“It was found in the closet of your dressing-room,” went on Stone.
“By whom?”
“Terence McGuire.”
A look of hatred dawned on Hoyt’s face, also the first expression of fear he had shown.
“That self-avowed liar!” he said, contemptuously.
“His word is not in question now,” said Stone, sternly. “This cane was found in your apartments. It is a dirk, as may be seen.”
Stone drew out the slender, sharp blade, and the audience shivered.
Disregarding Hoyt, Stone continued his address to the court.
“Additional evidence is a shoe button picked up at the scene of the crime. It is proved to be from one of Mr. Hoyt’s shoes. True, these do not connect Mr. Hoyt directly with this murder, but I can produce a witness who will do so.”
Stone then proceeded to tell of the Italian woman and her story.