When the prisoner requested to visit his dog prior to his death, the guards opened the cell door in the morning and gasped in shock.
Nobody has ever forgotten the 1947 incident that took place in the municipal penitentiary.
A prisoner with only a few days to live was seated in cell number three. He had been found guilty of betraying his nation, yet he maintained his innocence right up until the very end. However, nobody paid attention to him.
He was to say goodbye to this world in public on September 16.
The guard went into the cell on his last night. The man sat shivering with cold and sorrow on the chilly floor, clutching his knees.
The guard said, “Hey, wake up.” — You have a final request.
— Let me go. I’m not a traitor.
— That is not going to occur. Consider food, drink, a priest, or something else entirely.
My final dream is to see my German shepherd, the prisoner said, lifting his tear-streaked eyes. I wish to bid him farewell.
The guard scowled before finally agreeing after much deliberation.
The dog was taken into the cell an hour later. He ran to his owner, kissed his hands, jumped, and wagged his tail as soon as he spotted him. As though fearing that this would be their final embrace, the man gave him a very tight embrace. He caressed him, buried his face in the fur, and cried in private.
When the guards arrived in the morning to remove the prisoner, they discovered something horrifying. The dog had spent the entire night in the cell with his owner.
They remained together for a few more minutes. The evening came to an end. The dog stayed by his side the entire time, preventing anyone from approaching.
The guards froze when they arrived for the man in the morning. He lay breathless on the floor, and the shepherd laid next him, its muzzle against his chest. It remained still and snarled at anyone who attempted to get close.
His heart had failed, individuals later claimed. The city as a whole, however, recalled something else: the devoted dog who, in his last moments, warmed his master and prevented anyone from interfering with their farewell.
The man passed away as a devoted friend with a good heart rather than as a traitor.
