Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-25
THE GORE MYSTERY.
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aeuy the same position it occupied n,
the moment Of the tragedy. 1t is re.
ported that as he did this De Rydzew.
SKI evinced considerable emotion.
ne afterwards left in a cab escorted
ny TWO policemen, who conducted him
10 prison. where the necessity formaIi-
tles attending his discharge from Gus
tody were completed.
AT the same time the case has as
sumed an international aspect nv th.
ACTON OF Consul General Cowdv ir
Ioilowing out the instructions of the
state department in Washington and
appointing a commission composed al
four American doctors residing in Paris
TO conduct an Independent post-mortem
| examination
Acting on instructions from the
United States department to thor.
oughly Investigate the shooting.
wednesday. of Mrs. Ellen Gore.
Consul General Cowdy, this morn
ing. requested four representative
American physicians living i'm Paris tn
form commission. conduct an indie
pendent autopsy and report on the cir
cumstances and probabilities of how
she met her death. Mr.. Cowdy has
sent written instructions to each of
the doctors in which he asks them to
spare no efforts to make the investi-
CATION searching
me commission has already con-
ferrec regarding it's plans, but it has
not yet been settled where the autopsv
Will take place. Mr.. Cowdy is now
seeking to obtain possession of the re-
mains. but it will probably be neces
sary to make an application to the ex
amiring magistrate
Inc funeral has been arranged for 9
o CLOCK tomorrow afternoon. i'm tho
american church on the Rue De
Berri.' The Rev. DR.. E. J. Thurber
VIII officiate
The questions before the American
medical commission are delicate, as
their conclusions as to the course of
the bullet may conflict with those of
the French medical experts. The lat
ter base the accident theory on the
upward range of the bullet. but the
American officials believe that an in
dependent autopsy will establish the
fact that the range was almost hori-
zontal. thus indicating a direct shot
from an aimed weapon
The United States consulate staff is
also taking the dispositions of witness
es independently of those taken by the
French officials. So far this action has
not developed any new features, but
the dispositions furnish a complete and
unprecedented history of the case and
Will be forwarded to the state depart
ment at Washington.
of, H.,
in their charge, decided unexpectedly
to hold the reconstruction of the
scene. this afternoon, instead of wait
ing until tomorrow. This interesting
formality occurred in the room where
the tragedy took place. De Rydzewski
re-enacted the details of the fatal
scene and submitted to the cross-ex-
animation of the officials at every step.
The only persons admitted were the
examining magistrate. the cOmmissary
of police. DR.. SOcquet. who performed
the autopsy; Gastinne Renette, the ex
pert armOrer: De Rydzewski and Law
yer Cruppi. A representative of Mr..
Gowdry, NJ. Paquet, applied for per-
mission to be present, but the magis-
trate refused on the ground of re-
quirements of the law.
The party arrived at the mouse at 3
O'Clock. Re Rydzewski was in a cab
and was accompanied by two police
officers. He had handouts on and
shielded his face from the gaze of the
crowd at the door. The magistrate
and the officers with their prisoner
mounted the stairs to the room on the
second floor, where the fatal scene was
re-enacted. There is every reason toI
believe that the accused reiterated his
story, at first told, that Mrs. Cores
death was the result of an accident.
NJ Paquet in behalf of Mr.. Gowdy.
applied to the magistrate for possess
sion. of the body and the official Of
fered every facility and ordered that
the remains be turned over to the
United States official. the only reser-
walton being that they be not re-
moved from the morgue until after the
second autopsy, owing to the irequire-
mcnts of the French law. Thereupoh
the commission of American doctors
arranged to perform their autopsy at
the morgue. tomorrow morning.