The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-28
AUTOPSY CONDUCTED BY AMER.
IcAN DOCTORS.
RESULT OF EXAMINATION
Egreem ent Of French and American
Physicians Relieves incident os
International Significance.

Paris, Nov. 25:-In spite of the rIgit;
secrecy which has been maintained
~ th2 u1icials an:i the commiss Oil Of
doctors concerning the result of the
autopsy conducted by the latter on
the body Of Mrs. Ellen Gore, it is
learned from an authoritative source
that the doctors tend to the accent
ance OF the theory of an accident and
the probability is that their official
report will strongly incline to that
theory, if it does not positively as
sert it, thus bringing the French and
American doctors into agreement and
relieving the case of any internation-
al significance. After the post NOR
tenn this morning, the American doc
tors arranged to have consultation
later in the day to draw up their Of
ficial report, but this conference was
postponed owing to the indisposition
of one of the gentlemen. Meanwhile
the doctors were Interviewed by a
representative of the Associated
Press, but they positively declined to
make any statement as to the results
OF the examination. 1t is clear, how
ever, that the American doctors are
impressed with the thoroughness
with which the French surgeons in
| vestigated the case, and they are not
inclined to raise a professional issue.
At least two of the American doc
tors hold an outright accident theory
and they will seek to have that view
! incorporated in the official report.
The reasons for this conclusion are as
| follows:
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 en-
try. The body bore no marks of a
struggle and there were no powder
marks at the entrance of the wound.
The French experts exhibited at
the morgue this morning a geometri-
cal design in which one line showed
the direction of the bullet from the
revolver as it struck the floor and
the other line showed the victim in
leaning position sitting at the foot of
the bed, rs had been described by
Derydzewski. The angle of the bull
let wound Tailed exactly with the
geometrical design based on Deryd-
zewski's statement and the Ameri-
can doctors verified this. The fact
that the wound was almost parallel
with the earth is accounted for by the
reclining position of the victim
Consul General Gowdy continues TO
take the dispositions of all witnesses.
The Temples tonight says that it
was the activity displayed by the
Russian colony On behalf Of Deryd-
zewski which stimulated the Ameri-
can officers into counter activity on
behalf of the late Mrs. Gore.
The provisional release of Der d,
zewski yesterday is considered as ss-
tablishing the view of the French au-
thorities of the innocence of the Rus
sian, but he is still under surveilli-
ance, and if he attempts to leave the
city he will be liable to arrest as a
fugitive from justice. The American
officials do not expect that Derydzew-
ski will be further actively prosecut-
ed, although he probably will be ar
raigned later on the minor charge of |
having possession of a revolver and |
carelessly participating in the cir
cumstances which caused the death OF |
Mrs. Gore.
Mr. Gowdy received by the state de-
partment a request for Mrs. Cores
effects. Accordingly, he took charge
of two trunks, a good deal of music,
and little jewelry. The articles
showed the simple, refined tastes of
the deceased The burial place of
the remains has been changed to
Bagneux cemetery, owing to it's be-
ing nonsectarian. Mr.. Gowdy has
leased lot there for five years, dur
ing which time the relatives of the
deceased will decide, whether they
will remove the body to America.
Cleveland, Ohio. Nov. 25.-A letter
written by Mrs. Nellie Gore, from