The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-07-15
NUMBER 80.

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ing 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 public
square attended as usual by his dog, he was as
tonished to behold the animal suddenly rush
forward like a flash. He dashed through the
crowd and leaped furiously upon an elegantly
dressed young man, who seated in the CEN
tre of the square, upon an elevated platform er-
ected for the use of those spectators who desir-
ed more conveniently to witness the shows He
held him by the throat with SO firm grasp,
that he would soon have strangled him, had not
aid been instantly rendered. They immediate
ly chained the dog thinking of course he must
be mad, and strove TO kill him. NJ Never rush
ed through the crowd, arrived in time to rescue
his faithful friend, calling eagerly in the mean
time upon the bystanders to arrest the man, for
he believed his dog recognised in him the mur-
derer 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 persua-
ding those who had bound the dog, that the
faithful creature was not in the least dangerous,
and begged earnestly of them to release him
that he might pursue the assassin. He spoke
In so convincing manner that his hearers I'm
ally felt persuaded of the truth of his assertions
and restored the dog to his freedom, who joy
ously 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 oc-
casions is very active and prompt were immedi-
ately informed of this extraordinary event, and
a number of officers were soon in pursuit. The
dog became in a few moments the object of pub
lie curiosity, and every one drew back to give
him room. Business was suspended, and the
! crowd collected in groups conversing of nought
but the dog, and the murder which had been
committed two years before.
After an hours expectation, general rush
indicated that the search was over. The man
had stretched himself upon the ground, under
the heavy folds of double tent and believed
himself hidden. But in spite of his fancied Sc
curity, the avenger had tracked him and leap
ing upon 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 carefully bound,
before the judge, who hardly knew what to think
of so extraordinary affair. Meyer related
all that had happened two years before and in
sisted upon the Imprisonment of the man, de-
claring that he was the murderer of his brother
for his dog could not be deceived. During all
the time it found almost impossible to hold
the animal who seemed determined to attack the
prisoner. Upon interrogating the latter, the
judge was not satisfied with his replies and or
dered him TO be searched There was found
upon him q large sum in gold, some jewels, and
five Watches four of them gold and very valua-
bic, while the fifth an old silver one, of but
little consequence. As soon as Meyer saw the
last, he declared it to be the same that his bro
ther wore the day he left home, and the descrip-
ton of his watch published months previously,
corroborated his assertions. The robber
dared expose it, for fear it would lead to his de-
lection, as he well aware it had been des
cribed very minutely in all the principal jour-
ais of Germany
In short after the most minutely and convic-
tive legal proceedings of eight months, the mur-
derer was condemned to be broken alive and mis-
corpse to remain chained upon the wheel as an
example to others. On the night preceding
his execution, he confessed, amongst other
crimes, what till then he always denied, that he
was the murderer of Meyers brother. He gave
them all the details above related and declared
that he always believed that the accursed dog
died of his wounds ''Had it not been for him.
he repeated several times, u should not have
been here. Nothing else could have discovered
me, for had killed the horse and buried him
with all he wore.'
He expired the wheel and his was the
corpse which L beheld before entering the city
of Leipzig.
YOUNG GoosE.-A market girl sold a gen
tleman fine fat goose, warrsnting it to be
young 1t turned out, when roasted, TO be un-
manageably tough The next day the gentle
man said to the market girl
THAT goose which you sold me for young
one was very old"
Certainly not" said the girl "don't you call
me young"
Yes"
"Well, am but nineteen, and heard mother
say often, that the goose was six weeks vo,.prer
than me-"
The gent tainted.