42. Roth: Ibid., p. 9.—Man, age 68; melancholic; found dead in bed. Had made loose ligature of cravat, tied into it a piece of wood; the ligature lay in front of larynx. Had attempted suicide once before.
43. Ibid.—Son-in-law at 36 years of age had committed suicide in the same way.
44. Ibid.—Man, age 63; found dead in his bed; cord around neck inclosing piece of wood.
45. Maschka: Vier. ger. öff. Med., 1883, xxxviii., pp. 71-77.—Woman, age 45. A cloth was found wound tightly three times around her neck in front of larynx, and tied in a simple knot. There were also injuries of the head. At first it was thought that she had been murdered, but Maschka concluded that she had committed suicide.
46. Ibid.—Woman; supposed to have been murdered by her son. There were marks on the neck and other injuries, and hemorrhage into the brain. Maschka concluded that the marks on the neck were not due to strangulation.
47. Hackel: Dorpat Diss., 1891, p. 34.—Man, age 48; strangled himself with part of a mattress. Was found lying on his back, dead, holding the ends in his hand. There was a double mark of ligature.
48. Binner: Zeitsch. f. Med-beamte, 1888, i., pp. 364-368.—Woman; suicided by choking herself with her hands.
For other cases, see Tidy, “Med. Jur.,” Cases 20 to 65; Maschka, “Handbuch,” p. 625.
Accident.
49. Bédié: Rec. de mém. de Méd., etc., Paris, 1866, xvi., pp. 482-484.—Soldier, age 39, found dying, lying on his bed; had returned to his room drunk and lay down in his uniform. Face much congested; lips cyanosed; eyes closed. Skin of neck below thyroid cartilage showed deep mark from pressure of collar of uniform where the collar was fastened; had passed urine into his clothing. When examined after death his face was pale yellow, lips cyanosed, eyes closed; large hypostatic patches; traces of pressure on neck still visible; lungs congested; larynx, above level of pressure, congested; below was normal. Fibrin clots in both ventricles of heart. Liver, spleen, stomach, and intestines congested. Brain somewhat congested. Bladder contained urine.