, 1881-05-22

An Old 1riser L1vtn. Near Cincinnati
FoNntl Dead in a Miserable Pen In
Which He 1Iud Rcsld ed for Yearv-A
Faithful Dog. Ills Only Eompantqpt.
Standing Watch Over tins Corpse, Res,
sfsts Ats Removal. -:
=, speetut In.pateh to 1he Chicago Tribune. ~,
C1ScISSA11, O., May 21.-one hal: nile back
Of Pleasant Ridge, In this county, not far from
the road. has stood for many yenrs hosel about
twelve feet square and eight high, composed Of
| old boards, barely nailed together The. open-
| ing, az apology for an entrance, Ii very nar1IlW
and Of barely hight sufficient to pass through
| without stopping. > This horei. OF pen as it
should be properly called, was The. abode Of a
veritabe miser, 4 Years Of age, whose only comr
panion was a half-starved dog James Dick.
ersop, the human inmate, u landed proprietor,
| Was IN receipt Of an income ample enough
II he had so chosen. to have lived in civilized
manner. But his uvarice was so great thar he
found the habits Of a Digger Indian more en-
1oyable, because more profitable AT long in
.tervals business would call neiehbors to the
hut, who would trnusuct their business as speed
ily as possible ana then hurry away. Yesterday
morning two farmers, bent on an errand Of
this kind. visited the den, and on a near ap-.,
proach heard an ominous. growl from the :
dog on the inside, but no 'other, sound,
They waited for awhile and Dicker- i:
and, peerlng through the chlnks, saw the form
Of man stretched upon the ground, ,wit. the dog {
crouched upon its urc3St. The shining eyes OF :
the 1ean-jawed animal watched their ereryS
movement, and he maintained threatening,
continued snarl, broken only br the required Z
iapse for BREATH The farmers, whose fears !
we're aroused, sought OUT Magistrate James: ;:
Ketter, lnd, notifying him OF whut they had \
seen, that official went to the spot, and. re1noy
ing the door. found Dickersou stretched -out !.
dead on pile Of filthy straw, which from III r
griny Appearance had been his bed for &:
years, as the pfAca where the body laid was /.
nodded to the. form. An uuendurable stenc9 y
CAUSED the party to heut a hasty retreat for \:
fresh mir tnvigorator before continuing the in-*
specuon. Tho iuteslnr wns hlled with old canA II
rays. general refuse, and dirt, and 90 tlsregaId
tut nnu been the occupant OF NATURES health r.
law that he did not .leuve his abode when Nat- Ill
urer required him to do So From tho ceiling 4:
hunge festoond : Of = SCOT, covered cobpsbA VT
old bones, and decayUd vegetables: Tbs :S:*
body was - attlred~ ~ only :: in ;. 3p&r VI;
Of, pants, and = thes feet were swatne4 i:
In Tottfng rags. each Toe being wrapped sepa< n
rately: Kuts had already been at work. Is soMa 4:
ct the toes were gone, and ALSO one heels Tho Il.
famished dog while the party was present neFerxs;
lett the body OF 'fta dead master; On which II
was lying, and by: an exhibition OF fanes; le-s
ssted gu attempts at retnoynl. This object ~ +:
finally accomplished, and the tenement Of clay >?s
was Carried OF for It's hun1 preparartohs for the Sd
grave: The amount Of money left by Decker: Z:
SON Is not KNOWN but, the- belief Is general 5
that lit :" = ~" hid !, about :the~a: place #
tn different sums- In the middle Of q hay r?
stack, purchased by farmer from him sat-. n; /.
erat years ago, WIS found roll OF $l.5. 20 >s*
owns q large amount OF good improved land N
the neghborhoos1. . So, " 7'5'f's: }f 4 ri.