from suicidal hanging, according to report of Drs. Costan and Facieu.
Tardieu approved their report. It was at first thought a case of
homicide with subsequent hanging, more especially because of the kind
of knot used, _nœud d’artificier_. But Tardieu showed that it was also
a _nœud de batalier_. Her feet touched a chair, and her knees were
bent. There was a neckcloth in front of her mouth, but it did not seem
to have interfered with respiration.