NATURALISTS CABINET. 



Detection of a murderer by a dog. 



sion of the animal some time, he was going to 

 take boat at one of the stairs in London, when 

 the dog, which had never before been known to 

 do such a thing, seized one of the watermen. It 

 immediately occurred to the gentleman that this 

 fellow was the murderer of the dog's master; 

 and, on his taxing him with it, he directly con- 

 fessed the fact, was taken into custody, and soon 

 after executed. 



Mr. Johnson, a traveller from Manchester, on 

 his route through Scotland, on horseback, was be- 

 nighted, and passing a small public house on the 

 road, he thought it better to take up his lodgings 

 there, if possible, than to proceed farther that 

 night. On entering the house, he found only an 

 old woman, who, to his enquiries answered, she 

 would accommodate him with a bed, and provide 

 for the horse in a small shed, if he would assist 

 her in giving him hay, &c. as there was no other 

 person then in the house. This was agreed to 

 by Mr. Johnson, who, after taking a little re- 

 freshment, was shown by the old woman to his 

 bed-room. 



A large dog, which accompanied him on his 

 journey, offered to go up to the room along with 

 him, which the old woman strongly objected to; 

 but Mr. Johnson firmly persisted in having him 

 admitted. The dog, on his entrance, began to 

 growl, and was very unruly. His master at- 

 tempted to quiet him in vain he continued 

 growling and looking angrily under the bed, 



