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August 31, 1877
The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
Virginians report that reestablishing the whipping post has emptied jails, reduced petty crimes, and decreased vagrants. Similarly, in England over a dozen years ago, lashing ended garroting crimes. Suggests using such punishment for tramps in the US.
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Virginians claim that since the whipping post was reestablished in their state most of the jails have remained empty, petty crimes have almost ceased, and vagrants have become scarce on the streets and on the country roads.
Upwards of a dozen years ago, robbery by garroting was outrageously common in English cities, and after many protests from mawkish philanthropists, a law was passed enacting the application of the lash to the ruffians who perpetrated outrages of this kind. The burly scoundrels who brutally assailed inoffensive citizens, and laughed at the chances of imprisonment, wept and cringed under the sting of the "cat," and soon this form of crime became a thing of the past. If the outrages committed by tramps, accounts of which reach us from every part of the country, shall continue, it may become necessary to resort to this heroic treatment to put an end to them. [Philadelphia Times.]
Virginians claim that since the whipping post was reestablished in their state most of the jails have remained empty, petty crimes have almost ceased, and vagrants have become scarce on the streets and on the country roads.
Upwards of a dozen years ago, robbery by garroting was outrageously common in English cities, and after many protests from mawkish philanthropists, a law was passed enacting the application of the lash to the ruffians who perpetrated outrages of this kind. The burly scoundrels who brutally assailed inoffensive citizens, and laughed at the chances of imprisonment, wept and cringed under the sting of the "cat," and soon this form of crime became a thing of the past. If the outrages committed by tramps, accounts of which reach us from every part of the country, shall continue, it may become necessary to resort to this heroic treatment to put an end to them. [Philadelphia Times.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Whipping Post
Crime Reduction
Garroting
Tramps
Punishment
Where did it happen?
Virginia, English Cities
Story Details
Location
Virginia, English Cities
Event Date
Upwards Of A Dozen Years Ago
Story Details
Reestablishment of whipping post in Virginia reduces crime and vagrants; similar success with lashing against garroting in England; suggestion to apply to tramps in the US.