The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-11
THE WHIPPING.PoST.
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land, Delaware and a few other States, where
civilization and humanitarianism have apparent
-ly stagnated while barbarianism lowered, re
of women and women do not approve fit, what
is to be the future of the whipping-post in these
Commonwealth.
Attention has been called sharply to the whip
ping-post OF late by the outrageous and unmer
cifu 1ogging of a white man in Baltimore for
wife-beating. While he plloried to a. post
tears coursed down his cheeks and great red
welts gathered about his back, the victim of his
rage stood. figuratively by, pleading for mercy
for him and seeking to stay the hand of the
privileged torturer. The law must wreak its
vengeance, however, and not until the sheriff
had grown weak from the exertion of extracting
human blood in satisfaction for few blows
dealt woman in uncomfortable fury, was the
revolving proceeding ended
No man who is can read the story OF
Baltimore's disgrace without being fired 10 re
sentiment and having his blood run hot. The
simply story of the running of manufacturing
the lives of the members Of his family. and plac-
ing Maryland In most hideous light, follows:
For the second time in month Sheriff
Jack Hanson. Of Baltimore, nicIded The lash
on the bare back Of 4 prife-bedter in the city
non yesterday morning. when Frank Mccain
lev received part Of the sentence which nds
Reted out to him by Jadge Duffy.
.HcCaulcy, lchose 0ife had repeatedly
consider the rerdict, stripped to Mss
traist before being taken from the cell. He
lcGs extremely neruous but WaIked frmfg to
the phippingpost, tchere his arms and eCGist
eoere securely fastened to prerent him from
wriag!ing loose His face prte and his
features dratoa. but he firmly set has teeth
and rdtted for the sting Of the lchip
AT this moment Sheriff Hanson, cho had
doTed his coat ana hat, approached tcith his
achip. He slowIy measured his distance and
stepping back pace, suddenly raised his
night arm and the lash ieH 1oth u HISS aud
carried "bovt the hack IF its rtetim. rs the
hrSt blo1c fen McCauicy tcinced. but regained
his composure in time TO meet the second,
lnhich fen tcith NOR" force The third
started The series Of aoelts 0hich corer-
"a the arhite and cringin0 skin OF the mans
back. He groaned Slightly the third bloc
fen, and at the fourth gauc cent to another,
'eht!e tears streamed d3aon his distorted fea-
lures. At The MN and last stroke ms 0roopas
d 1sttle Io@dcY ard the fingers ~ both
hands beat nerUously on the board 10 aohtch
and tdllen TO the floor icere it not TOR his
bonds. but tohen released he Stoad erect.
tchiIe the Jail pbysictGns eranaed his
4coaAdS. His back Was Stredked qrjth red
irncs as il he had been marked tctth red
putfTt. me SKIN tcds slightly torn trdere the
ends u The lasheS teE, but he Iras Otherwise
uAinjured. He 1cdlksd hurried Ia us cen
as II gartoRs to apotd the sight Of the tohtp-
piA0-post, uhich stared him IN the ace, a
grim reminder Of The ofense for ,rhich he
hod been punished. He did not utter u cord
TO any one either before or after The trhip-
PING"
There can be denial of the fact that the
wife-beater is a problem and that upon convic-
ton he should be severely dealt with. II lis not
to be admitted for moment that the women OF
this country to be subjected to cruelty at the
hands of those who once professed TO love them
without just and commensurate punishment be-
ing meted out to the affect specimen of man
hood guilty of such conduct.
More than providing punishment Tor single
offense however. it is to be desired that the evil
be corrected The history Of the whipping-post
in this country shows that the victim OF the
Jogging has not been morally benefited by the
torture. nor has his complaining spouse IL there
is any OF decency. humanity, or manhood
in creature who beats his wife this hideous
and barbaric torture draws it out OF him through
the welts on his back. The whipping.p post has
been proven to deaden every sensibillty and be-
numb every faculty in e-man save his thirst for
the blood Of the one responsible for it, his wife.
In the majority of instances he is liberated from
the whipping-post only to return to his home
and commit crime which is punishable by
something which to him is less awful than
logging.
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