Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-08-26

'in~0 "oen nearu from. Ills suspicious
were only too sadly confirmed when the
magistrate related to him the sinoulaf
conduct of dog, which he described.
Mr., Meyer accompanied by the officer
and several others, repaired to the grave.
As soon as the dog perceived his masters
brother, he howled, Tapped his hands and
evlnced other demonstrations of grief and
JOY, By parts of his dress, Meyer recog-
nlzed the body of his brother when they
disinterred it. The absence of the gold
and the watch, the wounds of the butcher
and his dog, those of two other bodies.
together with the disappearance of the
horse, convinced the magistrate and the.
witnesses, that the deceased and not only
been assailed by two, but also by one or
several others, who had fed with the
horse and plunder.
Having obtained permission, NJ. Meyer
removed his brothers corpse to his native
village and inferred it in the adjoining
cemetery. The faithful dog followed the
body, but by degrees became attached to
his new master.
Every effort was made by the most
diligent search and the offer of immense
rewards, to discover the culprits. But in
vain; the horrible tragedy remained an
enigma:
Two years had passed away, and all
hopes of solving the mystery vanished,
when M. Meyer received letter urging
him to repair without delay to Leipzig to
close the eyes of his maternal uncle, who
desired to see him before he died. He
Immediately hastened thither accompani-
ed by his brothers dog, who was his
companion at all times. He arrived too
late. His relative had died the previous
evening, bequeathing him large fortune.
He found the city crowded, it being the
season of the great fair, held regularly
there twice year.
| While walking one morning on the pub
lie square, attended as usual by his dog,
he was astonished to behold the animal
suddenly rush forward like fash. He
dashed through the crowd and leaped
furiously upon an elegantly dressed young
man, who was seated in the centre of the
square, upon an elevated platform
erected for the use of those spectators
who desired more conveniently to witness
the shows. He held by the throat with
so firm grasp, that he would soon have
stangled him, had not aid been instantly
rendered. They immediatly chained the
dog thinking of course he must be mad,
and strove to kill him. NJ. Meyer rush
ed through the crowd, arrived in time to
rescure his faithful friend, calling eager
ly, in the meantime, upon the bystanders
to arrest the man, for he believed his dog
recognized in him the murderer of his
brother.
Before he had time to explain himself,
the young man profting by the tumult
escaped. For some moments they thought
Meyer himself was mad, and he had great
difficulty in persuading those who had
bound the dog that the faithful creature
was not in the least dangerous, and beg
ged earnestly of them to release him that
he might pursue the assassin. He spoke
in so convincing manner, that the hear
ers felt finally persuaded of the truth of
his assertions, and restored the dog to
freedom, who joyously bounded to his
master, leaped about him few times and
then hastened away.
He divided the crowd and was soon
upon his enemy's track The police, which
on these occasions is very active and
prompt, were Immediately informed Of
this extraordinary event, and number
of officers were soon in pursuit The dog
became in a few moments the object of
public curiosity; and every one drew back
to allow him room. Business was sus-
pended and the crowd collected in groups,
conversing of nought but the dog andthe
murder which lad been committed two
years before.
After half hours expectation, a gen.
eral rush indicated that the search was
over. The man had stretched himself
upon the grpund, under the heavy folds
of doubled tent and believed himself
hidden. But in spite of his security, the
avenger had tracked him and leaping up
on him, he bit him, tore his garments and
would have killed him upon the spot, had
not the assistants rushed to his rescue.
He was Immediately arrested, and led@
with NJ Meyer, and the dog, then care
fully bound before the judge, who hard
ly knew what to think of SO extraordinas
ry an affair. Meyer related all that had
happened two years before and insisted
upon the imprisonment of the man, de-
elaring that he was the murderer of his
brother, for his dog could not be deceiv-
ed.
During all the time it was found al
most impossible to hold the animal, who
seemed determined 10 attack the prison