Originally posted by Wickerman
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It is only in hindsight that you can say that it is being described that the "conventional P.M...will take place the next day". You don't get a inkling of that from the Daily News which says that post mortem examination "was held". And then all it says is that the surgeons did not finish the post-mortem examination until every organ was accounted for. It doesn't say that accounting for every organ was the purpose of the post-mortem examination.
Further, I note that the Daily News of the same date also says:
"the door was broken open and a closer examination of the body was made. Dr. Phillips had by this time been joined by other medical gentlemen, including Dr. Dukes and Dr. Bond, of Westminster Hospital."
Dr Bond didn't arrive until 2pm. So that's another one chalked up for me!
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