The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-12-26

square,, on an elevated platform erected for the
spectators who desired more convenient yato
witness the show. He held him by the throat
with so firm a grasp that he would have stran-
gled him had not assistance been rendered.,
They Immediately chained the dog, and think,
ing of course he must be mad, 9strove tic kill
him. Mr.. Myers ran through the crowd and
arrived in time to save his faithful friend, cali
ing eagerly in the meantime upon the by7stan+
ders to arrest tho man, for he believed the dog
recognized in him the murderer Of his brother.
Before he had time to explain himself the
young man, p~ro6ting by the tumult escaped
For some moments they thought Myers him
self mad. and he had great difficulty in per-
suading those who had bound the dog that the
faithful creature was not in the least danger
Gus, and begged earnestly for them to release
him that he might pursue the assassin, He
spete4in SO convincing a mahner-thatrr his
fearers- sgefeundcd of the truth of
his assertions, and restored the dog to his free
dom who j~oyously bounded to his master, leap
Ell upon him a few times and hastend away.
He divided the crowd, and was soon on the
enemy's track. TIL police, who upon these
occasions are very active and prompt, were i'm.
mcdiately informed of this singular and very
extraordinary event, and a number were soon
in pursuit. The dog became in a few minutes,
the object of public curiosity, and every one
drew back to give him room. Business was
suspended and crowds collected in groups,
convercing of nothing but the dog and the
murder which had been committed two years
before.
After half an hours expectation, a general
rush indicated that the search was over. The
man had been found streatchcd upon the ground,
in the heavy folds ola double tent, and believed
himself hidden. Bat, in spite of his fancied
security, his avenger tracked him, and leapine
upon him, lie tore his garments, and would
have killed him upon the spot, had not assist
ance rushed to the rescue.
He was immediately arrested, and led, with
Mr.. Myers and the dog, now carefully bound.
to the judge, who scarcely knew what to say
of SO extraordinary an affair. Myers related
all that had happened two years before, and
insisted on the Imprisonment of the man, de
claring that he was the murderer of lis broth.
err, for the d. g could not be deecis ed.
During IL this time, it was almost impos
sibble to hold the animal, who seemed de
ternined to attack the prisoner. Upon inter
rogation the judge was not satisfied with hi:
replies, and had him searched. There were
found on him a large sum of gold, jewels ant
FIVE watches, of which four were geld, and the
fifth an old silver one of but little consequence
As soon as Myers saw the last, he declared
it to be the same his brother wore The day h,
left homeland the description of his watcl
| published months before, cUrroborated his as
s%ertions. The robber never dared to expos,
it, for fear it would lead to his Detection, as h
WIS we'll aware that it had been infinitely dc
scribcd in all the principal journals in Ger
many.
In short, after the most minute and convin
cling legal proceedings of eight months, th
murderer was condemned to be broken aliv
on the wheel, as an example to others. o.
the night proceeding the execution, he con
fessoc, among other crimes, which until the
he had always denied, that he was the murder
Of Myers brother. He gave them all the dc
tails as above related, and declared, and he a
ways believed the cursed dog had died of hi
wounds. "Had it not been for him." he ire
peated several times, II would rot have bee
here. Nothing else could have discovere
, me, for l had killed the horse and buried hi
: and all he wore" .l.swfGE
f He expired on the wheel. and this was til
| corpse which behold, before entering til
gates at Leipzig.