John Marshall et al
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Q; - Do you know what position they were in?
A; - They were flexed.
Q; - Were the hands gripped?
A; - No; they were about half closed.
Q; - When you said the heart was enlarged, or slightly enlarged that is a condition quite common among men?
A; - Yes.
Q; - Very few men have a normal sized heart?
A; - Yes.
Q; - It was not actually a factor in his death?
A;- Yes in no case.
Q;- Were they any indications medically pointing to show how the deceased come by the superfluous water?
A; - No.
Q; - When the car went down, supposing the deceased was at the driving wheel in the car, the deceased could have his lungs full of air?
A; - A great many authorities claim that.
Mr Jackson; - Would the evidence of one of the passengers who was a witness of the accident inside the car as to the man's emotions just before going into the water affect him after death?
A; - No.
Perhaps it would be better to have the evidence of this man who sat right behind the driver how it affected his death.
Mr Ladner; - I am instructed by my client Mrs Smith that her husband never drunk or smoked, I understand you found no evidence of that?
A; - no.
No 2 Thomas Dodson, South Vancouver, P.O. bridge tender, being duly sworn, saith:
On Saturday night about perhaps twenty minutes past six I just had my supper, was sitting next the fire when I heard the whistle for the bridge, we went out. I went. I said, "I will throw open the bridge; there is a boat." My daughter said, "I will go with you. Its a fine night." I hear her away up the river. I saw her coming round the turn. I got the bridge three parts of the way open. I noticed this automobile coming on Lulu Island.
BC Archives, GR-0431 Box 10 File 4 / BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL/ Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.