of Guiteau. Drop six feet; knot placed under left ear, but slipped
to back of head. Yellowish furrow a few lines wide around the neck,
directed downward and forward. Sterno-mastoid muscles torn transversely
about midway of their length. Thyro-hyoid ligament ruptured; hyoid
bone and thyroid cartilage widely separated. Large blood-vessels not
injured. No fracture or dislocation of vertebræ.