February 1938 (Des Moines Register)
"Strapped to the century-old whipping post in the Baltimore, Md., city jail, Clyde Miller screamed and strained at his bonds Tuesday as Sheriff Joseph C. Deegan, 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 220 pounds, lashed his back 20 times with a cat-o'-nine tails - punishment for beating his wife"
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