500
blows and five years imprisonment,
respectively.
"Yangtzepoo is one Of Shanghai's
leading thoroughfares."
The article entitled THE Yangtze-
poo Ruft1ans" gives a faint idea of the
cruelty of the dad Chinaman" and
the lengths to which he will 60, even
within the limits of the foreign con-
cession." says Shanghai dispatch to
the Washington Star. It also shows
THAI In some instances at least they
are not dealt with leniently when
brought to the bar of the mixed court
where such cases, in fact, all cases
brought against Cinnamon by for
e1gners, are heard by a native magis-
trate. assisted by a consular repre-
sentative of the power to whom the
prosecutor owes allegiance
The "blows'' which were part of the
punishment inflicted in this case, and
which enter to a greater or less de.
gree into the penalty prescribed for all
of1enses committed. are administered
with flexible strip of bamboo on the
upper posterior third of both thighs
at once at the rate of about zoe blows
to the minute. the bamboo travelling
some three feet for each stroke After
the first minutes chastisement the
skin is whipped into shreds, leaving
q space the size of an adult hand
which closely resembles raw beef.
To receive the punishment the Gull
prit Is Frustrated on his face before
the magistrate, who must witness its
1nf1iction, with one executioner's as
sistant seated on his legs, while an
other takes up similar position on
his shoulders, the latter holding the
victims head up by the queue, with an
occasional jerk, ''lest he forget"
It may seem tri1e severe on the
wrongdoer, but 1t is undoubtedly the
only form of punishment which does
or would appeal to Chinese OF the
coolie class. to say the least, and It
Is not an unusual thing to see man
back to be whipped for another mis-
deed whose scars from a previous
have not yet healed.
Women and children are punished by
being slapped on the hand or mouth |
with sort of leather shoe sole.
The following story Of the DELHI
crate strangling Of a son by his
mother is taken from q letter from
the city Of Wusueh. published in q |
Shanghai paper:
''It has really seemed for the last |
lew weeks that the writer has seen
nothing but the dark side of: life in !
China. Horror after horror has come
lnder ones notice.. Perhaps the most |
.errible is case that has occurred fn}
his Hsfen. A widow has had great
,rouble with her son. Come to years
IT discretion he has proved nothing
,ut bad lot Charges of burglary
md other serious crimes have been
aid against him. His clan felt the
disgrace of the situation keenly and
Meeting was convened to which the
nan was brought by force. Two al
ernatfves were put before him.
He must either agree to be ban
shed from the nefgnborhood or die.
lie declined to agree to the former, so
le was bound hand and foot and his
mother placed a moose around his
leck and strangled him According to
law, so far as understand
t, this method Of dealing with. bad
on cannot be used when the offender
3 the only child. as his death would
mean that there is none to carry on
he ancestral worship. But as in this
ase the mother was the executioner
here is not likely to be any inquiry"
The item regarding the execution Of
bad boy by his mother Is interesting
rom the fact that probably no legal
ction will be taken against the wom-
n in the case. Children in China are
he property of their parents. and may
e deprived of life or otherwise pun
shed at the will of the latter, with no
ne to gainsay it.