At the inquest held on Monday on the body of
Private Bryan, who was found murdered at Cork on Friday, the 14th inst., some curious evidence was given as to that strange instinct which induces dogs to do their best to procure human aid for injured or dying men. The evidence showed that on Friday morning, at 6 o'clock, a Corporation scavenger was -attracted by a dog running up to him, and then back to a broken hoarding. The animal continued this conduct so long, that the scavenger at last concluded that the dog wished to get him inside. " He followed the dog, which led him to where the wounded soldier lay on the straw under the boards. Another dog sat at the young fellow's head, as if watching him. When the scavenger brought some assistance and the police, the dog which first attracted attention was lying :shivering at the soldier's feet." It is stated that in the con- fusion in attending the man, and having him conveyed to the hospital, no further notice was taken of the animals, and that accordingly they were lost sight of. The police are now, however, endeavouring to trace them. We trust they may be successful. It will be curious to discover whether the dogs were the soldier's own, or merely stray dogs that had taken pity on him.
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