The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
WHIPPING POST
IS NOT FAVORED
MINNEAPOLIS WIFE BEATERS OP-
POSED TO THE IDEA.
Three Convicted Women Beaters Give
Their Views Of the Subject in Inter
views at the Workhouse-W De-
clared to Be at Fault by the Trio
Reasons Leading to Whippings.

Minneapolis wife beaters do not ap-
prove Of the idea of the grand jury Of
the District Of Columbia that the es
tablishment of public whipping post
for such offenders would be a fitting
punishment for the crime. The idea
was conveyed in the last annual mes
sage of the president, who advocated
the District of Columbia.
Thru the courtesy of Frank McDon-
| aid, Superintendent Of the workhouse,
the views of three wife beaters now
serving sentences in that institution
were obtained today. At present there
For oTSfhi this crime. m @ four 20 Of them refused
to discuss the subject in any manner,
but three upon being assured that their
names would be suppressed, talked at
length upon the subject.
| Wife Was Extravagant.
James G., 33 years OF age, cigar
maker, temperate, said: "Do not favor
establishment of whipping post: for men
who are forced to punish their wives.
Ny Ny wife wife is extravagant: She SPENDS p1 as
PnfehaSing pf SaTH e eStTems % St Stylus IN elothing
We have known each other almost from
childhood, having lived in Minneapolis
all our lives. My father has whipped
my mother in my sight repeatedly, and
blackened my. mother-in-law 5 eye not
two days before our marriage. My
wife knew that if she did not behave
herself she would probably meet with
the same treatment. [ have tried ev
cry way to get my Wife rHe to save az nn;nn mone1
gave her, which resulted in my arrest
was brou ught about by her taking my
; weeks pay and 'blowing' it. Among
her purchases was an oil painting fo1
the house for which she paid Sc. Sht
| did not pay the grocery bill or save
toward the rent. She runs me IN deb
, I do not drink and she don't. I thinl
the world Of her as she is warm
hearted woman and I do not want tt
,, divorce her. The only thing I could se
to do was to give, her a w!h1i5pping. "A; "A
hand. I certainly do not want to b
9 publicly whipped for trying to do tn
Q best thing I know by my wife,
Wife Roasted Him.
peFsts nSssrs sad f. they ts@~sssF' evsr got
e hitched up to whippin' post ther
e would be some hefty roughhouse scrap
pin p%a on the tEay Ts wlf they EYE EYER tSe HePPe
y that done it if it took me to my dyin
!. day to do it. I'll admit that I ge
r drunk now and then, but that is nc
j. body's business. My wise roasts m
3 every time I come into the house, an
n more than ever if ! happen to have
$ little too much liquor. She ought t
know better. I never struck her har
y but once, and I IN payin' for that nov nov
o. arrested, too, as it's up to her to loo
out for herself and three kids while
Z am up here [ don't think she wi
4 have me arrested again. / guess it wi
learn her to keep her mouth shut an
quit her eternal quarrelin'. III adm
L I drink d good deal, but man that
= doin' heavy work and out Of doors
all sorts of weather has to do somethin
It's all right for fellows whose wiv'
keep their tongues in their heads ar
behave themselves to talk about Will
" pin men in public for whippin' wiv
ne who make life hell for a man, but
in get the man that done the whippin' if
s. had to hang for it.
10 10 Will Got Divorce.
Walter A., 27, clerk, periodical
he intemperate, said: "It looks to me
o1 That is public where everybody can st
or 1t would get into the papers and ru
rs a man for life in his town. When
in man breaks loose as I did, in fit
)r, temper, and strikes his wife, he ge
ed orally does it just like did, at ho1
m IN. where nobody saw me. If a WON
Oh keeps still, nobody is the wiser. ha
Us ;n slapped my wife number of times
-, ,is the two years that we have been m;
;s lls ried. I never hit her with my f
''ts 'ts before and I won't again, as l neH
'ss ,ss expect to 90 near her. She threw
ch down by having me arrested, and
won't have anything to do with tt
ade sort of a woman There are plenty
md women in the world, and I will get
the divorce and marry again: MY W
the kicked when I wanted to have some
er- the fellows from the stores in for lit
to time on Thanksgiving night :
be wanted to 90 over to her mothers.
don It like her mother and she knows
lat When I told her go to her mother it {
ere wanted to and let me have my frle1
'ic,, at home, she said she, wouldn't It, I
ald would stay at home and show me !
et- to my friends. / got mad and punch
rth her. She had me arrested. do
I'VE think it would be right to take a m
out and publicly whip him just
that. 1t was as much her fault as
was mine. think Workh01
,.t,,,, :. et;fe anourh for q man