The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-11-13

The body was placed in room con
| nected with the hall. after which the
coroner was promptly notified. and II
| was not long before the news spread
through the town
The body had hardly been carried in
before servant from Dolaro's house
came rushing along in eager haste on
his way to the cellars The man had
gone up TO tho bedroom to call DeIaro
and found that the door was opened. the
lamp still burning with a low. fickerfng
light, but the bod had not been slept on
Knowing his masters intention TO
visit the cellars on the previous even
ing, he was now bound thither.
The man was soon told OF the sad
news and FASTENED back to the house to
inform the other servants about It
During the long hours OF that hazy.
warm summer afternoon there was .
great deal of hustle and extraordinary
excitement In San Paola II reached
fever heat, however, At Delaro's late
home and among the workmen a. the
cellars
Velasquez undertook the charge Of
affairs in the place OF Delaro and acted
as though he intended to run matters
with high hand
In the afternoon the coroner called .
Jury together and commenced his Of
fetal investigation into the cause Of the
Death
The first witness called was Anton
Reyman, who testified to having parted
with Dalaro on the previous night about
ten o'clock. near the entrance to the eel.
lars. also to finding him dead among
the vines on the following morning
From the surroundings OF the MUIR
dered man be could imagine nothing
which would indicate by whom the deed
had been committed. but noticed that
he had been stabbed in the back.
The other workmen were then called.
but only corroborated Anton's state
ment Then the men who were present
at the cellars when Delaro called in on
that fatal night were questioned as TO
what had transpircd on that occasion.
They each told the same story. saying
that Mr. Delaro was in very bad tenn
per over the fact that large quantity
OF wine bad been spoiled owing to care
lessness on the part OF the man who bad
charge Of il. and that ne spoke rather
sharply to all Of them.
did he pass angry words with any
one in Particular" asked the coroner Of
the last witness. burly German.
The man hesitated before replying,
then said: "Yes. he spoke quite angrily
to Anton Reyman. about keeping .
sharper eye on the men,"
Were these the first cross words
spoken thaiday between Mr.. Delaro and
Anton?" was the next question.
No." replied tho workman; they
had several noisy talks that day and
Anton. who is himself rather hot-tem.
pered at times. talked back and said
something about understanding his busi-
ness. but that no could not be RESPONSE
bic for the mistakes and carelessness OF
idle worthless fellows like those Mr..
Delaro sometimes employed at busy
time"
Then the coroner inquired II Anton
often showed signs OF not temper. HE
gets in rage sometimes. when things
don't 20 quite righ., but 1t soon passes
Oh. Was luc response.
After this other witnesses were called
who testified To several recent quarrels
between Delarae and Anton. though all
insisted that none OF these hot-word
passages were at all serious affairs.
just about this time one OF the Of
ticers approached Anton and bent down
as though TO examine his clothing.
ssWhnrs IL III This hlan1
your overalls?" he inquired OF Anton.
Realizing the horrible purport Of the
question. Anton replied: IL got that
as knelt over the body Of my dead en-
ployer this morning." was the reply.
''Some on your shirt. too" said the
officer. lis that the same shirt you wore
last night?"
Anton's quick temper made the ho,
blood fly to his cheeks. and the veins In
piled:
"Yes, it is: but why do you ask such
insinuating questions? | must have
got the blood on my shirt when ex.
amined the body in my curiosity to see
whether the wound was self-infiicted or
| not"
"A pretty thin story. ain't 1t. cor.
oner?" asked the officer
The coroner looked wise and said that
that was for the jury to decide. There
being no further witnesses to DO exam.
ined the jury were called upon for .
verdict
1t did not take them long to reach .
decision. and in very few moments thew