Day said he got the blood on his muffler when he bent over Quale’s body.
As blood coagulates and dries in a short time, it would have been
impossible for him to have stained his muffler unless it had touched the
blood of Quale shortly after his death. Therefore, Fordney knew he must
have been with Quale soon after he was stabbed.
Murder, though it have no tongue,
Will speak with most miraculous organ.
Shakespeare.