The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-25
THE CORE TRAGEDY
De Rydzewski Re-enacts for
the Police the Details
of the Affair,
BY the Associated Press.1

Paris, Nov. 24-The Gore tragedy was
presented in damatic aspect today,
when the French officials took De
Rydzeweki to the scene of the occur
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 officials 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originally enacted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 De Rydzeskis
hand to act out his version. AS far as
is known, the prisoner went through the
ordeal with fortitude without wavering
from his first story of the accidental fall
of the revolver.
De Rydzewski 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 legs hanging
down on the side nearest the wall and
her head thrown backwards on the
feather quilt, which had been rolled to
form cushion. Wishing to take some
thing from the night table, he said, he
knocked off the revolver. which went
off and the bullet struck Mrs. Gore in
the face
AS the bullet 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 re-
suit Of today's examination the exam
ining magistrate has decided to set De
Rydzewski at liberty Professionally. Be-
fore the party left the house, NJ. Bor-
tillon, the criminologist who also is in
vestigating 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 it occupied at
the moment OF the tragedy. 1t is re-
ported that as he did this De Rydzewski
eVinced considerable emotion. He after
wards left i'll a cab, escorted 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 international
aspect by the action of Consul General
Gowdy in following out the instructions
of the State Department at Washington
and appointing commission, composed
of four American doctors residing in
Paris, to conduct an Independent 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 remains be
turned over to the United States Off
cials, the only reservation being that
they be not removed from the morgue
until after the second autopsy, owing to
the requirements of the French law.
Thereupon the commission OF American
doctors arranged to perform their au-
topsy at the morgue tomorrow morning.
The American doctors were In consul
tation this evening with DR.. Socquet the
French expert whose first autopsy tend
ed to the accident theory. This was due
to professional courtesy, before begin
ming the independent autopsy. DR.. Soc
quet explained his results and theory,
leaving the Americans free to pursue
their own course.
The funeral has been postponed until
Wednesday.