The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-03-09

tne delight OF his life. Sometime af'
tier the man entered, tied Kasper's
erms across his chest, pulled him out
# the hole, and, along within All
! presently became "dark'-his ex.
preston for became insensible-lau.
l'dnum having been put in the water
| given him TO drink. He walked, OF
was dragged along all night became
several times Unconscious. On one
such occasion the clothes he wore
were but on him. AT length-it
would appear he could not have trav-
elqd very far-he found himself in
the high streets of Nuremberg, when
his companion putting a letter in
his hand, and ropeatiug-"Ba a horse,
man like your father" disappeared.
After the Burgomaster had issued his
report about the poor boy, he was
visited by many persons, some of EN-,
inehce, such as the German physiol.
ogist Fuerbach, who, after careful
examination Of the lads statements
and recollection arrived at the con.
clusion that he had been victimized
by persons ofrank who had an object
in concealing his existence,
During his early personal exami.
nation il was found he had been vac
cinated; and on one arm there was a
wound from blow recently given
The gray jacket lie wore was found tc
be town made coat, altered so as tc
fit him. Any other food than bread
and water he refused with a shudder
From long disuse he could not EN-,
ploy his hands or feet, In his pock.
cts were found rosary and some
Catholic prayers and tracts such as
those sold at the German fairs; this
was done, it was supposed, to put
people on wrong scent respecting
him. The Governor Heltet kepI
Kasper Hanser several days in pris
on, and, after much scrutiny, va,
firmly convinced that ne was not an
imposter He issued report Of his
examination, which was published
in all The German papers. Mum.
bers in Nuremberg and its neighbor-
hood subsequently visited the boy,
and perhaps the popularity thus Civ.
en- to his story by alarming the par
ties who desired to conceal his exis.
tence was the canse of the lads trag.
ic end. At first the novelty and bus.
tic Of surrounding life oppressed and
distracted him, after having, as it
were, lived in a tomb so long. 1t
was remarked that though he could
not walk a few yards without his
feet, which had become as teEder
from disuse as the skin of the cheeks
paining him, than when mounted on
horseback, be rode with the kuowl.
edge and care of one well practiced
in the exercise.
The house of Professor Damer was
in sparsely populated portion Of
Nuremberg. One day in the autumn
of The same year that Hauser had
been domesticated there, and when
all its inmates except the professors
daughter were abroad, while she was
occupied in clearing the house she
saw numerous drops of blood, and the
marks Of feet on the stairs. The boy
was subject to blcedings from the
nose, and Miss Damer, attributing
the marks to such an occurrence,
took no further notice of the circum,
stance. When, however, dinner.
hour arrived, and he did not appear
they became alarmed, and on search
| ing the premises found him lying in
cellar, insensible, in pool of blood
Every care was taken of him, and
when he was, after a period, sutfi.
ciently recovered to speak, he stated
that on the day in question when he
was proceeding through one of the
passages, man who had been secret,
ed somewhere, aud whose face was
covered with a handkerchief rushed
on him, struck him blow on the
head which deprived him of con.
sciousness-he recollccted nothing
more until be awoke to see the fa,
miliar faces around him. Those who
watched him during the feverish
conditions which eniued, made out
from the broken sentences he uttered
that words had passed between him
and the man, "hlt same Who .had
been always with hi4a, priuro the
blow was struck-that on Kaspor re.
fusing to accompany him, be had at.
tempted to gag Lhe lad, and bear him
oif with him, and, on his resisting,
he had struck him and Red, think
ing, doubtless, that he had killed
him, The wound was one acsoss
the forehead, and inflicted by u razor
or sharp knife, and the position was
not such as to justify the supposition
subsequently entertained by speeu.
lators that the mysterious and un.
happy youth had made suicidal at.
tempt. The inhabitants Of Nurem-
berg We're so shocked at this occur.
renee that they formed guard to
protect Hauser, Kaspcr recovered
At the time the tragic events inst