The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-28
THE GORE TRAGEDY
Scenes Re-Enacfed with
Every Detail by DcRydKewski in
Presence of officials.
IN Heard from guatemala.

Paris, November cath. The Gore
was presented in a dramatic
today, when the French officials
took DeRydzewski TO the scene OF the
occurrence and compelled him 10 re-
enact every detail OF the AFFAIR. thu
being done under the practice of the
French law which requires the con-
struction of the tragedy in the presence
of officials under exactly the same
conditions as it was originally enacted.
The chamber was arranged as on the
might Of the fatality and the same
weapon was placed in DeRdyewski S
hand to act out his version. AS far as
is known the prisoner went through the
ordeal with fortitude without wagering
from his first story of the accidental
fall of the revolver.
DeRydzewski r~e-enacted the final
scene, giving complete details as TO the
positions of Mrs. Gore and himself. He
said he was lying on the bed, fully
dressed, while Mrs. Gore was seated
lat the foot of the bed. her legs hang
ing down on the side nearest the wall
and her head thrown backwards on the
lfeather-quilt which had been rolled TO
form a cushion. Wishing TO take
something from the night table, ne
said, he knocked off the revolver,
(which went OH anu the Dulltl STRUCK
Mrs. Gore III the face.
AS the bullet was found buried in
the hair of the victim ii is impossible
to verify the direction taken by the
INVISIBLE otherwise than by the wound.
JAS a result of today'S examination th-
examining magistrate has decided TO
set DeRydzewski at liberty provision
ally. Before the party left the house
NJ. Bertillon, the criminologist, who
also is investigating the case on behalf
lof the police, arrived and OK several
photographs of the room, after asking
lDeRydZeWski to place everything In
exactly the same position ii occupied
at the m of the tragedy. 1t Is
reported that as he did this DeRyd-
IZeWski evinced considerable emotion.
He afterwards left in a al escorted
by two policemen, who conducted him
ITO the prison, where the necessary for
ImalitieS attending his discharge from
,custody were completed.
The case has assume an i~nterna-
ton aspect by the action of Consul
General GOwdy in following out the in
lstructiOnS of the state department at
Washington and appointing a commits
ISlon composed of four American doc
tors residing in Paris to conduct an in
dependent post mortem exa mlnation.
NJ. Paquet. in behalf of Mr.. Gowdy.
applied to the magistrate for posses
ISoH - NiC pouJ anu tie OIIlCldI O1IeFGu
every facility. He ordered that the
iremalns be turned over to the United
states, the only reservation beng
that they be not removed from the
Imorgue until after the second autopsy,
lowing to the requirements of the
French law. Theheupon the commissOn
Iof American doctors arranged to pei =
form their autopsy at the morgue to-
morrow morning.
The American doctors We're in con-
suItatlon this afternoon with DR.. Soc
lquet, he French expert, whose first
autopsy tended to the accident theory
This was due to professional courtesy.
before beginning the independent au-
Itopsy. DR.. Socquet explained his re-
suits and theory, leaving the Amerl-
leans free TO pursue their own course
IIhe funeral has been postponed untL
"wednesday.