The New York Times, 23 June 1903 WIFE LEGALLY BEATS VETERAN. ----- Kentucky Way of Dealing with Man Who Spent Pension Money on Liquor. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 22.--Henderson Cass, aged seventy-six years, was horse-whipped in public to-day by his wife by order of Judge Riley, before whom Cass was arraigned on a warrant sworn out by his wife, charging him with squandering his pension money and habitual drunkenness. Judge Riley obtained a buggy whip and instructed Mrs. Cass to lay it on the naked back of her husband until he promised to do better. After several hard blows before a curious crowd the veteran begged for mercy, and promised he would turn his money over to his wife every quarter. He was allowed to depart with his wife amid the cheers of the crowd. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dennis Ahern | Middlesex County Massachusetts Newspaper Abstracts Acton, Massachusetts | http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/MA/Middlesex/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -