The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-12-26
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The DOG AND THE AssAsINs
BY R C. A. SCULE.

+ While travelling IN 1901 IIouSh IL pcdu-
tiful city of Leipzig, 1 observed, about a half
league from tie. gate of the town, a lew rods
from the highway, a wheel ard the homes OF a
chained corpse exposed to the gaze of every
Epasser. .ta -.
The following in the history of the criminal
as l learned from the judge who conducted
the trial, and condemned him to be broken
alive. "a
A German butcher Icing benighted in the
midst of a forest, lost his way, and in endeav-
oring to find the road, was attacked by high
waymcn. lie was on horseback, and accom-
! panied 10y a large dog. One of the robbers
Sc Eed the horse. by the bride, while the two
others dragged the butcherfrom his saddle and
fe!led him. The dog Immediately leaped up
on one of them, and strangled him, but the
other wounded the animal SO severely, that
he rushed into the woods, uttering the most
fearful howls,. The butcher, who by this time
had disengsged himself from the grasp of the
second robber, drew his knife and killed him.
But at the same moment he received a shot
from the third one, who had wounded the dog,
and falling, was despatched by the thief who
found uTcn him a large amount Of gold, a sill
| yer watch and a few other articles of value
He plundercd the corpse, ileaped upon the
horse and fed. .s 4.- .
The next morning, two wood cutters hap
/ pcning in that path, were surprised to find.
three dead bodies, and a large cog who seemed
Fto be guarding lhem., They examined them,
and cndeavored to restore: life, but in vain.
One of them dressed the wounds of tic dog,
gave Kim SON food and sought some water for
him, while the other hastcncd to the nearest
village with the news of the discovery. The
officer, accompanied by several attendants, was
soon on the spot; a surgeon examined the
wounds of the three bedics;- they drew up a
verbal process and inferred them.
The dog had dragged himself in the course
of the night, when all was quiet, to the corpse
of his master, where he wal found the next
morning.
He allowed his new friends to dress his
wounds.
~ He looked on quietly as they dug the grave,
and allowed them to bury the bodies but as
the turf was replaced, he stretched himself
upon it, howled mournfully, and resisted all
efforts of the bystanders to induce him to move
He snapped at all who came near him. except
the woodman who had tended him. He bore
his caresscs, but no sooner did the man attempt
to take his paw to remove him from the grave
] than he CRASHED his teeth and would have
! wounded him severely if he had not fled
e Every one admired the fidelity of The dog ant
when the woo1man offered to carry him fooC
and drink each day that he might not perish
: the magistrate proposed taking up a collection
to rcmunerate the man, as he was poor and thu
father of a large family. With difficulty h
was induced to accept the money but he fnall,
did, and from that moment burdencd himsel
with the care of his new pensioner.
! The details of this horrible event were put
lished in the principal journals of the country
j. Myers, a brother of the butcher, readin,
= sometime afterward the advertisement of th
d magistrate, fastened instantly to his presence
is saying he had fears which he believed onl
too we'll founded that his brother had falle1
into the hands of robbers as he had left HON
e with a large sum of money for the prrchas
Of beeves, and was not since heard from
His suspicious were only too well and sadl
confirmed when the magistra ate related to hrr
d the conduct of a dog which he described
Mr.. Myers accompanied by the magistrate an
. several others repaired to the grave. AS 500
as the dog perceived his masters bruthrr, h
howled, Tapped his hands and evinced othe
demonstration of joy. By different parts G
his dress, MIR. Myers recognized the body c
his brother when they disinterred it. The al
sence of the gold and the watch, the WOUND
= of the butcher and his dog, those of the tw
SO other bodies, together with the Disappearance
of the horse, convinced the magistrate and tn
be witnesses that the deceased had not only bee
ne assassinated by two but also by several other
BE who had fed, with the horse and plumber.
al Having obtained permission, Mr.. Myers r
err moved the corpse to his native village, and il
ieTfeu IL III the ADJOINING ccneIry. nc 1altl
full dog followed the body but by degrees |
=. became attached to his new master.
F. Every effort was made by the most diligel
search, and the offer of immense rewards
I'M secure the assassins. But in vain-the no
sr, rible trigedy remained an enigma.
Two-years had passed away, and all hop
= of solving the mystery had vanished, whe
Mr.. Myers, received d letter, urging him
repair to Leipzig without delay to close IL
h eyes of his maternal uncle, who desired to 81
d. him before he died. He Immediately has
ened thither, accompanied by his brother
dog, who was his constant companion. Z
~ arrived too late. His relative had deceasC
IA The previous evening, bcqueatfiihg to him
d. large fortune. He found the city crowded,
'e- being the season of the great fair held reg
1' lafly there twice d year.
While walking one morning on the pnbl
s4uare, attended as usual by his dog, he "
nd astohished to behold the animal leap forwal
o a. Ike Il fash. He dashed upon the crowd, al
lehbed furiously upon an elegantly dress,