The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-26
Doctors Individually Agree oO
 This P0intin Gore Case
AN ISSUE IS NOT LIKELY
French Experts Exhibit at Morene a Geometrical Design Showing DIrec- ton of the Bullet and PosI-
 ton of the Victim.

Paris, November 25.-In spite of the rigid secrecy which has been maintained by the officials and by the American doe- tors as the result of the autopsy con ducted by the latter on the body of Mrs Ellen Gore. 1t is learned from an authori- tative source that the doctors tend indi- vidually to the acceptance of the theory of an accidental death. and the proba- bilities are that their official report will strongly incline to that theory, If it does not positively assert it, thus bringing the French and American doctors Into agree- ment and relieving the case of any inter- national significance.
 After the postmortem examination, held this morning, the American doctors ar ranged to have consultation later in the day in order to draw up their official report, but this conference was post poned owing to the indisposition of one or the gentlemen. Meanwhile the doctors were interviewed by the representative of the Associated Press, but they positively declined to make any statements as to the results Of the examination. It Is clear, however, that the American doctors are impressed with the thoroughness with which the French surgeons investigated the case, and they are not inclined to raise a professional issue.
 The Accident Theory.
 At least two of the American doctors hold an outright accident theory and they will seek to have their views incor- porated in the official report. The grounds for this conclusion are the following: aNh4hffad inc morgue this morning a geometrical de- sign in which one line showed the direc- ton of the bullet from the revolver as it l struck the floor and another line showed the victim in a leaning posture. sitting at l the foot oE the bed as had been described l by DeRydzewslSi The angle of the bullet wound tailed exactly with the geometri- cal design. based on DeRydzewsKrs s state ment and the American doctors verified this The fact that the direction or the wound was almost parallel with the earth IS accounted for by the leaning posture or the victim.
 The doctors regard this design as al- most equivalent to a mathematical dem- onstration.
 Consul General Gowdy continues to take the dispositions of all witnesses. The Temps tonight says that It was the ac- tivity displayed by the Russian colony on behalf of DeRyzewsld that stimulated the American officials into counter activ- ity on behalf of the late Mrs. Gore
 The Examination.
 The independent post mortem examlna- tion over the remains of Mrs. Ellen Core made by the commission of four Amer ican doctors appointed by Consul-Generai 1 Gowdy at the instance of the state de- partment at Washington was made this morning at the morgue. It tended to es- tablish the fact that Mrs. Gore did not commit suicide.
 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 half an inch elevation from the point of entry. The body bore no marks of struggle, and there was no powder marks at the edge of the wound.
 The doctors have been given forty eight hours in which to consult the of- ficial report Mir. Gowdy in the meantime has ordered them not to give any official opinion on the case. He is seeking to avoid a clash with the French experts.
 The four American doctors, A. J. Mag nin Edmund L. Gros. Turner and Whit man. were present at tie examination, as was also Dr. Socquet. at the request of the French officials. and M. Paquet. representing MT. Gowdy. The body was brought into the amphi-theatre used for demonstrations before students. Dr. Socauet explained the course of the first autopsy and the American doctors care | fully made their own inspection, but they | made no new incisions The skull had been sawed in two parts along the course l of the wound, which permitted the Amer l jeans to make measurements to establish | the range of the bullet. It was obvious | that the range was not greatly upward as at first announced but was almost parallel with the ear indicating the the l.xr nfr 4aH weapon The expression of such an opin- ion however, was carefully avoided by the doctors as their examination was re- stricted to the course of the wound.
 The absence of powder at the entrance of the wound was partly accounted for by the use of smokeless powder, although the American officials insisted that sui- eide would have compelled the holding of the weapon so close to the wound that it would have been somewhat burned
 The provisional release of Rydzewiski yesterday is considered as establishing the view of the French authorities of the innocence of the Russian, but he is still under surveillance, and if he attempts to leave this city he will be liable to arrest as a fugitive from justice. The Ameri- can officials do not expect that De- Rydzewislxi will be further actively prose- cuted. although he probably will be ar raigned later on on the minor charge of naVlDS pOsseSsloH Ois u itNoisci otiu edA - lessly participating in the circumstances which caused the death of Mrs. Gore.
 Mrs. Cores Effects.
 MT. Gowdy received from the state de- partment today request from Mrs. Cores relatives to take possession of her effects Accordingly, he took charge of two trunks, good deal of music and little jewelry.s The articles showed the simple refined tastes of the deceased.
 The burial place of the remains of Mrs. Gore has been changed to Bagneux ceme- tery, owing to its being non-sectarian. Mir. Gowdy has leased a lot there for five years during which time the relatives of the deceased will decide whether they will remove the body to America.