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X. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

turned without finding him: T
then told him to go for Mr.
Gates, the sexton, as he would
know what should be done; no-
tied a little redness about the
throat, but made no particular
examination at that time. After
the jory of inquest was sum-
mone@, made a post-mortem ex-
amination in company with Dr.
Green and my gon. On the back
of the neck, the blood had settled
ag is usual after death, in front
of the neck the red mark was
very distinct. Whatever had
been applied to produce stric~
ture, was evidently removed be-
fore the capillary cirenlation had
entirely stopped, When a liga-
ture is applied constantly, as in
hanging, the ekin has a dry,
bloodless appearance, somewhat
Hke parchment. The neck was
very short, and the windpipe,
from the eurvature of the spine,
was crooked. We found no
ecchymosis (effusion of blood) be-
neath the eellular substance, but
fit a subsequent examination we
found ecchymosis in one place in
the musele, The second exami-
nation was made to ascertain
whether the cartilages of the
trachea were broken, In the
stomach there was no trace of in-
flammation or poison. The lunge
were sordewhat engorged with
blood, but no more than is fre-
ently observed. In removing
e cranium, the saw went into
the brain, and an unusually large
antity of black venous blood
fowed ont. The veins and ar-
teries of the brain were sur-
charged with dark blood; at least
8 ozs, of blood in the vessels of
the brain. There was no ap-
‘pearance of effnaion from the ves-
sels of the brain, nor of lesion,
as in ordinary apoplexy; was

setisfied from my examination,
that the ligature about the neck
was sufficient to check respira-
tion, but arterial action contin-
ued to some extent afterwards,
and the brain was therefore
charged to repletion with venous
blood; should aay that the cause
of death was apoplexy resulting
from strangulation, In apo-
plexy from liquor, the blood in
ping rect metr
colored. A person dying from the
effects of ardent spirits, would
not be able to speak after he was
Perfectly under the influence
of it.

Dr. John Green. Have been a
practicing physician in Wor-
eester nearly 40 years; made a
post-mortem examination of
Stiles, in company with Dr. Hey-
wood and son, about forty houra
after Stiles’ death; we found no
external marks of violence but a
deep pink stripe, extending from
the front of the neck to just back
of the ears, on each side. It had
the appearance of being caused
by some ligature—eould not have
been # cord, but something soft,
like a silk handkerchief slightly
twisted. There were no traces of
poison in the stomach—the food
was partly digested. The brain
appeared healthy. The veins and
even. the arteries, were full of
very dark blood—at least three
gills, I think that death arose
from apopiery, cansed by the
ligature about the neck. I do
not think a person could apply
sufficient force to strangle him-
self in this way.

John Gates, Saw Stiles about
twenty minutes past twelve, on
the morning of January 15th,
lying on a bunk in Mr. Whip-
ple's harness room. I found Mr.
Matthews and his turnkey there

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