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June 13, 1871
The Bloomfield Times
New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
In Pulaski County, Virginia, employer Harry Wysor whipped boy Trollinger 700 times for opening a letter, causing his death en route to North Carolina; Wysor indicted. (Reported in Montgomery, Ala., Mercury.)
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The Montgomery, Ala., Mercury, says: "We learn that a few weeks since, a boy by the name of Trollinger, from North Carolina, was so severely whipped by Harry Wysor, near Dublin, Pulaski county, that he has since died of his injuries. His offense was opening a letter addressed to his employer, Wysor, who, on discovering what had been done, told the boy that he could take his choice between arrest and imprisonment for breaking open his letter or a whipping from him. The boy chose the latter, whereupon Wysor took him to the woods, stripped him to the shirt, and hit him seven hundred lashes, literally cutting the shirt from his back in ribbons. Trollinger, on being released, started for his home in North Carolina, but was reported to have died on the way. Wysor has been indicted for the offence."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Boy Whipping
Employer Abuse
Letter Opening
Death By Injuries
Indictment
What entities or persons were involved?
Trollinger
Harry Wysor
Where did it happen?
Near Dublin, Pulaski County
Story Details
Key Persons
Trollinger
Harry Wysor
Location
Near Dublin, Pulaski County
Event Date
A Few Weeks Since
Story Details
A boy named Trollinger from North Carolina was severely whipped by his employer Harry Wysor for opening a letter, chose whipping over arrest, received 700 lashes that cut his shirt to ribbons, died on the way home, and Wysor was indicted.