Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-04 | Page 2 | Want Whipping Post in Washington

Want Wont Whipping Post P st t In Washington Philadelphia Washington Whether in the District of Columbia shall b be punished at the whipping post congress may be asked to decide at its comin coming session Superintendent of ot Police Pollee Sylvester i In his annual report tJ t recommended mended th thit the whipping it In ii f 11 I l owl post past 1 se that wife beaters M a hi tn no nov n nd jit d v vY ones fines or ju sentences tT he e ohly way can can oe e adequately punished is In by whipping 1 In some BOme Instances it is said Mid a wife has been beaten Haten for the sole colt purpose of or getting a jail sentence for the beater who would rather be in prison than be compelled to work One of the judges of the police court OUrt in ia sentencing a 1 to o a lon long jail sentence said I he he could roaM not have him publicly whipped I