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The next morning the animal had led the policeman to the race-course where he had recognized his master , who was none other than the accused now standing in the prisoner 's dock . As to the second thief , they were on his trail , and they hoped to arrest him shortly . There was little to be said for me ; my friends tried to prove an alibi , but the prosecutor said that I had ample time to meet my accomplice at the church and then run to the Old Oak Tavern after . I was asked then how I could account for my dog being in the church at quarter after one . I replied that I could not say , for the dog had not been with me all day . But I declared that I was innocent . My attorney tried to prove that my dog had wandered into the church during the day and had been locked in when the sexton closed the door .