The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-21
HELENCORED DEAD in PARIS
AN AMERICAN GIRL KILLED IN THE
APARTMENTS OF RUSSIAN.
Latter Says the Shooting Was Acct
dental, but Consul General Gowdy
Is Investigating.

PARIS, Nov. 20.-Heen Gore, said to be
an American, was killed by a revolver
shot to-day in the apartment occupied by
Jean De Rydzenski, an actor of the I'm
perial Theater, of ST. Petersburg. De Ryd-
zenski at first said Miss Gore committed
suicide, but subsequently he declared the
revolver went off accidentally.
Consul General Gowdy is personally in
vestigating the death of Miss Gore, who
was completing her musical education here
and resided in the fashionable quarter of
Passy. When found yesterday evening
the victim was unconscious and had a bull
let wound over the right eye. Two doctors
were summoned to attend her. but she died
without regaining consciousness. The po-
lice have accepted the theory of the young
Russian singer, who was in the room at
the time, that the shooting was the result
of an accident during a scuffie for pos
session of the weapon. De Rydzenski comes
of a rich and noble Russian family. He is
the son of a Russian general and has uncles
who hold high positions in the government
service.
Miss Gore lived in the Avenue de Ia
Grande Armee. not far from the apartment
of the Russian, where the tragedy occurred.
The affair has caused much excitement in
that locality, and the police are contin-
uing their investigation.
Consul General Gowdy's Investigations
have established that Ellen Gore arrived
in Paris on August 25 and registered at a
boarding house, No. IL Avenue de la Grande
Armee, as Mrs. Ellen Gore, of New York.
She does not appear to have had any
in, Do l,.t hn
effects found in her room are several type
written letters of recent dates bearing the
heading: Attorney Edward c. Butler Gore,
Court of Mexico" These letters are of a
strictly business nature, relating TO prop
erty.
The proprietor of Miss Cores boarding
house says she appeared to be conscien-
tious student; she worked hard at her mu-
sical studies and received few visitors. The
doorkeeper of the house, who speaks in
the highest terms of the deceased student,
says he has seen her re-enter, accompanied
by a gentleman whose description tallies
with that of NJ. De Rydzenski. Consul
General Gowdy has not formed any theory
regarding the circumstances OF the death,
but he will insist on the police thoroughly
probing all the mysterious features of the
case The body has been removed to the
morgue, where it will remain until Mr..
Gowdy has received advices from the
1t appears that NJ. De Rydzenski returned
to his lodgings, Rue de la Faisanderie,
at O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon dcCOu-
panied by Miss Gore, whom he took to his
room. Half an hour later the report of a
revolver shot was heard, and De Rydzen-
ski rushed into the hall shouting for help.
The proprietor of the house and several
other persons entered the room and found
Miss Gore lying on the bed, while the re-
volver was on the rug at the bedside. De
Rydzenskfs version of the affair is that
while conversing with his visitor he had
occasion to pick up an article from the
table and he inadvertently knocked off the
revolver the fall of which to the floor
caused it to discharge. The bullet struck
Miss Gore and she fell backwards on the
bed in an unconscious condition. The COM
missionaire 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.
Nothing has yet been discovered to help in
clearing up the mystery surrounding the
affair.
According to a servant in De Rydzenski's s
house, Miss Gore paid frequent visits to
the Russian. who, Il is now reported. first
said that she had committed suicide, but
afterwards told the police that while hold
ing the revolver in his hand ii slipped from
his grasp and went off ii fell