Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-08-26
From the French Of H0zstei,
The Mute Witness:
THE DOG AND THE ASSASSIN.
BY MRS. c.. A. SOULE,

THE DOG AND THE ASSASSIN.
BY MRS. C. A. soULE.
While travelling in 1877 through the
beautiful city of Leipzig, I observed, a.
bout half league from the gate of the
town, few rods from the highway, a
weel and the bones of chained corps
exposed to the gaze of all.
The following is the history of that
criminal, as l learned it from the lips of
the judge who conducted the trial, and
condemned him to be broken alive.
A German Butcher being benighted in
the midst of forest lost his way; and
while endeavoring to gain the road, was
attacked by three highwaymen. He was
on horseback and accompanied by large
dog. One of the robbers seized the horse
by the briddle, while. the two others drag
ged the butcher from the saddle and fell
led him. The dog leaped upon one of
them, and strangled him, but the other
wounded the animal so severely that he
rushed into the thicket, uttering the most
fearful howls. The butcher, who by this
time had disengaged himself from the
grasp of the second robber, drew his knife
and killed him. But at the same moment
he received shot from the third, he who
had just wounded the dog, and falling was
despatched by the thief who found upon
him large sum of gold, silver watch
and few other articles of value He
plundered the corpse, leaped upon the
horse and fed.
The next morning two woodcutters,
happening in that path, were surprised
to find three dead bodies and large dog,
who seemed to be guarding them. They
examined them and endeavoured to re-
store life, but in vain. One of them dres-
sed the wounds of the dog, gave him some
food, and soug ght some water for him
while the other fastened to the nearest
village, to inform the magistrate of the
discovery. The officer, accompanied by
several attendants, was soon on the spot,
a surgeon examined the wounds of the
three bodies, they drew verbal process
and inferred them
The dog had dragged himself, in the
course of the night, when all was quiet,
to the corpse ofhis master, where he was
found the next morning. He allowed his
new friends to dress his wounds, and, as
if foreseeing that he must consent to live
that he might one day avenge the murder
er, he eat and drink, but would not leave
the spot.
He looked on quietly while they dug
the grave, and allowed them to bury the
bodies, but as soon as the turf was re-
placed, he stretched himself it. howl
ed mournfully, and resisted all the efforts
of the bystanders to induce him to move.
He snapped at every one who came near
him, except the woodman who had tend
ed him. He bore his carresses, but no
sooner did the man attempt to take his
paws to remove him from the grave, than
he ganshed his teeth, and would have
wounded him severely, if he had not quick
ly fed. Every one admired the fidelity
of the dog and when the woodman offer
ed to carry him food and drink every
day, that he might not perish, the mag
istrate proposed taking up collection to
remunerate the man, who was poor and
the father of large family. With diff
Guilty he was induced to accept the money
but he finally did, and from that moment
burdened himself with the care of his new
pensioner. The details of this horrible
event were published in all the journals
Of the country. Mr.. Meyer, brother OF
the butchers, reading some time after
wards the advertisement FASTENED in
stantly to his presence, saying he had
fears which he believed now were only
too we'll founded, that his brother had s
fallen into the hands of the robbers, as
he had left home with large sum in gold