Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1860-10-19

rendered. They Immediately chained the dog,
and thinking Of course be must be mad, strose
TO kill him. Mr. Meyer, rushed through the
I crowd and arrived n time 10 rescue his faithful
friend, calling eagerly in the meantime upon the
/ byet.nders to arrest the man for he believed
! his dog recognized 10 him the murderer Of bis
! brother.
! Before be had time TO explain himself, the
vonpg mau, proftiug BY the tumut, escaped.
For some moments they thought, Meyers him.
self mad, and he had great difficulty 10 per-
snading 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 a manner that dis
hearers finally folt persuaded Of the truth OF
! his assertions AMI restored the dog 10 bis free
dom, who jogously bounded TO his master,
lcaped about him few times and FASTENED
away.
He divided the crowd and was soon upon
| The enem5's track. The police, which upon
these occasions are very active aud prompt,
were immediately informed of this singular aud
very extraordinary event, aud a number were
soon IN pursuit. The dog became, ia few
minutes, the object of public curiosity, and
every one drew blck to give room. Business
was suspended, and crowds celleeied in groups
oonversiag of nothing but the dog and the
murder whish had been committed TWO years
before.
After half an hours expectation, general
rush indicatad that the search was over. The
man had stretched himself upon the ground
under the heavy folds Of a double tent, and te.
lieved himself hidden. But 10 spite of bis
fancied security, the avenger had tracked bin,
and leaped upon him. bit him, tore his garments
and would have killed him apon the spot had
not assistance rushed to his rescue.
He wos Immediately arrested, and led with
Mr. Meyer anl the dog, now carefully bound,
before the judge, who hardly knew what to
say oil SO extraordinary an afflir. Meyer re-
lated all taat happened iwo years before, and
insisted upon Ebs ippTis n.nent nf the man,
declaring that he was t!IA murdered Of his
brother, for the dog coald not b aeseiyed.
During all this time it was almost inp1ssI-
bic TO bold the animal, who seeasd determined
10 attack ths prisoners Epgn isrvcrro- 4tius
the latter, the jadge was not satisfied with his
replies, aud ordered him 10 be searchad.-
There were found upon him large sum of
gold, jewels, aad igs witches, four geld, while
The ffth an ali silver one OF but lsttie
consequence. As soon as Meyer saw the last
he declared it to be the same III, brother wore
the day he left bome- aoi the description of
his watch, published mouths previously, COR
roborated bis assertions. The ro5ber never
dared expose it, for fear that it would lead to
his detection, as he was wsIl aware Lhat it had
been described very minutelg in all the pruei-
pal journals in Germany
/ In short, after the most minute and convinc-
| ing legal proceedings Of eight months, the mur-
derer was condemned 10 be broken alive, and
| bis corpse to remain chained upon The wheel as
an example to others On the night preceding
| the execution, be confessed among other crimes
which until then he always denied, that he was
the murderer of Meyers brother. de gave
them all the details above related, ard declar-
ed that he always believed that the cursed dog
died of his wounds. s'H1d it not been for
him." he repeated several ;;nes, II should
not have been here. Nothing else could have
discovered me, for had killed the horse and
! buried him With all be wore"
| He expired the wheel, and this was the
corpse which beaeld before entering the city
of Leipzig.