The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-12-08

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Instantly 20 his pre~enre; he had l~.ss
ws'irIi he believed 10 he ioo well founded,
thai his hroshrr had fallen iaio the hznds
Of fobl<ss; as he had Iefi home with =
large snm in gold fnr the patehsee of
h~rses. and had NOT since heen heard fnom.
Ills suspicious were only TOO sadly con
hrned when the magistrate related ~
him The singular randnci of ding which
he drsrrlhrd- Meyer accompanied rs
the oiiirrr aud several oiIlrrs rvpairs.i IN
The grave. As soan as the Dig saw his
masters brother, he hoslrd and lirked
his hands. and e inred ,aler sirnonslra-
iions ~ Joy aud erirf. By ,aferenl paris
Of his dress. NJ. Meyer reroxnizrd The
body when they diSinrued IL. The alb
sence al his watch. the wounds of the
butcher and his dng. those Of The two
other hodies. together with The disappear
ance nf ihe horse. convinced The magis-
iraie aud the witnesses that The tcscrased
had MOI only been assaiied by The two. hui
also by one or several others, who had
nrd wi b the horse and pluuder.
Having obtained permission. Al. Meyer
removed his bro,hrr's corpse To his ma
tive village and inferred a ,n The ~djoia-
ing cemetery. Thr faithful deg followed
the body. but by degrees became attach
eded 10 his new master.
Every edou was made by the most
Jiligen, search and ,hr offer OF imm. nse
rewards, 80 discover The rulpnis. Bu, in
vain; the horrible tragedy remained an
enigma
I Two years had passed away. and all
hopes Of absoIving The mystery vanished,
when NJ. Meyer received a lelier urging
him tn repair wi,hou, delay to Leipzig.
To close the eyes Of his maternal uncle.
who desired To see him hrfn,e he died.
He Immediately ha-iened ihi,her, ac-
I, companied by his brolher's dog. who
was his companion al all times. tie
arrived toe late. His relative had died
the previous evening. bequealhing him
alargr fortune. lie found The city crowd.
ed il being The season Of the great far
held regularly there twice year.
While walking as usual one morning
on the public square. attended BY his dog.
he was asionished 10 behold The animal
rush forward like flash. He dashed
furlously upon an elegantly dressed young
man. who was seated IN the centre &C The
square upon an elevated platform erected
Cor The use of those spectators who de-
sired more conveniently to witness the
popular show. He held him by the
throat with so firm grasp, that he would
have s,rangled him had not aid been
Instantly rendered. They Immediately
chained the dog, and thinking of course he
must be mad, ssove okill him. But NJ.
Meyer rushing through the crowd. arrived
in time TO rescue his faithful friend, cal
ling eagerly ia the meantime upon the
byslantlers 10 arrest that man. for he be-
lieved his dog had recognized the murder
er Of his brother.
Before he had time 10 explain himself,
the young man, protiling by the ,umult.
escaped. For some moments they lhonght
Meyer himself was mad, and he had great
difficulty in pcIsuadlng those who had
bound The dog that the faithful creature
was MOI in the least dangerous, and beg
gcd earnestly ol them lo release him that
he nigh. pursue the assassin. lie spoke
in 40 convincing manner, that his hear
ers fell persuaded of The truth of his asser.'
,i0ns, and restored the dog 10 his freedom,
who joyously bounded TO his master. aud
leaprd about him few times, and then
hsstened away.
lie divided the crowd and was soon
upon The enemy's track. The police.
witch, ON these occasions, is very active,
prompt, and steady, were Immediately
informed Of this extraordinary event, and
a number Of officers were in hot pursuit.
The dog became in a few moments the
object oi public curiosity, aud every one
drew back 10 allow him room. Business
was suspended, and the crewd collected
in groups. conversing of acnghl bul the
dog and the murder, which had been com.
milied two Years before.
Afiet an half hours expectation. ge-
neral fnsu tNuFdteu tttdt we SetFrl was
over. The man had strelrhed himself
upon the ground. under The heavy fold Of
double tent ani believed himself hidden.
But in spite of his fancled security, the
avenger had irarked him. and lesping mp
on him he biz him, tore his garments, and
would have killed him on the spot, had
not the assistants rushed to his rescue.
He was Immediately arrested. and led
with n. Meyer aad The dog, then careful
" bound. before The Judge. who hardly
knew wha. 70 think II 80 extraordinary an
affair. Meyer related all lha, had hap
peaed two years before. and insisted upon
the imprisonment d The man. declaring
that he was the murderer Of his brother,
fur his dog Gould not be deceived.
During almost all this time il was found
impossible TO hold The animal. who
seemed determined 10 attack the prisoner.
Upon in,errogaiing The latter, the judge
was not satisfied with his replies, and
ordered him To be searched. There were