The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-21
IAN AMERICAN | WOMAN SHOT Killed in Apartments of | Russian Actp' | CLAIMS IT w. ACCIDENT -$P- Consul Ge' Al Gowdy Insists
 o' $.sestigation. The Dead Woman Was Studying
 Music in Paris and is Said to
 Have Been a Most Con-
 scientious Pupil.

Paris. Nov 2o.-Ellen Gore, said to be an American. was killed by a revolver shot yesterday in the apartment occupied by Jean De Rydzenski. an actor of the Imperial Theatre, of St. Petersburg. De- Rydzenshi at first said Miss Gore commit tide suicide, but subsequently, he declared the revolver went off acidentally.
 Consul General Gowdy is personally in- vestigating the death of Miss Gore. who is completing her musical education here Passy. When found yesterday evening the victim was unconscious and had a bullet wound over her right eye. Two doctors were summoned to attend her but she died without regaining conscious ness.
 The police 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 possession of the weapon.
 De Rydzensk comes of a rich and mo- ble Russian family. He Is the son of a Russian General and he has uncles who hold high positions in the government.
 Miss Gore lived in the Avenue de la Grande Armee, not far from the apart ment of the Russian, where the tragedy occurred. The affair has caused much excitement in that locality, and the po- lice are continuing their investigation.
 Ellen Cores History.
 Consul General Gowdy's investigations have established that Ellen Gore arrived Tlov sic avr1 ct ot a boarding house No. II, Avenue De la Grande Armee, as Mrs. Ellen Gore of New York. She does not appear to have had any relatives residing in Paris. but among the effects found in her room are several letters of recent date, bearing the heading, Attorney Edward c. Butler Gore Court of Mexico" These letters are of a strictly business nature relating to property. The proprietor of Miss Cores boarding house says she appeared to be conscientious student; she worked hard at her musical studies and received few visitors. The doorkeeper of the house, who speaks in the highest terms of the deceased student, says be had seen her re-enter, accompanied by a gentleman. whose description tallies with that of M. de Rydzenski.
 Consul General Gowdy has not formed any. theory regarding the circumstances of the death but he will insist on the po- lice thoroughly probing all the myste- rious features of the case. The body has been removed to tho morgue where it will remain until MT. Gowdy has received ad- vices from the womans relatives.
 H W the Shooting Occurred.
 It appears that M. De Rydenski return ed to his lodgings. Rue de la Faisande- rie, at o'clock yesterday afternoon, &C., companied by Miss Gore. whom he took to his room Half an hour later the re- port of a revolver shot was heard and De Rydzenski rushed into the hall shout ing for help. The proprietor 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 on 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 inadver- tently knocked off the revolver, the fall of which to the floor, caused 1t to dis charge. The bullet struck Miss Gore ana she fell backwards On the bed in an un- conscious condition. The Commissary or Police who has charge of the case says the story seems improbable but that 1t IS impossible as yet to say whether the case Ia one of murder or accident Nothing has vet been learned to help in clearing m the mystery surrounding the affair.
 According to a servant in De Rydzen- sk,'s house Miss Gore paid frequent vis- tie to the Russian, who it is now reported erst said that she had committed suicide hut afterwards told the police that while bolding the revolver in his hand 1t slipped from his grasp and went of as It fell.