“ ‘The body was then quite stiff and dead, you say?’
“ ‘Quite. It had been dead some time—perhaps two hours.’
“ ‘It had been dead two hours. You are quite sure?’
“ ‘I will not swear to the exact time. I will say a long while.’
“ ‘If the boy’s evidence as to the time occupied by the prisoner in the wood is correct, death would have been caused a few minutes before the men brought the shutter. The body would have been quite warm.’
“ ‘It would.’
“ ‘Now—you saw the wound. Indicate for the jury exactly where it was.’
“The doctor laid his hand on the top of his head.
“ ‘Not the front, but the top. Very good. Mr. Holme was six feet high. Look at the prisoner. Is it possible that so short a man could have inflicted such a blow on the top of the head?’
“ ‘Not unless he found his victim seated.’