The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-13

| lie valet was at that moment in Ii
own rooms awaiting gladly arrest ,
anything else that would lift from h
shoulders the burden Of constantly Ii
Ing lie, and then he told enough ,
the family history of the Pen,llrtUns .
make his point. He explained the pre-
encc of Carmen III the city and told !
| much of what She had told linn as ";
| necessary. and finally he described I'll
| scene IN the restaurant and told ho,
this same man had attempted to Il.
saS' nate lin by the throwing Of
knife.
THAT knife" he concluded. "is III
exact counterpart, SO far as the hilt /
concerned. OF the one that took III
life Of Eur Pcndcton. | have it wit
me. II yoi will produce the other W
VIII compare them, for have not III
slightest doubt of the result"
Tie district nttorno" sent his clerk t
the cabinet for The weapon with whicI
Prndletsn was killed. They were plHc
ell side by side and found. as Craig ha,
l'''l''''''''' We w w IlNtlNtlt ullht.
"Tinrc is still another test to be an
Piled continued Craig. People vii,
are adept in the art Of knife throw in.
are most particular regarding iii,
weight of their weapons. The more ok
pert the ,hroVrr The more particular
lie is regarding this point. hay,
known them TO file away suhStanc,
from one IN order to make ii weigh pre-
p cise!y like the model from wlilch it was
made. so that placed upon either side
Of delicalr scales they would perfectly
balance. Send for an apothecary'
scales and let us test these. IL they dc
not weigh alike to II hair, miss my
guess
Tie scales were sent for, and they
proved that Wyndham was correct.
You hay" Il strong case said the
district attorney. 1T is rir,llmStantinl,
hut II is strong. | win have this man
arrested on your complaint"
'il!"rc ~" two others WHO are ac-
coAur'icrS, who are accessories before
Nll after lie fact Juan RudrigurZ and
Emilio !'u>';lM"nr". They are in the
city. but | Il" not Euow where"
we will find lllrm.' replied the oili-
Ger. at will he strange II we cannot
get state rN i,'pnc" ont of one Of them"
lh'y were interrupted at that mo-
m"nt by the entrance Of :. clerk, whu
laid card On the desk before the dis.
1rict attorney.
'|h"W Lima in in exactly FIVE min
tt's. said TIE official 10 the clerk, and
when the door had closed he added to
Wtnhl!am: Were in luck. Your Mex
lean friend is outside. ana unless | am
greatly mistaken he has his two friends
with Eiin, for he can only have ;pylicu
to me- for one reason
~" charge me with the crime"
'l'rrcis'ly. Step behind that screen,
'raig, and take n seat. Don't slrcze
"r cough or hetray your presence in
any manner and you shall hear how
finish with this man. Wait just Il mo
m'W. You have Il minute or two TO
spare before John brings them in
He drew Il pad of paper toward him
ana wrote rapidly. When he finished,
lie passed the sheet to Wyndhanl, and
This is what he read:
Nav" warrants issued Immediately for Carlos d,
IS fora y Homrro Juan Rwrisucz and rr.Iiio
hi> ah"h'" charged by Ills oHi.o with the NUT
der OF Burr i"nIi'tGn. une If them at least is .
mere now; possibly th' orbus. Send in three ot
.'rs 10 make tie arrest. Lose 10 ,irse.
lhr district attorneys signature was
ana the note WAS addressed
I" on" Of his assistants.
Now ct behind your screen, Craig"
he said while he folded the document
and piHc"d il in an envelope. "Tin.c's
up
Nyldlam had scarcely taken his seat
Nilcli ih"l" was Il rap at the door and
he clerk entered. rs the official had
'r"ph"~ca, followed ly three men. the
.orrnost'uf WHOM was Esrl!drrn,
81 have taken the liberty of bringing
hrSc gentlemen With me-" he said
with HE uIm">t Suayiiy ana polite
less, "b"cHi!Se they are able TO sub
'ian'lhl" what | hay" to say. have
very grave charge 10 make. Mr.. Dis
rjrt Attorney"
he seated, gcnt."ntii." was the 70.
Ny, not less S'Iave than the intro,luc-
ION, What is the Charge, Mr. Romero,
ma whom does il cuncrrnE
Pardon mr, sit. My name is Escu-
t,tI.i InIrtrt i., I,, a
ny Mother"
M, yes. Wen. what is the charge,
M whom does it conctrn:'
"Ihe charge. Sir, is murder 1t con- ,
'rns prominent citizen Of this city,
ne Craig WyndhaH, who, | have
fr"hg reasons to believe. murdered .
us friend, Burr IendIcton.'
what. cried the district attorney.
aS'oijShcd ont Of his Official
aim. THE 'rndllon ease? Craig
'yndn'm thc murderer? lrnpussIblc.
"i"'1 will believe it 10 be more than :
rol'ahIr, sir, when You have heard all
nat have to tell you.'
The district attorney rang the bell Il
harply and when the clerk appearc,l J
aid: u
send III my stcnographcr." Then 10
$r'ldcr! he added: You make Il grave
'"uSa,i"n. Mr.-cr-E ecu,lera. Not a
ord Of The evidence you have TO give
Iall he lost"
me si"n"grapher appeared at once,
M then he added. "Now, sir, begin" 6
II arrived in New York from Mexico =
~ DAY in advance Of Mr.. Pcndlet0n, 7
hon had known in the City Of Mex Il
o. ] performed few slight services e:
" linn there and We became warm
lends. ] had announced to him my
ten'ion Of visiting New York, and
: gave me a card Of introduction at