The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
mrs. GORE FEARED RYDZENSKl
LETTERS TO HER aunt TELL or
the RUSSIANS THREATS.
She Had Refused To Marry Him and he Had
spoken OF Dark consequences She
Wrote That She Was GOing TO Avoid
Hin-IIer Aunt sure She VAS Murdered.


SAN FRANcrco, Nov. 22.-Mrs. p. T.
Dickinson Of Alameda, aunt of Mrs. Ellen
Gore, who was shot in the apartments OF
Russian barytone named Rydzensk in
Paris on Wednesday, is sure that her niece
was murdered She bases her opinion
largely on letters received from Mrs. Gore.
Mrs. Gore was brought up in Alameda
Her maiden name wa- Stogdill
Letters from the dead women written
within two months TO her aunt tell the
story Of Rydlsnsk's mad infatuation for
her. how She refused his opportunities TO
make her his bride and held him IN check.
The letters also tell Of prosecutions by the
Russian. who was determined to win her.
despite all obstacles. Of her fear Of him
and her resolution To have as little To do
with him az possible, going To the length 81
telling her servants to refuse him adIais-
sion whom he called
All these confidential disclosures 10 an
aunt who was ~ loving as a mother TO the
talented Young woman now throw light
on her death.
"S,lo vas brutn'ly murdered" declared
Mrs. Dickinson to-day There could he
TO other cNplana'il' She was afraid of
that big Russian. a. her letters show. His
assumpl ioi. Of power over her aud his mad
determination to make her his wife aroused
her fears
when she told him she could not marry
him, that her life was given to her art, he
still pursued her. lie had masterful
way Of assuming thai his viii could not Ire
resisted by any woman
Now she is dead, and he says it was
| /, fo, al
It will come to light H. must have onticed
her 10 his rooms by some ruse and when
she refused him again IN his blind rage my
dear little girl WAS killed. We may never
know what was said in that room before the
shot was fired but have no doubt in the
world that the Russian could not induce her
To alter. her determination and that in his
rage he shot her
II. had threatened that something
terrible would happen if she refused him.
l think yelled threat will be found among
her papers in Paris in letter written by him
to her
In a letter Mrs. Gore wrote me-" con-
tinued Slrs. Dickinson. and which | have
not with lac, a. have sent ii 20 my sister
in the Fast. she told of his offer of marriage.
She spoke of his wonderful voice. but she
saw something about him repulsive to
her. She wrote he that she had told him
she would never wed any man and that
he replied she could not certainly have
the heart to refuse one who was SO devoted
to her and that If che did refuse him the
consequences would he dreadful.
1T was not stated whether he meant
that something would happen to her or to
him. She wrote for me not TO worry on
her account. 1t was after that she refused
to admi, him to he: home"
Devoted to her musical studies and q
woman q large means. having the income
from twenty houses she owned in the City
OF Mexico, Mrs. Gcre had no thought OF
taking another husband. She tells Of her
first meeting with the Russian singer in
| tier to Mrs Dickinson. dated at Ii Ave-
-Ruc dc IN Grnnde ArmcN, Paris, Aug "a.
IT. Grads as follows;
The people in the house have been very
kind to me. Two American ladies were
friends Of min" in Mexico They got up a
lttl" celebration of my birthdny
The Russian opera singer sang some big
aIlas IN wonderful way lie j. "A great
4It,;t. IL" is first Larytone In the Imperial
-4heatre Of ~. Petersburg and has received
medals ana decorations from the Gar and
SssrI.T
"s1i> art is all hi life. lie has been here in
Paris thre" months. and during that time
they ny in the gu g that he has not been
ont -ihsle evening, He studies and works
all da y pe has taken lessons each day
with great teacher here.
lie vt- hind I'll tine other dav 20 allow
mr to 70 with him to his le.son. II was a
revcl9t on 70 me. The master. In .alle, has
great name as an artist and teacher. The
lesson h-t'i over an IoIr, beginning with
simI!" 'N'rci.e~ and "nding with tho big
igry'i orit tic- ia Damon" tn" opera by
EGlil-'".u. ia which they open the season
H. two week ~ - Peter burg, MIR. Rydzou-
sti taxing IL" pat Of Ddmou. H. left thi.
morning.
The Russian singer could not forget Mrs
Gore ayd wrote her letters, protesting a
warmer stt9Camcnt than was warranted
by the mere compdnion~hip Of artists That
she failed to respond to his sentiments is
indicated in \ letter 20 her aunt, dated at
Iari-, sept, % IA which che says:
lrar Nj. Eydaru,h. tho Russian singer.
H. coming ~ TO End OF tho week Ia "A way
am -orrr uc 5, so b" .u Paris this winter
en- -" hg hi- letters h" intends TO tab" up
a much OF my time a. possible.
| shah tqkr 70 l'm stand and keep him nj a
ds'au.r | w,,to him that ] am here 10
to.5sc ldyn often. h''t then on, mi ght as we'll
talk 10 an avalanche descending on one
shall tell IA" ,orvIIts that am not At home
- t., gLn,.. ....
liz wGrt'1 to oomr TO live In the same
= ,s,hion with rn" wrote HIM that it h. did
il would hc ag ilsti lay wishes and if he comes
VI G't5vc an idea hat ho thinks q voman's
wishes ar" 81 no a"cpuiu he W II put Inc to
shn troubl' of moving out
= Mrs Gore wrote 70 her aunt twice week
always with aNccionate detail and conf
dcnor Through al the keynote is her
ambition to perfect herself in her art A
letter dated oct Is tells something OF her
ardnuis studies. She says:
Sdl-
c Lhsvc been working very hard. Tits week
. on Tuesday. had my lesson with Moskowski
4 lie was very kind can io,l that he is a great
man. am sure shall make rapid progress
under his influence. The people in the house
declare that prdCti,e ten hours day, but
--kSo-not only six. ] am sure il | do n OF sue
coed it will not bo for lack Of trying
ak It's the only thiqc that really desire in
Me world
Mrs. Dickinson has received n despatch
., from an attorney informing her that her
niece left all her property 20 her in a will
executed last December. The attorney
,is.named IA executor.
:, She cabled TO Paris to have the body
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