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Show A FEMALE FLOGGER. Second Exposure of Brutality For Which England lias No Law, Mr. Labouchere has been compelled again to expose a horrible scandal, which there is no law in England to suppress. It is the work of professional floggers of girls, boys and men. Tho establishment of the woman who advertises her ssrv-ices ssrv-ices at terms from 5 shillings is described in Truth as the result of a call by prospective pros-pective clients. The flogger showed what she frankly called the torture room. There is an iron bedstead, on which, she explained, tho victim is extended across apillow. On either side are straps intended in-tended to meet across the body and hold the victim down, while the arm3 and legs are fastened to the. four legsvof-the bedstead by contrivances like handcuffs. G?gs and pads used to stifle the cries of the victim were also produced, tho pads being usod for the young girls who are liable to bite their lips under the torture, tor-ture, and thus disfigure themselves permanently. per-manently. Among tho instruments of flagellation exhibited by the woman were two cat o' nine tails, one consisting of thongs of leather and the other of knotted cord, about 16 inches long. There was also a cat made of a leather strap slit into strips about a foot long. Birches of ordinary or-dinary pattern were also produced, these being preserved in brine to keep them supple. The flogger explained that she no longer received children at her house, but treated them at their own homes, taking her appliances with her. The torture room was reserved forbig girls and adults. The last time Mr. Labouchere exposed ex-posed this interesting industry he found it impossible to check it by law. The neighbors, however, made the place so hot for the flogger that she had to move several times. Her latest address is printed in Truth with the suggestion that the same remedy be applied again. |