Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-15

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 letto was called and examined. The weapon was produced and the servants of the Delaro household were called to testify that they had seen the weapon several times lying on the bureau iu MT. Velasquez's room.
 Other witnesses followed, who spoke in glowing terms of Anton's character, and then the judge commenced tc charge the jury. He told them that the | guilt could not be justly transferred from the shoulders of the prisoner to those of Velasquez on tho evidence given and made prolonged reference to An tons angry talk with Delaro and the fact that he followed the murdered man out of the cellars.
 The judge was just suggesting the reasonableness and probability of Rey- man having committed the foul deed, when Percy Lovel, who had been care- fully scrutinizing the stiletto, inter- rupted.
 The young fellow had noticed that the point of the weapon was broken. Only an extremely small fragment of the point was missing, but it was large enough to be noticed. He handed the dagger to the lawyer for the defense and drew his attention to the fact. The lawyer understood its purport Tn Q mo- | ment
 In rather rude and hasty manner, but such as the occasion demanded, he called upon the judge to desist in his summing up, and asked that further evidence be taken.
 The judge, who was strictly impar- tial, remarked that in such case it was hardly possible that so blunt a point could have penetrated the dead mans body as deeply as Delaro's wound, but that this was a matter worthy the ut most consideration of the jury. "Yes, indeed it is, your honor," said the lawyer for the defense; but per init me to suggest that measures be at once taken to find the point of this weapon before this man Reyman is un- justly convicted. The most likely place to find it would be in Delaro's body, and if 1t is, then there will not be much doubt as to the identity of the actual murderer"
 Ut seems hardly credible that it could have broken of inside of the body" suggested the judge; i've can consult some professional advice on the mat ter"
 "Then the best man to get that ad- vice from is Joel Wilcox" was the law yer's reply.
 ''Let Joel Wilcox be called to the stand" said the judge to the usher.
 Upon being sworn Wilcox gave his opinion, as an old blacksmith and as a man who had worked all kinds of both iron and steel, hot or cold. Said he: 'lt tho point of the stiletto had not been properly tempered, it is highly probable that in striking against bone In mans body 1t would break off,"
 ''Then the body shall be exhumed and tho piece of steel sought for," said the judge. Whereapon the court ad- burned until the following day.
 That same afternoon the body of Delaro was exhumed and sure enough, the piece of steel was found sticking to the bottom of the left shoulder blade
 The doctor produced the fragment next day in court and 1t was found to at exactly to the stiletto.
 Then the judge completed his charge, but oa vastly different lines, the conse- quence being that Anton was discharged without the jury once having to leave their seats.
 The crowd cheered him as he went out and one of the first men who met him was Joel Wilcox.
 Anton" he said, ''it was that bought the Posada vineyards, and hope, my boy, you will go back to your old place and manage it for me-"
 It was light-hearted and yet sad party that went back to San Paola that night, for few of them had yet forgot ten the memory of their lost friend And Wilcox, kind old fellow that he was, went that night to try and console the desolate widow, and informed her that he had arranged to render all pos sible assistance to the detectives in capturing the murderer.
 At the conclusion of tho interview, at which Percy Lovel was present, they all decided to leave San Paola at once Mrs. Delaro to go to her friends and Wilcox and his young aide to follow in the wake of the guilty man.