The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-25
RE-ENACTED THE TRAGEDY.
DeRydzewski Showed How Mrs.
Gore Was Killed

Paris, Nov. 24.-The- Gore tragedy
was presented in a dramatic aspect to-
day. when the French officials took De-
Rydzewski to the scene of the occur
renee and compelled him to re-enact
every detail of the affair, this being
done under the practice of the French
law, which requires the reconstruction
of the tragedy in the presence of off,
Gals under exactly the same conditions
as it was originally enacted.
The chamber was arranged as on the
night of the fatality, and the same
weapon was placed in DeRydzewslxi's
hand to act out his version. AS far
as is known, the prisoner went through
the ordeal with fortitude, without wav-
ering from his first story of the acct
dental fall of the revolver.
DeRydzewski re-enacted the final
scene, giving complete details as to the
positions of Mrs. Gore and himself.
He said he was lying on the bed, fully
dressed, while Mrs. Gore was seated
at the foot of the bed. her feet hang
ing down on the side nearest the wall,
and her head thrown backwards on the
feather quilt. which had been rolled
to form a cushion. Wishing to take
something from the night table, he said,
he knocked off the revolver, which
went off, the bullet striking Mrs. Gore
in the face.
AS the buffet was found buried in
the hair of the victim, it is impossible
to verify the direction taken by the
missile otherwise than by the wound.
AS a result of to-day's examination,
the examining magistrate has decided
to set DeRydzewski at liberty provis-
ionally.
Before the party left the house NJ
Bertillon, the criminologist, who is also
investigating the case on behalf of the
police, arrived and took several photo
graphs of the room, after asking De-
Rydzewski to place everything in ex-
actly the same position as at the mo-
ment of the tragedy. 1t is reported
that as he did this DeRydzewski
evinced considerable emotion.
He afterwards left in a cab escort
ed by two policemen, who conducted
him to the prison, where the necessary
formalities attending his discharge
from custody were completed.
The case has assumed an internation-
al aspect by the action of Consul Gen
eral Gowdy in following out the in
structions of the State Department at
Washington, and appointing a commits
sion composed of four American doc
,ut0rs residing in Paris to conduct an in
dependent post-mortem examination.
NJ. Paquet in behalf of Mr.. Gowdy,
applied to the magistrate for possession
of the body, and the official offered
every facility. He ordered that the re-
mains be turned over to the United
States officials the only reservation be-
ing that they be not removed from the
morgue until after the second autopsy,
owing to the requirements of the
French law Thereupon the commits
sion of American doctors arranged to
perform their autopsy at the morgue
tomorrow morning.
The American doctors were in con-
su1tation this afternoon with DR.. Soc
quet the French expert, whose first
autopsy tended to the accident theory.
This was due to professional courtesy.
Before beginning the independent au-
topsy, DR.. Socquet- explained his re-
suits and theory, leaving the Ameri-
cans free to pursue their own course.
The funeral has been postponed until
Wednesday.
The Figaro publishes this morning
an interview with Maitre Cruppi who
as counsel for the prisoner, was pres
ent at yesterdays examination. He
gives some additional details regarding
the reconstruction of the scene of the
tragedy
DIR. Souchet enacted the part of Mrs.
Gore, sitting on the bed in the position
indicated by the prisoner. 1t was in
taking his card case from the night
table that DeRydzewski knocked off
the revolver, the heavy butt of which
struck the floor.
The medical expert and armorer, NJ.
Gastinne Rennett, both testified that
the investigation did not justify them
in contradicting DeRydzewsi's version
of the affair. The examining magis-
trate then addressing the prisoner,
said:
at is well; you are free"