On the left wrist were two circular excoriations, apparently the effect of ropes, or of a rope in more than one volution. A part of the right wrist, also, was much chafed, as well as the back throughout its extent, but more especially at the shoulder-blades. In bringing the body to the shore the fishermen had attached to it a rope, but none of the excoriations had been effected by this.
The flesh of the neck was much swollen. There were no cuts apparent, or bruises which appeared the effect of blows. A piece of lace was found tied so tightly around the neck as to be hidden from sight; it was completely buried in the flesh, and was fastened by a knot which lay just under the left ear.
This alone would have sufficed to produce death. The medical testimony spoke confidently of the virtuous character of the deceased.
She had been subjected, it said, to brutal violence. The corpse was in such condition when found that there could have been no difficulty in its recognition by friends. Perto da garganta viam-se hematomas e marcas de dedos. Observe: The corpse, being supposed at the bottom of the river, will there 99 remain until, by some means, its specific gravity again becomes less than that of the bulk of water which it displaces.
This effect is brought about by decomposition, or otherwise. The result of decomposition is the generation of gas, distending the cellular tissues and all the cavities, and giving the puffed appearance which is so horrible.
Esse distanciamento decerto tem um significado importante. Presenting Rogers as a corpse, a female body no longer private, but instead totally exposed, the necrophilic descriptions of Mary with lace petticoat strips around her neck and blood leaking from her mouth, were pictorial, dramatic and erotic. Through her destroyed body three tropes of nineteenth-century Western culture converged: the danger and riddle of femininity with the mystery of death and the mystery of the city.
The first look we had of her, was most ghastly. Her forehead and face appeared to have been battered and butchered, to a mummy. Her features were scarcely visible, so much violence had been done to her. On her head she wore a bonnet — light gloves on her hands, with long, watery fingers peering out — her dress was torn in various portions — her shoes were on her feet — and altogether, she presented the most horrible spectacle that eye could see.
Sua pele, que tinha sido de um branco incomum, era agora preta como a de um negro. And difficult would it be for the most imaginative mind to conceive a spectacle more horrible or humiliating to humanity. There lay, what was but a few days back, the image of its Creator, the loveliest of his work and the tenement of an immortal soul, now a blackened and decomposed mass of putrefaction, painfully disgusting to sight and smell. Her skin which had been unusually fair was now black as that of a negro.
The remainder of her person was alike one mass of putrefaction and corruption, on which the worms were revelling at their wil The remains even of her dress, in which she had been buried, were already so discolored and half rotten, as to render it almost impossible to be identified, and was so impregnated with the effluvia from her person, that scarcely any person would venture to touch or examine it.
She had become an untouchable. This was produced [Cook thought] by the young girl struggling to get free, while being brutally held down on her back, to effect her violation; and therefore, that this outrage was effected while she was laid down upon some hard substance, a hard board floor, the bottom of a board, or something similar.
It convinces me fully that the outrage was not effected on a bed. The latter end is only pursued when it seems coincident with the former. O narrador. POE, E. Essays and reviews.
Dupins analytical skills helpI found it long, tedious, and boring, which is such a shame because I really did try to enjoy it. This is the first murder mystery based on the details of a real crime, the murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers of New York City.
The detective who solves cases from newspaper articles, police statements and sometimes second-hand accounts without ever visiting the crime scenes himself, was aiming at the fantastical mind of Dupins analytical power. However this did not translate this way to me and it felt more like I was reading about a man who was reading the papers. Online stores:. Copy in the library:. Reviews see all Izzy.
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