随后，约翰逊医生要进行尸体检验。 先前，几位本地居民已经组成了“验尸官陪审团（coroner’s jury）”，其职责是推断大概的事实真相，并确定是否有犯罪行为发生。

Dr. Johnson then performed an autopsy before a “coroner’s jury” comprised of local citizens, whose role was to assess the initial facts and determine whether a crime had taken place.

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