The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-12-08
THE MUTE WITNESS,
or, The Dog and the Assassin.

While travelling in 1887. through ihs
bcaunfulciIy Of Leipzig. | observed ab.,ul
league from The gales Of The town, few
rods lrom The highway :. a whecl aud. Ille
homes oI chained corpse exposed io the
gaze Of every passrr.
The following is the history of that eIi-
minal, as learned il from The lips nf the
Judge who conducted the trial, aud con.
demnrd him tn he brnkrn alive.
A German butcher being beniphied ia
the midSlof atoresl. lost his way. and while
eniIeavoring IN gain the road was attack.
ed by three highwaymen. lie was on
horseback, accompanied by a large dog
One oI the rohbers srized The horse BY
lhe hridIe. while The two others dragge,
the butcher from the saddle. The dog
leaped immediately upon one of them
and siranpled him: bu, the other wouni-
ed the animal so severely. tha, he rush.
ed inlo The ,hirke. altering The most fear
ful howls.
The butcher, who by this time had dis
engaged himself from the grasp Of the
second robber, drew his knife and kille,
him. But AT the same momcn, he receiv-
shot from the pistol of the third. whu
had just wnun ed the dog. aud falling,
was dispatched by the thief, who found
upon him a large sum in gold, silver
watch. and Few other articles of value.
He plundered the corpse, icaped upon
the horse and lled.
The next morning two wnodruiiers
happened in that path, were surprised to
find three dead ho lies and large ,lng,
who seemed TO be guarding them. They
examined then and endeavored 10 restore
life, but in vain. tine Of them dressed
the wounds Of the dog. gave him some
food, and sought some water for him,
while the other hasiened to The nearest
village to inform the magistrate Of their dis.
covery. The officer accompanied by Sc.
,veIal attendants was soon an The spot, a
surgeon examined the wounds of The three
bodies. they drew up verbal process, and
inferred them.
The dog dragged himself ia the course
of the night, when all was quiet, to the
corpse Of his master. where he was fnunt
the mex, morning. He allowed his new
friends To dress his wounds, aud as i
oresecing that he might one day ayengs
the murderer. he ate and drank. hui woult
mol leave the spot. Tie Looked on qui
ely while they dug the grave. aud allow
ed Them 10 bury The bodies: but as soor
as the turf was placed. he stretched him,
sell apm il. howlcd moarnfnIly, and re.
sisted all the efforts Of the by-slan,iers
Io induce him To move. lie snapped al
all who came near him. lie bore his ca
resses. bu, no, st0ner did the man aiiemp
to take his paws 10 remove him from ,ht
grave. than he guashed his teeth, ant
would have wounded him severely. f hs
had moi quickly fed. Every one admire,
the fidelity Of The dog. and when ,l,s
woodmsn offered io carry him food Ant
driak that he might no. perish, the rs,
,raie proposed 10 lake up a cnIlecIi6n "a
remuneraie the man. who wls poor. and
The father Of large family. With diff.
Guilty he was induced 10 accept the mo.
ney. but he finally did. and from thai mn
ment he burdened himself with The care
of his new pensianer.
The details Of this horrible even, were
published ia The principal Journals Of the