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1903/18 Rex vs. D.L. Ray and Wing Wo – murder (Trail)

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Q You would think it heavy pressure ? A. I think good-sized pressure. Q Was this broken? A It was broken / Q. I don't refer to the horn now but the cartilage. A. The horn that was broken was on the left side; this is the right.Q Otherwise the man was in normal condition such as you would expect a consumptive to be ? A. Well the scrotum did'nt altogether look normal. Q. What would you say produced the abnormal condition there  ? A. What produced it ? A. Yes. Q Do you think strangulation would cause it ? A. I don't give that as a sign of strangulation; it occurs frequently in strangulation; it is by no means proof every way. Q Can you tell from viewing a corpse, from anything else,whether strangulation has occurred .A Well it depends-- Q (interrupting) Can you always tell a case of strangulation. A Well it depends on the case largely and the opportunity which l have. Q Is it always easy to tell a case of strangulation ? A . It is not, unless you have a fracture of a thyroid body. Q Unless it is pushed up underneath the chin, or something like that, it is then infallible. A Yes. Q Strangulation could'nt take place in any other way but shoving it up ? A. Oh yes; shove it, down. Q It must be either one way or the other.? A. Well backwards. Three ways-any way but front ways. Q. And the only way anyone can be strangled is by a fracture or shoving this thyroid around in some way ? BC Archives GR-0419 Box 95 File 1903/18 BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Attorney General documents.