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The discovery. 



company, and his singular behaviour, he led 

 them to the desired spot. 



On entering the house, not a living creature 

 was to be seen; all had deserted it; they there- 

 fore began to explore the apartments, and found 

 in the very closet, the appearance of which had 

 led the grazier to attempt his escape, the murr 

 dered remains of a traveller, who was afterwards 

 advertised throughout all the country. On com-* 

 ing into the lower room, the dog began to rake 

 the earth near the fire-place with his feet, in such 

 a manner as to excite the curiosity of all present; 

 the serjeant ordered the place to be dug up, when 

 a trap-door was discovered, which, on being 

 opened, was found to contain the mangled bo-- 

 dies of many that had been robbed and murder-? 

 ed, with the landlord himself, who was not quite 

 dead, though he had been shot through the neck 

 by the grazier. The wretches in their quick re- 

 treat had thrown him in amongst those who had 

 formerly fallen victims to their cruelty, suppos- 

 ing him past recovery; he was, however, cured 

 of his wounds, and brought to justice. 



A farmer of Hailing, returning much inebri- 

 ated from Maidstone market, with his dog, when 

 the whole face of the country was covered with 

 snow, mistook his path, and leaped over a ditch 

 on his right hand, towards the river; fortunately 

 he was unable to get up the bank, or he would 

 have fallen into the Medway, at nearly high 



