"Not the slightest."
"He could not have strangled himself?"
"From the condition of the body that is impossible."
"Does your examination of the body warrant you in saying that there was resistance on the part of the deceased?"
"Great resistance. There is every indication of a violent struggle having taken place."
"So that the orderly state of the bed and bedclothes was unnatural?"
"Most unnatural. After the deed was done singular care must have been taken to compose the limbs and arrange the bedclothes."
"Do you consider it likely that, during the struggle, the deceased succeeded in getting out of bed?"
"More than likely. I observed upon the body traces of bruises which could not have been produced had the deceased remained in bed. There was a bruise upon the shin of the right leg, another on the head, and another on the right shoulder. These must have been caused by the deceased coming into violent contact with heavy pieces of furniture. Above the left eye there was an abrasion from a similar cause."
"Was there any wound on the body such as might have been caused by a knife or a pistol?"