The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-25
Verdict of the American Physi-
clans Who Held Autopsy
On the Body of Mrs. Ellen Gore
in Paris.
ARE NO POWDER MARKS
De Rydzewski Is Still Held Un-
der Police Surveillance.
Former Husband of Dead W0-
man Speaks Well of Her.

Paris, Nov. 25.-The independent post
mortem examination over the remains
of Mrs. 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 intended 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 eye lid and emerging
in the rear of the right side of the head
al 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 4S hours
in which to, consult the official report.
Mr.. Gowdy in the meanwhile has order
ed them not to give any official opinion
of the case. He is seeking to avoid a
clash with the French experts. The re-
port 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.
Magnin, Edmund L. Gross, Turner and
Whitman were present at the examiud-
ton as was also DR.. Socquet, at the re-
quest of the French officials and DIR.
The body was brought into the am
phitheater used for demonstrations be-
fore students. DR.. SocQuet explained the
course of the first autopsy, and the
American doctors carefully made their
own inspection but they made no new
incisions. 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 announced but was almost parallel
with the ear, indicating the theory that
death was caused by an aimed weapon.
The expression of such an opinion, how
ever. was carefully avoided by the doc
tors as their examination was restrict
4 ed to the course and surroundings of the
wound. The absence of powder marks
at the entrance of the wound was part
ly accounted for by the use of smoke
less powder, although the American
officials insisted that suicide would have
compelled the holding Of the weapon 50
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 tomorrow.
The provisional release of De Rydze-
wski yesterday is considered as estab-
I fishing the view of the French authori-
ties of the innocence of the Russian. but
! he IS still under surveillance. and if he
/
liable to arrest as a fugitive from JUS
tice. The American officials do not ex-
pect that De Rydzewsld will be further
actively prosecuted, although he prob
ably will be arraigned later on the
minor charge of having possession of a
revolver and of carelessly participating
! in the circumstances which caused the
death of Mrs. Gore
/ Mr.. Gowdy received from the state de-
partment today a request from Mrs.
Cores relatives to take possession of
her effects. Accordingly, he took charge
of two trunks, a good deal of music
and a little jewelry The articles slow
ed the simple, refined tastes of the de-
ceased.
The burial place of the remains of
Mrs. Gore has been changed to Bagneux
cemetery owing to it's being non-sectar-
/ ian. Mr.. Gowdy has leased lot for five
i years, during which time the relatives
of the deceased will decide whether they
will remove the body to America.
/ HUSBAND SPEAKS WELL OF HER.
San Francisco, Nov. 25.-Thomas Sin
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