The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
lis He GU|LTLESS I?
Science Seems to be Lifting
aCIoud of Suspicion From
RydzeWski.
(By the Associated Presso

Paris, Nov. 25.-In spite of the rigid
secrecy which has been maintained by
the officials and by the commission of
American doctors concerning the result
of the autopsy conducted by the latter
on the body of Mrs. Ellen Gore today, it
is learned from an authoritative source
that the doctors tend individually to the
acceptance of the theory of an accident
and the probabilities are that their Off
cial report will. strongly incline to that
theory, if it does not positively assert it,
thus bringing the French and American
doctors into agreement and relieving the
case of any international significance.
After the post mortem examination, the
American doctors arranged to have a
consultation later in the day in order to
determine upon thei official report, but
this conference was postponed, owing to
the indisposition of one of the gentle
men. Meanwhile, the doctors were in
terviewed by the representative of the
Associated Press, but they positively de-
clined to make any statements as to the
results of the examination. 1t is clear,
however, that the American doctors are
impressed by the thoroughness with
which the French surgeons investigated
the case and they are not inclined to
raise a professional issue.
At least two of the American doctors
hold an outright accident theory and they
will seek to have that view Incorporated
in the official report. The grounds for
this conclusion are the following:
The French experts exhibited at the
morgue this morning a gemoetrieal de-
sign in which one line showed the direc-
tion of the bullet from the revolver as
it struck the floor and another line
showed the victim in a leaning posture
sitting at the foot of the bed, as has
been described by De Rydzewski. The
! angle of the bullet wound Tailed exactly
with the geometrical design based on De
Rydzewski's statement, and the Aneri-
can doctors verified this. The fact that
the direction of the wound was almost
parallel with the earth is accounted for
by the leaning posture of the victim. The
| equivalent to a mathematical demonstra-
| tion.
| The four American doctors, A. j. Mag
min, Edmund l.. Gross, Turner and Whit
| man, were present at the examination
as was also DR.. Sosquet, at
| the request of the French officials, and
M. Pacquet, representing Mr.. Gowdy.
| The body was brought into the amphi-
| theatre used for demonstrations before
students. DR.. Socquet explained the
course of the first autopsy and the Ameri
| can doctors carefully made their own
| inspection, but they made no new incl
| sions. The skull had been sawed into
| two parts along the course of the wound
which permitted the Americans to make
measurements, which served to establish
| the range of the bullet 1t was obvious
| that the range was not greatly upwards
| as at first announced, but was almost
| parallel with the earth.
, The provisional release of De
Rydzewski yesterday is considered as
establishing the view of the French au-
| thorities of the innocence of the Rus
sian. but he still is under surveillance
and if he attempts to leave the city he
will be liable to arrest as a fugitive
from Justice The American officials do
not expect that De Rydzewski will be
| further actively prosecuted, although he
probably will be arraigned later on the
minor charge of having possession of a
| revolver ,and of carelessly participating
! in the circumstances which caused the
death of Miss Gore.