The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-27 00:00:00

4. Gomm. omromox ow rat wants.

No po'r-11;:digiiiii;;; ti; ia,,,"7.114 the ap-
pearance of basin ios dissection for the pamper of
anatomy. The .adder, blood marls (which were not
unerted), sad the nerves bad been cut throentt in all direc-
, eons without say tefereace to relative position or the respect-

lee comer of the dens and nines. The spina marrow
Id b
itsto out of theverteldi canal and binds-
big by absent to the vertebrae. The joints bad
been sawn through evidently with gnat trouble, at points
where& scalpel in the hands of IMO'S young anatomist would
have speedily effected the insistion of the limbs. The
acromeon process of the right sospnla or bledebone had been
sawn through, in ceder to remove the shoulder. The tight
clavicle was left attached to the upper rib on that aide, the
sternum or chili-bone was sawn in a right line through its '
osntr :, while the cartilsges of the remaining ribs, which are
always cut for the codusient examination of the chest, were
uncut. The left Kapok or bladed had been roughll sawn
through so es to leave the cavky of the shoulder-joint, with
the neck of the bladders still attached to the head of
the humerus or long bone of the ens, and the rib
and processes of the vertebra of the spine wen sawn and
cut without dude to their mastodon beraings. The
pelvis was sawn into two prams through the metre of the
sacrum. In short, the deed sondaand coupled with the
knowledge derived from en audience of den years spent in
the study of anatomy by dissections, leada me to the conclu-
sion that those remalnsitave not been employed for any en-
tomb of purpose whatever. On the contrary, I believe that
from the period at which the rigidity of death took place,
they have been rendered utterly useless for my such purpose.
The flesh left upon the bones was brittle and of a
brownish colour. A portico of thin, as removed from
the tones soon after their discovery, was delivered
to me by Mr. Painter, and I made • careful
examination of igin his presence. It had not undergone
putrefaction, and -had the smell of salted muscle. It wee
submitted to analysis for the detection of those substances
which are used for the preservation of animal matter—
namely, arsenic, corrosive 'lntimate, common cult, nitro
and chloride of zinc, with the result that the only
hum
the moaceen.Llirre, and d i w.s common salt.
ns crystalline was
""streat.dt
. The
thicker portions of the flesh remaining on the bone: of the
pelvis, when cut into, were of a slightly reddish tint. This
red tint was probably partly owing to the ends of salting.
The superficialpordon of flesh in the remains presented •
brownish colour and stiffened and corrugated apearance,
produced by exposure to boiling water. The ligament.,
tendons, the exposed portions of cartilage of the joints,
sad the akin on the wrists and right knee presented such
appearance as exposure to boiling water ,for • short period
would ado account for or explain. The cuticle of the skin
which was not in a state of putrefaction could be peeled off.
The bare skin itself wee swollen, gelatinous looking end
dewed inwards at the mar& where the feet had been re-
moved horn the celled membrane beneath. Such would be
the effect produced by boiling water. An examination of the '
swollen shafts of the long bones clearly shows that the
marrow had been melted out and removed by boiling water
from the medullary cavities at each expired extremity. The
boiling has not been continued for a length of time, dnoe the
despoessted portions of muscles do not show the
changes
ten wed hen otherwisebeen produced in theca, a i
11•11011 is not removed from the centre of the long bones. 1
The divided Oil of the arteries, and the divided portion '
of the anon marrow with its sheath, also show such
effects as Wag water would produce. The cut portions '
of the adds are opaque, hardened, and averted. I
To this swear* to the eoYon of boiling water, while
the sedate pardon of the body were in • state of cada-
VIINIC rigidity, I attribute the peculiar fixation of the thigh,
knee, sad arms in a flexed or bent condition. The ligaments I
Ripest to have contracted as a result of the action of hot I
wad, and thereby to have retained the same portions of t
tone remaining on the joints in the position which they had I
acquired as the result of rigidity. The appearances are such I
se are prodioed by boiling water on dead animal matter.
There la nothing to show that boiling water heeded on any
living structure, while it is obvious, from the effects prod.
on the rain bones, ligaments, and srteries, that the body
meat have been cut up before the parte were exposed to boil-
kg temperature. It is my opinion that the remains were ex- I
posed to boiling water before they were salted. In reference I
to the portion of flesh which I examined, the salt was in
such qusatity that it wee easily dissolved from the outside
by cold distilled water; and I sea confirmed by Mr.
Panto: that when first examined by him, parts of flesh pre-
meted solid gritty particles like salt. These facts lead to the
inference that the salting took place after the partial boiling
of the mmains,—the object of these two operations being
probable the same—namely, to prevent putrefaction, and
the pnbable discovery of the remains by the escape of pu-
dding effluvia. The piece of flesh which I examined, as
takes id the remain. by Dr. Painter, had no offensive
smell whatever, although he had kept it for a period of
Vim

60,7120 T,

On this point only a epecolative opinion can be given. As
the 'swains have been partly
to
bead and salted, those
l animal matter on which we era accustomed
crerir: in
evidenoa of the period of death have been suspended.
Silk an examination of the deep-seated parts of the flesh, and
of tui right hip joint, which had not bees opened or die-
turied until the 21st instant, has led me to the
co:elusion that the person of whose body these
remains were a part may have been dead three or
font weeks prier to that date. This would carry the probable
lion of death to tho last week in September or to the first
week in October. Tho perioi may have been shorter than
this—that is, that death may have taken place more recently,
but considering that the weather during that time was mild,
humid, and favourable to putrefaction, I do not think that it
was loiter. Had death occurred at a more remote period, I
should have expected to find some visible changes indicative
of putrefaction in the interior of the right hip-joint, and on
the deep-seated portions of teak on the bones around the
joint.

The conclusions whieiiit-it;v4iOnt this examination are

1. That the remains are those of a person of the male sex,
of &del age, and in stature of at least floe feet nine inches.
2. That they present no physiological or pathological pe-
culiarities by Which they can be identified. The only fact
observable under this bead is that the portions of akin re-
mining are thickly covered with dark hairs on the wrist and
right knee, and that the deceased was, therefore, probably a
dark Wiry roan.
3. flat the remains present no mark of disease or of violent
Misr, indicted during life with the exception of one stab in
the tiptoe between the third and fourth ribs on the left aide
of the chest. This stab was in • situation to penetrate the
heart and to cause death. It presents the charge ors of •
stab inflicted on • person either living or recently dud.
4. That these remains have not been dissected or used for
the pumas of anatomy. AU those parts which are useful
to the anatomiet have been roughly severed and destroyed by
a person or persons quite ignorant of the anatomical rela-
tions of parte. They have been cut and sawn before the
rigiditAdeath had ceased, i.e., in from 18 to 24 hours
after and in this state have been partially boiled and
oubeequen y salted. The body of the deemed has not been
laid out or attended like that of a perms dying from natural
mama whose body might be lawfully need for anatomical
Pancles•
6. That the person of whose body these remains are a part
may have been dead for • peeled of three or four weeks prior
to the date at which they were examined by me, namely, im
the 21st of October.

HIMONT ON CIIDITAIN AZTICLUS OP CLOTHING POUND
WITH Tat DOWNING.

On Monday, October 19, and on Wednesdsy, October 21,
various articles of clothing, stated to have been found in a
carpet-bag with the remmna, were shown to me by Superin-
tendent Durkin, at the Bow-street police-station, in the pre.
senor of Mr. l'sinter.
Over-coat.—The lining of the left sleeve in the arm-pit is
much stained with blood. It appears to have collected there.
'I he right Ammo is cut .r torn up in ita length. On the collar
behind and towards the left aide there is a cut, or stab, as
from a doubk-odged knife.
Under-coat (Frock coat).—This is completely cat up the
back from behind, and In the hollow cormaysmdlng to the left
arm-pit there is a deep stain of blood. On the left side of the
collar behind is a stab or cut, as from a double-edged knife,
apparently corresponding to the cut on the collar of the over-
coat.

*tailcoat—Thus is torn up the back. There are stains on
the lift aide from Wood (inside), apparently diffused by
wetting. On the top of the collar behind there is a cut or
stab as trees • double-edged knife, corresponding in form and
deeetket to the cuts in the collars of the over and under
meet. In the waistcoat this rut was found to be in its long
ails Ise-eighths of an inch in length.
Trousers—These are torn up at the back. There is no
• of blood Weide or outride. There are some stains
o dirt end other matters. _ _ _

Shirt—The right sleeve is torn up. On the left aide, In
front, there are eight cuts or stabs, corresponding in =unbar
and apparently in situation to cuts or stabs in the under
shirt. There was no appearance of blood about thole cuts,
either inside or outside; but the front of the shirt, at the
upper part, presented a generally Meted redness, such ae
would be produced by blood dilated with water.
Under Shirt (merino).—This Linen in its length at the aide
and behind. On the left ride, and in front, there were eight
cuts or stabs near to each other leaving the long axis up-
wards and a little slanting. ThiTingest of there was three-
quarters of an inch in its long axis, and the smelled one a
quarter of an inch. There were no marks of blood about
then cuts either inside or outside ; but the shirt was much
Maimed with blood just above them both inside and outside In
a direction towards the left shoulder. The blood appeared
diffused se if by wetting, except under one of the buttons
where it had coagulated, as it does when it issue* from the
body of a living person. There was also much blood (dif-
fused) on the wrist of the left sleeve.
The Drawer.—These were cut up the back. There was a
diffused stain of blood on the right side. In the waist, In
front, there wee a puncture or stab, about hthe of
an Mob in its greatest length, such as would be produce* by
a sword cane. This appuently corresponded to apertures he
the trourme and on the shirt. . .

Tb. Boeiss._a. of the•epresemted out the inside diffuse'
marks at blood. Ott one there nee distinct spot at blood
user the toes.

11.0 of a film& Salin Neck•9e.—There was • aligla red.
dish stain on the lining.

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