New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-21
A PARIS MYSTERY.
YOUNG AMERICAN WOMAN FOUyn IN
A SINGERS APARTMENT DYING
FROM PISTOL WOUND.

Paris, Nov. 20.-Helen Gore. said 70 =.
American. was killed by revolver shot ,a.,' 81
day in the apartment occupied by Jean ds D.,
zenski, a singer of the Imperial Theatre NJ =
Petersburg De Rydzenski at first said ,,,-
Gore committed suicide, but subsequently n. ~
clared the revolver went OFF accidentally
Consul General GOwdy is personally ir-...
eating the death of Miss Gore who was Co.
plotting her musical education here and Iivod :
the fashionable quarter OF Passy When ror.,
yesterday evening the victim was uncons.,-
and had bullet wound over her right eve t.
doctors were summoned TO attend her bur Oh,
died without regainins consciousness. tn.
lice have accepted the theory OF the younp D.
sian singer, who In the room at tbs ,,,..
that the shooting was the result of an acc,1o.,
during scuffie for possession Of the Ve.u.-
De Rydzenski comes of a rich and noble P,,ss.-
family. He is the son Of Russian general ara
he has uncles who hold high places in the CIV.
eminent service.
Miss Gore lived in the Avenue de Ia Grand.
Armee, not far from the apartment Of the Ru,-
sian, where the tragedy occurred The ansi-
has caused much excitement in that loeal;,,
The police are continuing their investigation ana
De Rydzenski Is kept under surveillance.
Consul General C5owdy's Investigations ha,.
established that Ellen Gore arrived in Paris o
August - and registered at a boarding hone,
No. II Avenue de la Grande Armee as Mr.,
Ellen Gore. of New-York- She does not apues-
to have had any relatives living in Paris I'm,
among the effects found in her room are ssv.
eraI typewriter letters Of recent dates bearinz
the heading Attorney Edward C. Butler Corr
Court Of Mexico These letters are OF \
strictly business nature relating to properly
The proprietor of Miss Cores boarding bou.,
says she appeared to be a conscientious s,u
dent; she worked hard at her musical Studio,
and received few visitors.
Consul General Gowdy has not formed anv
theory regarding the circumstances OF the death
but he will insist On the police thoroughly prob
ing all the mysterious features Of the case. The
body has been removed to the morgue. where Il
will remain until Mr., Gowdy has received al.
vices from the woman's relatives.
II appears that NJ De Rydzenski returned
to his lodgings. No. Rue de la Faisanderis. a,
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. accompanied b..
Miss Gore. whom he took to his room. Hair
an hour later the report of a revolver shot was
heard. and De Rydzenski rushed into the hall
shouting for help. The proprietor Of the housa
and several other persons entered the room and
found Miss Gore lying on the bed, while this
revolver was on the rug at the bedside De
RydzenSki's version OF the affair IS that Wills
Converstng with his visitor H. had occasion Il,
pick up an article from the table and he mad
vertently knocked Off the revolver the fall Of
which to the floor caused II 10 discharge The
bullet struck Miss Gore and she fell backward
on the bed in an unconscious condition The
commissary of police who has charge OF the
case says the story seems improbable, but that
IL Is impossible as yet 70 say whether the case
Is one OF murder or accident Nothing has vet
been discovered to help in clearing up the ulys-
terry surrounding the affair.
According TO q servant In De RydzeuskFg
house, Miss Gore paid frequent visits 10 the
Russian. who. 10 Is now reported first said that
she had committed suicide. but afterwards told
the police that, while holding the revolver IN
his hand, It slipped from his grasp and went of
as IL fell