The fact that _none_ of the suspect’s fingerprints were on the dishes or
silver used while eating convicted him of first-degree murder.
In wiping his _own_ prints from the things he had handled, he destroyed
_all_ prints—those of the waitress, cook, etc.
A damning bit of evidence that proved premeditation.
The weakest spot in every man is when he thinks himself to be the
wisest.
Emmons.