The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-29

q Great Dane Hound AIDED Mexican Rob
Der in His I-rii Dcsiens.

4 Great Dane Hound AIDED Mexican Rob-
Der in His Etil Designs.
Tor over year the people living within a
radius Of twenty miles of tho City Of Mexico,
writes a correspondent from that city to the
New ork Herald. have been iu % state of semi
panic over the strange attacks which have
been made upon travellers who are compelled
10 be- ont after niglual There appears
90 he some demon VINO takes delight IN
mauElng belated people and rOoblng them.
80 deaths have ever occurred. but ln each
instance the party attacked has been sud-
denly gr8sped hy the throat by some appar-
entity powerful animal. which is SO strong
iawed that it shuts oil The air at the first
grasp and causes the victim ID faint
When consciousness returns be finds him
self lying with bleeding throat and his pocA-
cts rifed of ell their contents The attack Is
ALWAYS sudden and in the dark. one man who
had 0ccasi0a to be out after dark told that 81
appeared o. be some long animal which came
leapng upon him. and he bad barely time to-
notice this ere he was borne % the ground
and held Iu the grasp of the awful Jaws, and
then le knew nothing more until Le covered
consciousness
Manuel niuez is Wealthy ranch owner who
lives lu the City oi Mexico. and who visits bis
ranch twice % month TO look after affairs
there. and 10 is always his habit 90 make his
tnp lu such % way that DE gets % the city be-
fore dark A bout two weeks ago Ice had been
detained So long that be would not set back
home until late 40 night and. while he feared
the assault OF the mysterious rODDer he de-
teuuued 30 get home lt possible. Benz
man Of au inventive turn OF mind. he
made himself au armor 10 protect his
throat from the attack OF whatever u was
that caught the people. Taking the heavy
leather stuup piece from las saddle he cut
collar and fitted lt 30 his neck ln such "a man
ID Ht.|.s rfHII I.U.
Then With a pistol iu each hand. he rode
through the dark roads toward ihe city lie
was within sight of the j hts of tile city and
began O. feel that Ae had SAFELY passed al
danger when lac SAW au animal leap.ug to-
wards hun.
lie had Just time 90 notice tie animal when
10 leaped at IIs thr at and bore bum from his
horse 20 the ground. Ills armor served Well
however and the animal could not get "a grip
On lbs throat. lIneZ had Lls revolver ready,
and pressing 10 against the side oil his assall-
amt ne fred a shot which rolled IT over, and
then. lu.t AS he was rising. was again at
Tackled but THIS time by "a man. who struck
nam with IL club. The blow Was not severe
enough 90 DO damage. and Id the hand to
hand conflict which followed Plel got the
best @ his adversary and stunned him. He
bound the man and brought Llm o. the city
Al investigation showed that tie animal
was Great Dane hound which had been
trained 20 take down the people without klli-
ing them. has master had sent him alter the
victims. ana when they We're rendered un-
conscious he would foO item with impgnity
and then return TO his nome without fear, ~
detection. The prisoner Was questioned bv
the chief of police. Out refused 10 give any
answers He appears % mourn the loss OF
his dog greatly. and did not seem % care
what became cl himself now That the anima
was gone An investigation revealed the fact
that the man lived in the outskirts of the
city and was apparently tanala yender.
Hi. dog WAS always at home and kept the
nelohbors from being too luqulsItlNe. In the
cabin were found the fruits OF several recent
robberes and evidences sufficient 10 show
that the prisoner made 1t regular nightly
occupation An effort was made TO get him
10 tell something about himself and dog but
no stuObornly refused to tell.