The sun., 1894-01-28

stons color solid without , snot throuoho,.
His laws aro deem and hanging hIs fora.
head somewhat lattened lil. that Of ths
Bengal tiger. and his ears rather short
and pointed. their shape being very much
like a leat OF the white oak. His eyes have tho
dull leaden look Observable in tbo.e Of tha
wolf ond ara g.n.roIIv bIooJ.hn, H., ,,.a
"'"' "uu "'o senotaIp uIoo'sno'' no was
used In Cuba to track fugitive slaves. and was
trained only TO follow the human trail md IN
o,,ool, ,y,o, ha "a do,r, ,ha oh;o,, =, Li.
~. T"Vn "o au uo"u ,'e ., MS puF-
suit. lie differed very widely from tho slave.
tracking beagle hound OF the Southern States
The hang,a was rnreIv ov.rtva,tr-t -t,rr in,ho.
no Dengle was rnrey yo'ertwen'S-iour inches
in height or forty five pounds in weight. lie
was generally black .and-tan in color sinewy
with great dsp,h Of chest and thin eants IL
WI" 'en' u0P'n VI Sie''' anu '"in HaHAA ie
was deep laWed, and had long. low-hanging
ears. p soft as velvet TO the touch. His
"n,' a' nnor enu ms hoS'i'S ,hihner
and wider thaa the bloodhound's. He was
a. also @ longer &c coupled. rIs and his oyos were
was far swittsr @ trusr 70 % ,hs ,r,,i snd munS m
@ 1n,.,Insr, % ts. aor 70 .no st an' macn
otC,La VIZ tr.tnInr ,oo ,ras 80 Ave-.
r, ~ it. '' ~ "as ,e's u,neren''
tracks OF men only while the beagle was
targSt 10 nm do,vn arv,hIn, an ,,ho.. ,soii -
was put. He had. moreover. much finer ose
than bloodhound for he was known to take
up scent sixteen hours after the fugitive had
Loft It, whlo the bloodhound cannot follow a
trail that has had more than eight hours cool
ing, ine oIoounounu was trained 10 spring
at the throat. and the beagle to bite at the leGs
C.roiin. ,h.ra oouId b.. ,o,rS noo.s =, -,
,, "'o'." 'neio Iouu 10 'V"uu pHcHs VI i',h
S S"eS Sy sSves
were known a. negro catchers.
There was Standing reward OF so offered
the business was sometimes quite profitable.
They were also employed by the authorities
with the hounds at the spot whore tie crime
was committed ana following II through all Its
wH6GISs up no re Sae wno INA, mads H. in
which Ceagle hounds were emploYed in the
interest Of public Justice occurred in Barnwel
Mr.. f0rteous. a childless widower. possessed
OF large estate in land and slaves. lived on
about hfty years OF age and her daughter
oi seventeen or eighteen. Kept house Tor
but but his health Was @ very very fsehhie. Il was
his custom to have himself called every
morning az X o'clock hy his body servant,
servant knocked at the bedroom door usual.
and receiving no answer. after repeating hiu
loud knocks many times. and the door being
locked he reported the strange occurrence 70
ms mistress. A nelEhbor was summonei,
and, at his suggestion, the door was forced.
see Mr. forteous lying dead upon his bed with
his throat cut. a bloody razor lay close to his
committed suicide He had on night shirt
the LEFT sleeve OF which was ripped, and being
the greater portion OF his LETT
arm was exposed. lhe print Of a bloody
hanG was seen plainly on that arm, and
II was very naturally supposed 10 have
been made 10y him In his Heath struggle.
inc theory OF selt-dsstIuetion was further
strengthened by the fact that the door waA
f"und locked and boted on the inside. There
were three windows to the room. and although
tie sashes were up. a. Il was a warm July
night, the blinds were closed amt fastened by
their catches to tho window sill. The chimney
was carefully examined, and IL Was seen that
t9e hnes were too narrow to admit the s9tTancs
,'n the arrival OF the family, physician, who
had been sent for, he proceeded 10 make an
examination OF the body. As his pTactised
eye caught sight Of the finger prints he ex-
claimed. - MIR Porteous was murdered! The |
four finger marks and the thumb marx on the |
lett arm We're made with the left hand'
A careful inspection OF the window blinds |
showed that the catch on one OF them was |
much worn. and did not hold 10 the iron gleat !
OH the slll. and that the blind could readily hs
pulled open when apparently fastened, The |
bedroom was in the second story OF the house.
and IL WAS ul5AFyal thut the window with Iha /