The blade struck Hopkins near the collar bone and severed parts of the left carotid artery and penetrated the gullet.
"California 1849-1913 or the Rambling Sketches and Experiences of Sixty-four Years' Residence in that State."
L. H. Woolley
Say I grow hourly thinner, Simply abhor my dinner - Tho' I do try and absorb some viand Each day, for form's sake merely: And ask her, when all's ended, And I am found extended, With vest blood-spotted and cut carotid, To think on Her's sincerely.
"Verses and Translations"
C. S. C.
Otherwise there would have been more blood stains found, as the jugular vein and carotid artery were both cut.
"An Artist in Crime"
Rodrigues Ottolengui