The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-25
Autopsy Performed by the American
Doctors on the Body of
Mrs. Gore.
The Range Of the Bullet Was Not
Upward, but Parallel With
the Earth.
Tribute to the Dead Woman by Her
Former Husband-A De-
layed Letter.

raris, Nov. 25.-The independent post
mortem examination of the remains OF
Mrs. Ellen Gore made by the commission
of four American doctors appointed by
Consul General Gowdy at the instance of
the state department at Washington was
made this morning at the morgue. 1t
tended to establish the fact that Mrs.
Gore did not commit suicide.
The American doctors found that the
bullet entered the pupil of the right eye,
cutting the lower eyelid and emerging in
the rear Of the right side Of the head ut
less than half an inch elevation from the
point OF entry. The body bore no marks
OF a struggle and there were no powder
marks at the entrance of the wound.
The doctors have been given forty-eight
hours in which to consider an official re-
port. Mr.. Gowdy in the meanwhile has
ordered them not to give any Official
opinion on the case. He is seeking to
avoid a clash with the French experts.
The report Of the American commission
will be restricted to the pathology Of the
wound and the direction Of the bullet,
with no opinion as to the cause of death.
The four American doctors, A. J. Mag
min. Edmund l.. Gros, Turner and Whit
man, were present at the examination, as
was also Dr. Socquet at the request Of the
French officials and M. Paquet, represent
ing Mr.. Gowdy. The body was brought
into the ampitheater used for demonstra-
lions before students. DR.. Socquet ex-
planned the course Of the first autopsy
and the American doctors carefully made
their own inspection, but they made no in
cisions. The skull had been sawed in two
parts along the course of the wound
which permitted the Americans to make
measurements to establish the range Of
the bullet. 1t was obvious that the range
was not greatly upward. as at first an
nounced but was almost parallel with the
a p irn iocr ftn S1,k lo,t |.
was caused by an aimed weapon. The ex-
preston OF such an opinion, however, was
carefully avoided by the doctors. as their
examination was restricted to the course
and surroundings Of the wound. The
absence of powder marks at the entrance
Of the wound was partly accounted for
by the use of smokeless powder. although
the American officials insisted that suicide
would have compelled the holding of the
weapon so close to the wound that it
would have been somewhat burned.
Before the doctors separated they
agreed to meet later compare their. views
and formulate written report, which is
not expected to- be completed before to-
morrow.
The provisional release of De Rydzewski
yesterday is considered as establishing the
view G! the French authorities Of the in
nocence of the Russian. but he is still un-
der surveillance and if he attempts to
IcdNS ILLS Guy lie Will De lldOle TO arrest as
fugitive from justice. The American
officials do not expect that De Rydzewski
will be further actively prosecuted al
though he probably will be arraigned later
en- the minor charge Of having possession
of a revolver and of careless1y participant
ing in the circumstances which caused the
death of Mrs. Gore.
Mr.. GOWdy received from the state de-
partment to-day request from Mrs.
Cores relatives to take possession Of her
effects. Accordingly. he took charge of
two trunks, good deal Of music and lit
tie jewelry. The articles showed the
simple, refined tastes of the deceased.
The burial place of the remains of Mrs.
Gore has been changed to Bagneux ceme-
terry, owing to it's being sectarian Mr..
Gowdy has leased a lot there for five
years. during which time the relatives of
the deceased will decide whether they will
remove the body to America.