The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-26
AUTOPSY BY AMERICANS
ANOTHER POsT-MORTEM ExAMINA-
TION OF MRS. CORES REMAINS.
Physicians Chosen by Consul General
GOwdy Find the Bullet Wound
WAS Nearly Horizontal.

PARIS, Nov. 25.-The independent post
norton examination over the remains of
Mrs. Ellen Gore made by the commission
of four American doctors appointed by
Consul-General Gowdy, at the instance of
the State Department at Washington, was
made this morning at the morgue. The
American doctors found that the bullet
entered the pupil of the right eye, cutting
the lower eyelid and emerging in the rear
of the right side of the head, at less than
an inch elevation from the point of entry.
The body bore no marks of a struggle, and
there were no powder marks at the en-
trance of the wound.
The four American doctors, A. J. Magnin,
Edmund l.. Gross, Turner and Whitman,
were present at the examination, as was
also DR.. SOquet, at the request of the
French officials, and NJ. Pacquet, repre-
senting Mr.. Gowdy. The body was brought
into the amphitheater used for demonstra-
lions before students. DR.. Soquet directed
the course of the first autopsy, and the
American doctors carefully made their own
inspection, but hey made no new Incl
sions. The skull had been sawed in two
parts along the course of the wound. which
permitted the Americans to make measure
ments TO establish the range Of the bullet.
1t was obvious that the range was not
greatly upward, as at first announced, but
was almost parallel with the ear. The alb
sence of powder marks at the entrance of
the wound was partly accounted for by
the use of smokeless powder, although the
American officials insisted that suicide
would have compelled the holding Of the
weapon so close to the wound that it would
have been somewhat burned.
Mr.. Gowdy announced that, as the Amer
lean doctors investigation was official, he
would decline to give out the results. which
will be sealed end forwarded to Washing
ton There Is reason to believe that the
American doctors, while holding that the
wound was almost horizontal, incline to the
general conclusion that the tragedy was
the result of an accident.
me American doctors are impressed with
the ~horoughness with which the French
surgeons investigated the case, and hey
are not inclined to raise a professional is
sue. AT least two of the American doctors
hold an outright accident theory, and hey
will seek TO have that view Incorporated in
the official report. The grounds for this
conclusion are the following: The French
experts exhibited at the morgue this
which one line showed the direc-
ton of the bullet from the revolver
as IT struck the floor and another line
ting at the foot of the bed, as had been de-
scribed by De Rydzewski. The angle of
the bullet wound tailed exactly with the
SeOHHelIICdl ueSlSn DdSeQ on De RydZeW-
skis statement. and the American doctors
verified this. The fact that the direction OF
the wound was almost parallel with the
earth is accounted for by the leaning pos
ture of the victim. The doctors regard this
design as almost equivalent to a mathemat-
ical demonstration.
The Temps tonight says that IL was the
activity displayed by the Russian colony
on behalf of De Rydzewski which stimu-
lated the American officials into a counter
activity on behalf of the late Mrs. Gore.
Thn nfintalo Of Tho TTnft11 CN,...
sulate this afternoon attended the sealing
of the body of Mrs. Gore in a metallic
casket, which will not be again opened.
Mr.. Gowdy received from the State De-
partment a request from Mrs. Cores rela-
tives TO take possession of her effects. Ac-
cordingly, he took charge of two trunks. a
good deal of music. and a little jewelry.
The articles showed the simple. refined
tastes of the deceased