South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1853-04-29

! had not aid been instantly rendered. They
Immediately chained the dog thinking
OF course he must be mad, ard strove Il
kill him. MIR. Meyer rushed through til.
crowd, arrived in time to rescue his faith.
full friend. Calling eagerly in the mean.
, time upon the bystanders 10 arrest tn.
man, for he believed the dog recognized
IN him the murderer OF his brother.
Before he had lime 10 explain himself
the young mau profi,ins BY the tu,nu |,
escaped. For some moments they thought
Meyer himself was mad, and had grea,
difficulty i'll persuading those who had
: bound his dog that the faithful creature
was not in the least dangerous, aud begged
earnestly TO them to release him that he
might pursue the assassin.
He spoke IN so convincing u manner
that his hearers finally felt persuaded oi
! the truth Of his assertions, and restored the
dog his freedom, who joycusly bounded to
his master, leap-d about him a few times
and fastened away.
He divided the crowd and was soon up
on The enemy's track. The police, which
on these occasions is. very active and
prompt, were Immediately informed ofthis
extraordinary event and a number Of Off
GERS were soon in pursuit. The dog be-
came in few moments the object Of pub
liz curiosity, and every one drew back to
allow hint room. Business was suspended,
and the Grove! collected in groups, con-
versing on nouEht hut the dog and the
murder that had been Ecol2mitted two years
before.
After half an hours expectation a gen.
eral rush indicated that :he searc;: rvas
over. The man had stretched himself o.
the ground,und the heavy folds Of tent
and believed himself hidden. But in
spite his security, his avenser had track
ed him and leaping upon him he bit him,
tore his garments and would have killed
him on the spot, had not the assistants
rushed to the rescue.
He was Immediately arrested and led
with MIR. Meyer and the dog, then care
fully bound, before the Judge, who hardly
knew what to think OF so extraordinary an
affair. Meyer related all that had hap
prned two years before, and insisted upon
the imprisonment Of the man, declaring
that he was the murderer of his brother,
for the dog could not be deceived.
During all the time it was almost i'm
possible to hold the animal, who seemed
determined to attack the prisoner. Upon
interrogating the latter, the Judge was not
satisfied with his replies and ordered him
10 be searched. There was found upon
him sum in gold, some jewels and five
watches, four Of them gold and very valu-
able, while the fifth was an old one OF
very little consequence. As soon as M-y-
er saw The last he declared it 10 be the
same that his brother wore the day he left
home, and the description of his watch
published months previously. corroborated
his assertions. The robb,x had never
dared to expose it for fear that it would
lead to his detection as he was we'll aware
that il had been described very minutely
in all the principal journals in Germany.
In short, after most minute and convic-
tive legal proceedings of eight months, the
murderer was condemned to be broken a.
live and his corpse TO remain chained to
The wheel as an example to others. On the
night preceding his cXecution,he confessed,
among other crimes, what until then he
always denied That he was the murderer
Of Meyers brother. H. gave them all
The details above related and declared that
he always believed The accursrd dog died
OF his wounds. "Had it not been for him :"
repeated he several TINES, 81 should never
have been here. Holhing else could
have discovered m,, for had killed the
horse. and buried him with all that he
wore"
He expired on the wheel and his was
the corpse which beheld before entering
Tie city Of LriPzig.