Doctor: No; the stiletto was long, and as the body was lying in a lower compartment, he could not have lifted the stiletto high enough to have driven it so deeply, without knocking his hand against the bottom of the top berth.
Captain: If he had managed to do so, would there be any bruise or mark on his hand?
Doctor: I should say very likely; but I did not discover any.
Captain: Was there much blood?
Doctor: Very little; the stiletto had been driven into the heart and left there, so comparatively little blood could ooze out.
This closed the evidence of the doctor, and then Ronald Monteith stepped forward and told the jury the story of the deceased.
Captain: You say the deceased expected to be killed by his wife?
Monteith: He told me so several times.
Captain: And did he ever say he would commit suicide?
Monteith: He distinctly denied having any such intention.