The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-14

nis Lawyer Says He Hemenbers Noth'ng
If the Killing of Madee Yorke.

PHILADELPHIA. PA. April l5.- &c,
tor lanes Is. Gentry has been comm ,., W.
hv tlo coroncr's jury 10 Moyahl'ii7 ii7'.s
,.ricon to await the action of the gram"
i,,,, for shooting and killing hls7 N'"
garof Drvstalc. known ON in' a.,
Nadec york, at Zoisss botol lh ul'. .''s,
~ r,o,.,ua,.,. 18th last. The conspicuous
feature of the affair yesterday We ~.
sincere sympathy that cNisis io' '
re has been provided with able couiS'i
obo viii see that he is adequatey me-
fo,,lod "a the end Of the trial Ihe cor
l,,,r.s Office was crowded with ms
e.,o,de frclnding several ladies'. Daniel
c,pciiiy ,of New York with HeoIse
,larrioo of this city, have been retained
to defend Gentry. Gentry entered iloi'
cu0od % Detective Crawford. tie "iu ""-
look around at all. but looked ike q man MAJ
bopoloesly crushed, and positively inoli-
fcrcnt - ,..,...,,,.,.
tbo manager Of the hotel where the
shooting afray took place. There was
however. "a difference of opinion as 10
whether Gentry was sober ON the hisht
OF the murder
When Detective Crawford was called
he remarked: "I have evidence here
buf ! prefer to retain IL for the District
Attorney"
Ino HilINNlt3 OF MISS Alhl NJ anu III
ward Nfavcr were read. Nearly all OF
their contents are known. Miss Clarke said
she was Miss YOrkcs bosom friend. Miss
Yorke. according 10 her friends state
ment. was very much in love with Cen
try.
The man Magee I'm his deposition strcn-
uously denied that he had ever made love
to Miss Yorke or nirted with her. Cen
try's jealousy was grounded purely on the
statements Of his alleged friends, accord
ing 10 Magee.
Miss Yorke." his deposition read. told
me Gentry accused her Of being a flirt.
and that he had threatened TO kin her
two or three times. on Saturday preceding
her death she said TO me she feared he
would attempt her life. 1 have seen tel
oprams from Gentry I'm which he said.
Wire me and explain, or / will so mad
Gentry and j never had any quarrel
about her"
Daniel O'Roilly, the leading counsel for
the prisoner threw considerable light on
the affair by this statement:
"FrCm the Tuesday previous 10 the
murder Gentry does not remember a
thing up 10 his admission TO Moyamon-
sing. The signed statement obtained by
the magistrate was secured when Gentry
was dcliriOus ana knew nothing Of what
ne was doing ] saw him within an hour
after 10 was signed. and he could not
talk c0hcrcntiy with me.
"'lhere is no truth in ihe statement
made by Magco. of the baggage Check
Company, that he was urged ON TO the
crime by the 'Euyng' his brother profess
sionals gave him There is a strong vein
of insanity I'm Gcntry's family. Ills father
died i'm am insane asylum, as did his aunt
and grand-uncle, while a first cousin is
now under restraint on account of the
of his mind.
after the proceedings were over Cen
try wanted TO know if Magee and Madge
Norke were present, which is a clear in-
dication that he is yet mentally unbal- |
anced. The story about his escape by the |
trc-escape is mere fiction; he scaled the !
roof of the hotel ana crossed over three |
houses and slid down a pipe. jumping |
over the fence that surrounded the house. |
"He walked all night and the next dav |
slept i'm the barn. The following night me !
came to the vicinity whore he was /
found. Early I'm the morning ne crept /
INTO "a house that was being newly built. |
ANA slept during the day while the work |
men were busy below. There is no truth |
about mis- attempt at suicide. lie walked
through large glass window three
stories from the ground The ragged
glass inflicted the wounds and the fan
10 the ground fractured his ribs In this
condition he crawled 10 the spot where
ne was found. where he dropped exhaust
ad."