The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-22
THE TRAGEDY IN PARIS
THE DEATH OF MRS, GORE is VERY
MYSTERIOUS.
The Suicide Theory Has Been Rejected
but the Paris Police Do Not Believe
It a Murder,

Paris, November 2l.--The tragic death or
the young American artist, Mrs. Ellen core,
continues TO occupy the attention Of the
police and the stan Of the American con
sulate The developments Of the true in
wardness OF the mystery were followed
with eager interest by the public today
and brought forward many who had known
Mrs. Gore here and in America, and from
them her ahtecedents were fully obtained
IL was developed also that she had been
pupil of the famous composer, Mosshow.
ski, while De Ryd2ewski was a pupil OF
Jean Lassalle, the baritone OF the grand
opera
The police brapcn Of the mystery seem
ingy remains undeveloped, and no further
light was thrown On the causes which led
TO the tragedy or the circumstances at
tending Its enactment,
An autopsy was held today by DR.. soquet
and resulted in formal report that the
cause Of the death was bullet wound,
Consul General Gqwdy assigned member
Of his stan to attend the autopsy and take
notes Of the conditions Of the body. That
official reported that the bullet entered
clear through the head. The bullet was
not found. ~ u rl-.
The project Of police designated Castonne
Bennete: the expert armorer. to study the
wound for the purpose OF developing the
possibility OF suicide.
Although many friends Of Mrs Gore
Culieu on MI. GuWOY To-Day, none claimed
the body, and late In the day he cabled At
torney Butler Of Mexico City, asking as to
It's disposition The most circumstantial
account concerning Mrs. Gore was fur
nished by Vincent Toledo, the director OF
a leading piano establishment In the Ave
nue. de iOpera. lie says she was Intro
duced to him hy letters from musical
friends In New York. She appeared TO him
most charming and vivacious and devoted
to music. She received all OF her mali at
private address.
She travelled In the early summer over
Europe and took lessons In Vienna from a
lending master. Returning last August she
asked to be recommended TO a master OF
the highest rank. Moszkowski was chosen.
She studied with great areor and took
part In number OF muslcales
Last Tuesday she accepted an Invitation
to the opera from NJ Toledo for last night
and he was Mortified on going for her to
md her dead.
Moszkowski, on being interviewed. said:
II can not believe Mrs Gore has COM
mitted suicide. She was OF the happiest
disposition. | never saw the least evidence
In her work and gave much promlse as a
musician IL was her purpose. after com
pletlng her musical education. TO return to
America. She inquired Of ME recently II
thought she would make an excellent pro
feSSlonal She has taken lessons Of me
every Tuesday since the 10th OF October,
Last Tuesday ! received q note from her,
saying she was suffering from lpdisposltion
did not know anything OF her private
life, W
De Rydzewskt continues In confinement.
The police declined 10 admit his friends TO
see him pending inquiry NJ, Lasalle has
undertaken to champion his pupils inter.
est and has designated two leading lawyers
70 defend him. Las6lle says the murder
theory Is untcnable, as De Rydzewsk is
OF q tender sympathetic disposition.
The police have modified their theory on
damaging clew De Rydzewski at first
claimed that the girl was dead and he
afterward said she had committed suicide.
Tho police at hrst held this to be damaging
contradiction, but Commlssary Landell said
after fuller investigation today that the
second declaration regarding suicide was
misunderstood and that De Rydzewski In
tended 10 Indicate merely that she was
dead.