Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-24
Instructed to Investigate
Mrs. Cores Death.
PHYSICIANS EMPLOYED
UNFORTUNATE WOMAN'S FUN
ERAL SET FOR TOMORROW.
American Doctors Task Delicate, as
Their Paris Brethren Are
on Record.

PARIS, November 4.-Acting on instruc-
tions from the United States State Depart
ment to thoroughly investigate the shooting
on Wednesday of Mrs. Ellen Gore, Consul
General Gowdy today requested four rep
resentative American physicians living in
Paris to form commission, conduct an IN
dependent autopsy, and report on the cir
cumstances and probabilities of how she
met her death The commission is COM
posed of DR.. A. j. Magnin, who is in charge
of the American Hospital in Paris; Dr. Ed
mund l.. eros, formerly Of San Francisco;
DR.. Turner and Dr. Whitmen. Mr.. GowGy
has sent written instructions to each OF the
doctors, in which he asks them to spare no
efforts to make the investigation searching.
The commission has already conferred re-
garding its plans, but 1t has not yet been
settled when the autopsy will take place
The French officials still hold the body, and
numerous formalties have to be gone
through with before it will be in possession
Of the undertaken designated by Mr.. Gowdy.
The latter is now seeking to obtain pos
session of the remains, but 1t probably will
be necessary to make an application to the
examining magistrate in charge of the case.
Doctors Must Act Quickly.
The doctors must act quickly, as the
funeral has been finally arranged for 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon In the Ameri-
can Church on the Rue de Berri The Rev.
DR.. L. ]. Thurber will officiate.
The questions before the American medi-
cal commission are delicate, for their con-
illusions as to the course Of the bullet may
conflict with those of the French medical
experts. The latter base the accident the
DRY on the upward range OF the bullet, but
the American officials believe that an indie
pendent autopsy will establish the TACT
that the range was almost horizontal. thus
Indicating a direct shot from an aimed
weapon The United States consulate stan
also Is taking the dispositions of witnesses
independent of those taken by the FRENCH
officials. So far this action has not devel-
oped any new features, but the dispositions
furnish complete and unpreJud1ced MS
tory of the case, and will be forwarded to
the State Department at Washington. MI
GoWdy will be represented at the eXamina-
ton of de RydZeniski in whose apart
ments Mrs. Gore was killed, but as an OBJ
server, as care will be taken not to create
an impression that there is the least ON
cial doubt of the thoroughness of French
Justice.
DEMONSTRATION of the Scene"
The French officials having the case in
their charge decided Unexpectedly to hold
the reconstruction of the scene this al
ternoon instead Of waiting until tomorrow.
This interesting Formally occurred In the
room where the tragedy took place. De
Rydzewski re-enacted the details OF the
fatal scene and submitted to the cross-ex-
animation of the officials at every step.
The only persons admitted were the exam
lining magistrate, the commissary Of police,
DIR. Socuuet. who performed the autopsy
Gastlnne Rennette. the expert armorer; de
Rydzewsh and Lawyer Cruppi. A repre-
sentative of Mr.. Gowdy, NJ. Paquet. applied
g. facf1 = n hn o.
istrate refused on the ground Of require
ments of the law. The party arrived at
the house at o'clock. De Rydzewski was
in a cab and was accompanied by two
police officers. He had handouts on and
locked pale and emaciated. He shielded
his face from the gaze Of the crowd at the
door and. followed by the magistrate and
the officers. mounted the stairs to the room
where the fatal scene was re-enacted. There
Is every reason to believe that the>accused
reiterated his story as first told, that Mrs
Cores death was the result OF an accident.
Asks for Possession of Body.
NJ Paquet, In behalf Of Mr.. Gowdy, ap-
piled to the magistrate for possession Of
the body, and the official offered every
facility. He ordered that the remains be
turned over to the United States officials
the only reservation being that they be not
removed from the morgue until after the
second autopsy, owing to the requirements
of the French law. Thereupon the COM
mission Of American doctors arranged to
perform their autopsy at the morgue to-
morrow morning.
NJ. PaQuet also requested the magistrate
to allow him to inspect the correspondence
of De Rydzewsd and that OF the deceased.
which the French official agreed to do after
he had himself finished the inspection Of the
letters, which he is expected to do today.
This inspection Will be private, as Will be
the preliminary hearings of the case.
The American doctors were in consulta-
ton this afternoon with DR.. SocQuet, the
French expert, whose first autopsy tended
to the accident theory. This was due to
professional courtesy, before beginning the
Independent autopsy. DR.. Socquet explained
his results and theory. leaving the Ameri-
cans free to pursue their own course.
Owing to the time which will be required
for the second autopsy the funeral has been
postponed until Wednesday.
Action by State Department.
The State Department has received a tel
egram from Mr.. Stoydille, who says he is
the brother of the unfortunate Mrs. Gore,
who was found dying in a Paris fiat. He
requests the department to cause a thor
ough investigation TO be made into the con-
ditions surrounding the woman's death, and
also to see that her remains are properly
inferred. Mr. Stoydille's telegram is dated
Republic, Washington.
The department has accordingly advised
United States Consul General Gowdy of the
request, and It Is understood that he Is now
making the required investigation to make
sure that there shall be no miscarriage of
Justice. and that II the woman was muir
dered then the murderer shall be punished
he VIII also execute the request as to the
fnterment.
CoNFEsSEs TO TWO MURDERS.