Q Well could you give any idea as to how long the man had been dead ? A Well I could approximate it, although at the same time you can't always come within six or eight or ten hours sometimes Q Can't you tell within four hours ? A Well so far as four hours, evidence like that would'nt be much good every way. Q You can tell within six or eight hours, can't you ? A No; not always. Not unless you are an eye witness. Q There's no approximating then, the length of time he might have been dead before you saw him him ? A His chest was warm his arms and legs were somewhat stiff. Q Then mortification had set in in the arms and legs  ? A They were stiff. Q How long, approximately, does it take before that sets in ?

A Sometimes it never does; as a usual   thing it does,  the.

Q As a usual thing it does ? A Yes, as a usual thing. Q It is a most unusual case when it does not set in ? A It occurs in every case except poisoning. Q In every case except poisoning ? A Yes; we can go further than that; it does in the case of poisoning sometimes. Q There are exceptional cases of poisoning where it does ? A Yes. Q Now you speak of those marks on the neck- how many marks were on the neck. A Four. Q You think they were divided by cutting of the skin ? A . How do you mean ? Q I mean as to the centre line down the neck-which side were they on ? A Assuming this is the median line, we will say; from there down there (indicating). BC Archives GR-0419 Box 95 File 1903/18 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Attorney General documents.