The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
TRAGEDY RE-ENACTED
DETAILS OF MRS. CORES DEATH
ARE REPRODUCED.
Russian Actor, in Whose Apart
nents Woman Was Killed, Re-
constructs 0ruesome Scene
to Comply with French Law

IaTlSy NUN' Sf'-1hO opac Ns~o
edy was presented in a dramatic
aspect today when the French Of
ficials took De Rydzewski to the scene
of the occurrence and compelled him to
re-enact every detail of the affair, this
being done under the practice of the
French law which requires the recon-
struction of the tragedy in the presence
of officials in exactly the same condition
as 1t was originally enacted.
The chamber was arranged as on the
night of the fatality and the same weap-
on was placed in De RydEewskfs hand
to act out his version. AS far as known
the prisoner went through the ordeal
without waverine from his first story of
the accidental fall Of the revolver.
De Rydzewsixi re-enacted the Anal scene,
giving complete details as to the gasitions
of Mrs. Gore and himself lie s1.1 the.
he was lying on the bed. fully dressed
while Mrs. Gore was seated at the foot
of the bed, her legs hanging down on the
side nearest the wall and her head thrown
backwards on the feather quilt which
had been rolled to form a cushion. Wish
ing to take something from the night ia
Bile, he said, he knocked OF the revolver
which went of and the bullet struck Mrs
Gore in the face.
AS the DulleL was IUutiu Duticu ih SAS
hair Of the victim II is impossible TO
verify the direction taken by the mis-
sile other than by the wound. As re-
suit of today's examination the examining
magistrate has decided to set De Ryd-
zewski at liberty professionally
Before the party left the house M.
Bertillon. the criminologist who Is also
investigating the case in behalf OF the
police, arrived and took several photo
graphs of the room after asking De
Rydzewski to place everything In exactly
the same position II occupied at the mo-
ment of the tragedy. It is reported that
as he did this De Rydzewski evinced
considerable emotion. He afterwards left
in a cab and escorted by two policemen,
was conducted to the prison where the
necessary formalities attending his dis
charge from custody were completed.
The case has assumed an international
aspect by the action Of Consul General
Gowdy in following out the instructions
Of the State Department at Washington
and appointing commission composed
of four American doctors residing in
Paris to conduct an independent post
mortem examination.
The commission is composed Of DR.. A.
j. Magin, who is in charge of the Ameri-
can Hospital in Paris; DR.. Edmund L..
Turner and Dr. Whitman. Mr.. Gowdy
has sent written instructions to each of
the doctors, in which he asks them to
snare no efforts to make the investigation
searching The commission has already
conferred regarding Its plans. but 1t has
not vet been settled when the autopsy
will take place.
The French officials still hold the body
and numerous formalities have to be
gone through with before II will be in
possession of the undertaken designated
by Mr.. Gowdy. The latter is seeking to
obtain possession of the remains. but 1t
probably will be necessary to make an
application to the examining magistrate
In charge Of the case The doctors must
act quickly as the funeral has been final-
ly arranged for at o'clock from the
American church on the Rue De BeHrie.
The Rev, DR.. z. j. Turber will officiate.
The questions before the American medi-
cal commission are delicate. for their con-
illusions as to the course the bullet took
NAV conflict with those of the French
medical experts.
The latter base the act on the thorough
inward range Of the bullet. but the Amer
lean officials believe that an independent
autonsy will establish the fact that the
range was almost horizontal, thus indi-
eating a direct shot from an>aimed weap-
on. The United States consulate stan
also is taking the dispositions OF witnesses
independent of those taken by the French
officials So far this action has developed
no new features. but the dispositions fur
nish a complete and unprejudiced history
Of the case and will be forwarded to the
state Department at Washington.
Mr. Gowdy will be represented at the
examination of De Rydzewiski, In whose
anartments Mrs. Gore was killed. but as
an observer. as care will be taken not to
create an impression that there Is the
least official doubt Of the thoroughness Of