The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-25
THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.
Russian Suspect Repeats the Details
of the Tragedy.

of the Tragedy.
| Paris, Nov 24-Acting on instruc-
! lions from the United States state de-
] partment TO thoroughly investigate the
/ shooting on Wednesday of Mrs. Ellen
| Gore, Consul General Gowdy today re-
quested four representative American
/ physicians living in Paris TO form
/ commission, conduct an independent
autopsy and report on the circum-
] stances and probabilities of how she
met her death. The commission is
! composed of Or. A. ]. Magin, who is
| in charge of the American hospital
in Paris: Dr. Edmund L. eros, for
merly of San Francisco; DR.. Turner and
! DIR. Whitmen. Mr.. Gowdy has sent
( written instructions to each of the doc
/ tors, in which he asks them to spare
/ no efforts to make the investigation
( searching. The commission has already
conferred regarding its plans but it has
not yet been settled when the autopsy
will take place. The French officials
still hold the body and numerous for
/ malities have to be gone through with
before il will be in possession of the
/ undertaken designated by Mr. Gowdy-
The latter is seeking to obtain pos
session of the remains but it probably
! will be necessary TO make an appli-
| cation to the examining magistrate in
| charge of the case. The doctors must
act quickly, as the funeral has been
arranged for . O'Clock tomorrow aft
ernoon in the American church on the
Rue de Berri. The Rev DR.. E ].
Thurber will officiate.
Different Theories.
The questions before the American
medical commission are delicate, for
their conclusions as to the course of
the bullet may conflict with those of
the French medical experts. The lat
"A hoe he 4haOr1r
upward range of the bullet, but the
American officials believe that an in
dependent autopsy will establish the
fact that the range was almost hori-
zontal, thus indicating a direct shot
from an aimed weapon The United
State consulate staff also is taking the
depoSitions of witnesses independent of
those taken by the French officials
So far this action has not developed
, ! any new features but the dispositions
: furnish a complete and unprejudiced
: history of the case and will be for
! warded to the state department at
J Washington
II Mr.. Gowdy will be represented at the
: examination of De Rydzewski, in whose
: apartment Mrs. Gore was killed, but as
: an observer, as care will be taken not
to create an impression that there is
the least official doubt of the thorough
ness of the French Justice.
NJ. Paquet, in behalf of Mr.. Gowdy,
: applied to the magistrate for posses
i / sion of the body, and the official Of
5 fered every facility. He ordered that
[ the remains be turned over to the
| United States officials. the only reser-
walton being that they be not removed
from the morgue until after the sec
r ond autopsy, owing to the require
= ments of the French law ThereuDon
t. the commission of American doctors ar
%t7afz-
y morgue tomorrow morning.
Letters Will Be Inspected.
Nj. Paquet also requested the magis-
trate to allow him to inspect the cor
respondence of De Rydzewski and Mrs
Gore. which the French official agree
to do after he had himself finished the
inspection of the letters, which he i:
expected to do today. This inspection
will be private. as will be the prelim'
mary hearings of the case.
The American doctors were in con
sultation this afternoon with DR.
Socquet, the French expert, whose frs
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
Owing TO the time which will be re
CURED IOE the StcOilu dQNOpSNr INC IL
neral has been postponed until Wed
nesday.
The French officials having the cas-
in their charge decided unexpectedly I
hold the reconstruction of the scene
n this afternoon instead of waiting un
"a til tomorrow.
"a This interesting formality occurred
81 the room where the tragedy took place
81 De Rydzewski re-enacted the detail
"a of the fatal scene and submitted [
81 the cross-examination of the official
81 at every step. The only persons ao
e mitted were the examining magistrate
u the commissary of the police, d
p Socuuet. who performed the autopsy
Gastinne Bennette, the expert armoreI
> De Rydzewsk and Lawyer Cruppi.
representative of Mr.. Gowdy apple
for permission to be present. but tn
a magistrate refused on The ground {
n requirements of the law. The part
~ arrived at the house at 3 o'clock L
p | Rydzewski was in a cab and was az
of companied by two police officers
L. had handouts on and looked pale an
OF emaciated He shielded his face fro
al the gaze of the crowd at the dot
and, followed by the magistrate an
70 the officers, mounted the stairs to II
ed room where the fatal scene was r.
enacted. There is every reason to b.
: lieve that the accused reiterated h
Story as ufSt tOfQ ana ttRdt MIS- GoA Z
death was the result of an accident.
De RydZewski re-enaeted the fin
> scene. giving complete details as
le- the positions of Mrs. Gore and hin
self He said that he was lying {
t" the bed. fully dressed, while Mrs Go
at was seated at the foot of the bed, h
- legs hanging down on the side uea
ia est the wall. and her head throw
Ne backward on the feather quilt, whi'
r. had been rolled to form a cushio
Wishing to take something from L
~ night table, he said, he knocked {
- the revolver, which went off. and Z
20 bullet struck Mrs. Gore in the face,