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And Bagley gave what Larcher had inwardly to admit was a very clear and plausible account of the whole transaction. As the tale advanced, the medico-legal expert's eyes affected the table less and Bagley's countenance more. By and by they occasionally sought Larcher's with something of same inquiry that those of Barry Tompkins had shown.
With a view to fixing the course of procedure in my mind, I took Thorndyke's written instructions from my pocket and read them over carefully. They were very full and explicit, making ample allowance for my lack of experience in medico-legal matters: Do not appear to make minute investigations or in any way excite remark.
In the woman who has never had sexual intercourse and has been subjected to no manipulations or accidents affecting this region, the vagina is closed by a last and final gate of delicate membrane scarcely admitting more than a slender finger called the hymen. The poets called the hymen "fios virginitatis," the flower of virginity, whence the medico-legal term defloratio.
"Some little transformation might be accomplished in the way you describe," said the medico-legal man. "But not such as would insure against recognition by an observant acquaintance for any appreciable length of time." "But surely you know what criminals have done to avoid identification?" "Better than any other man in New York," said the other, simply, without any boastfulness.
Every remarkable case that had ever been recorded he appeared to have at his fingers' ends; every fact chemical, physical, biological, or even historical that could in any way be twisted into a medico-legal significance, was pressed into his service; and his own varied and curious experiences seemed as inexhaustible as the widow's cruse.
Tompkins knows some lawyer here, to whom he will introduce you," suggested Turl. "You want a lawyer?" said Tompkins. "There are three or four here. Over there's Doctor Brady, the medico-legal man; you've heard of him, I suppose, a well-known criminologist." "I should think he'd be the very man for you," said Turl to Bagley.
Now, if this should turn out to be the case, it would be a fact of considerable importance, medico-legal and otherwise; for it would be possible to determine approximately the age of any object of known composition by testing its reactions to electricity, heat, light and other molecular vibrations.
But, combined with the medico-legal evidence, the weight of circumstance might easily have hoisted the accused in the balance. It will be seen, then, how much on foot the case of the Veuve Lacoste was with that of the Veuve Boursier, twenty years before. It is on the experience of cases such as these two that the technique of investigation into arsenical poison has been evolved.
"Will you draw up your medico-legal report while I continue my inquest?" "Willingly." And, without waiting, he seated himself at the clerk's desk, facing the commissioner's secretary, who had arrived a few minutes previous. "I am going to make you take the oath," the commissioner said.
Was all the world in a conspiracy to deride his failure? "I did it, I did it," he muttered sullenly, his rage spending itself against the impenetrable surface of the other's mockery; and Ascham answered with a smile: "Ever read any of those books on hallucination? I've got a fairly good medico-legal library. I could send you one or two if you like..."
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