Mr. Maitland—Would that blow fon the head affect his death in any way? of the hexd have been caused by a blow with the open hand?—No.
Could it have been caused by a blow with the fist?—I think it is not likely, unless it were a very heavy blow.
Would the injury to the back of i the head have affected this ma death in any way?—None whatever.
The Magistrate—Were there bruises on any other part of the body?
Witness—On the lower part of. the back. Taken with the bruise on the back of the skull, the most obvious thing would be a fall backwards on a hard floor.
The Magistrate—Had that anything to do with this man's death?
Witness—Nothing whatever.
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