The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-21
Tragedy Attracts W despread In
terest in Paris.
MANS STORY NOT CREDITED
O " Purely Business Letters Found
Among the Personal Effects of the
woman Who Called Herself
Miss Helen Gore, but Was
Registered as Mrs. Ellen
Gore-No Arrests.
nv a ssocia ted Press.)

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pApIe NoveYnher a}.-Eelen Gore. said
"a t, an = ,n,.r,caI, was kied by re-
yo,ver snpt YESTERDAY III an apartment
occ,,pis,l atyz j can De Ryusenshi. a singer
nj. the i fl;,.r,aI 4 Il.eatie e, Of ST. Peter s.
hurr IA t1v,iselisll at first SAID MISS
core co.l,n.s .ed suicide. but subsequent
ly5ne declared the revolver Vent OH az
cidenrally.
,,,,sI5i-t;,neral Gowdy is personally IN
yestis-.tI1,y the death OF MISS dore' WIZ @
was completing her muslcal l. eouceA eio''
here a1u rcs4ued in the iashloiidowie w
quarter Of PAssy.
yYnen found yesterday evening, t tue VIZ
tim was UNCONSCIOUS anu anu laio . -
wound over her righi eye. "o ,'lS, ,uoc ~ -. :
we're sufnnoucd to attend her. pul sic
a,.d r,trh,u,t rtyaiillllg CONSCIOUSNESS
me noIlte have accepted the theoi OF OF
tba voi,nr Russian singer who was IN tue
room al 1s,e time, t!lal the snootihS wa. was
the result Of an 4accldent# #uurinS d Sc1 ScuiAie
4 FOR srossessIon of the weapon
De.Rvdsenski comes or noble Russian
,...#,I,: IL. IS the son OF russian
,n1.n..I,:,l ana he has uncles who hold hish
nr,slr,oris IN the government Service.
aiiss Gore lived in the Avenue dc La La
rrande Arrnee, not far t4Oia the Apart
si,nenl OF the Russian, where lne tiaseuy s1
occurred The affair has cansca taueii ~!
excitement in that locality ne poiies
are continuing their lnVes'i:ssfi eloii . @ a.iu
si,e Rvuse,isi.l is kept untier surveillance.
LETTERS FDEND.
The ConsuI-Cieneraiss s inNesti saSioiis hae @ 2 !,
plisiled sbt4,at Ellen Gore reSlstetea s
ut her boarding house az Mrs. , Eiiei'
Gore. OF Sew York. She does NOT. ap-
near to have had any T,s'sises5 resld11is
In Paris. but among t!.3 effects to.1ilhd q
in her room are several Sjypewrl1teh sisS- ~
ters OF recent dates hearing lAe h neat
ing: Attorney Edward -. Butter Gore.
Court OF Mexico. These letters are
strirtiv OF q business nature, relating 70
property.
II appears that NJ. De Fevdzenskt re-
turned 20 his lodgings yesterday after-
noon. accompanied by Miss Gore. whoEi
he took to his room. Half an hour later
the report Of a revolver shot was heard
and De Ryizenslli rushed into the hall
shouting for help. The propriator'of the
house and several other persons entered
the room and found Miss Gore lying
On the bed while the revolver was on
the rug at.the bedside
RUSSIANS VERSION.
De Rydzenski's version OF the affair
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IS that while conversing with his visitor
he had occasion to pick up an article
from the table ard he inadvertently
knocl.ed off the revolver. the fall Of
which caused it to discharge. The bullet
struck Miss Gore, and she fell backwards
on the bed in an unconscious condition.
The comr1issarv OF police who has
charge OF the case. says the story seems
Improbable but that It Is Impossible as
yet to say whether the case IS one of
murder or accident.
According to a servant In the house.
Mss Gore paid frequent visits to the
Russian who. II is now reported. first
said that sha had committed suicide.
but afterwards fold the police that while
holding the revolver In his hands It
slinned from his grasp and went off as
1t fell.