substances. Boy, age 7 or 8. No external marks of violence. There was
hemorrhage from mouth and nose. Face swollen and crepitant. Congestion
of subcutaneous tissues and bruising of muscles of right side of neck.
Mucous membrane of larynx and trachea covered with blood. Lungs much
congested; blood in both pleural cavities. Heart empty; bloody serum in
pericardium. Brain congested; slight hemorrhage on surface. Abdominal
organs normal. Dr. Harvey states that the boy was no doubt strangled by
pressure of a _lathi_ on his neck.