weight one hundred and seventy-four and a half pounds; drop three feet;
knot under left ear; for two minutes at intervals, slight motion of
abdomen, like effort at respiration, and at same time knees drawn up
a little. Death speedy and quiet. Cut down at end of thirty minutes.
Necroscopy thirty-five minutes after drop. Body and head moist and
warm; emission of semen; face livid; upper lid discolored; abrasion
of skin under right ear; deep red mark around neck. Eyeballs not
prominent; eyelids closed; corneæ dull; pupils a little dilated. _Both
lenses fractured._ Brain normal; spinal cord normal. Heart empty.