Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-19
GENTRY STILL AT LARGE.
Has the Murderer of Actress Madge Yorke Killed Himself?
NOT ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.
Robert Drysdale Says the Young People Were Only Friends, but That Gentry Was Jealous Police Relieve That the Assassin Is Living.

Were Only Friends, but That Gentry
 Was JeaIous-P Police Relieve That the
 Assassin Is Living.
 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l9.-James B. Gentry, who, in ZcisSe'S hotel, shot and killed his fiancce, Madge Yorke, a sou. brette in "The Baggage Cheek" company. is still at large Tho police are making @ thorough search for the murderer, and messages descriptive of him have been sent to tho adjacent cities, but nothing has been seen or heard of the slayer up to this morning. A theory is advanced that Gen. try has drowned himself or committed sui eide in some other manner, but there is nothing to indicate this.
 The father mother and brother of the dead actress arrived hero from New York to claim tho remains. Robert s. Drysdale, the father of the girl, lives at 169 West Seventy-eighth street, New York, and is linen salesman in the employ of O. Jaffe & Pinkus, in Leonard street. The mother was overcome when she reached the scene of the tragedy, and upon the suggestion of Proprietor Zeissc the members of the family took up their quarters at another hostlcry.
 The weapon used by Gentry was found by a policeman buried in the snow at Eighth and Locust streets. It has five chambers, and as each contains an empty shell it is believed that he fired five shots.
 Were Not Engaged.
 The father of the dead girl denied that his daughter and Gentry were engaged to be married. He declares that he would not have permitted his daughter to have married Gentry had she so desired. Mir Drysdale said that Gentry had been an ac- quaintance of the family for over year and was regarded wholly as a friend. Con- tinuing, Mir. Drysdale said:
 "Gentry seemed to take kindly inter est in her, and we were glad that he should bo in the same company with her. l think the presence of many gentlemen who called to see her aroused his jealousy. We entertain largely, and my daughter had many admirers. This jealousy ex- plains the frequency of the telegrams and letters with which he pestcred her from Boston, whither he went after he had to leave the company.
 Madge was accustomed to coming tO sec Us unexpectedly, for she was an affcC- tionate girl and never was in the vicinity of New York without Iaying her home u visit. My wife all day Sunday was expect. ing to sec her. About , o'clork in the aft. ernoon Gentry came to the l.. uoc and in. quired for my daughter Her mother told him she was not therc.
 Well said Gentry, 1 have teigranl from Madge saying she would meet me in Jersey City on the 12:00 train waited for her but she has not arrived.
 '' It is possible, said my wife, that she will take the later train.
 'He remained at our house for 20 min uteS and then departed, presumably tC meet the later train. I am positive my daughter did not come to Jersey City, foI she would assuredly have visited us "
 Police SurmIses.
 Miss Drysdale was very highly respected in the company. Her manager thought much of her ability and was making q special part for her in a play which be will put on the road next season. Many mem bers of "The Baggage Cheek" company believe that Gentry has ended his life. The idea of suicide. however, is secuted by the police
 Miss Clarke, who witnessed the shoot. ing and who in fact, was the only witness to the deed was before Captain of Detect ives Miller She had not fully recovered from the nervous shock she sustained, but was sufficiently composed to tell the de tails.
 After the interview Captain Miller sent lengthy dispatch to the chief or police ol Poughkecpsie. N. Y. Willie Golfers com pany, to which Gentry was attached, wa: billed to appear in Poughkeepsie last night and while it is not thought that the mur derer went there Captain Miller requested the chief of police to learn from the mem bers of the company whatever he could TO garding the man. The police are inclined to the opinion that Gentry deliberately planned the time for the commission oI the dccd, and that after the shooting ht took the 10 D. m. train on the Pennsylva mia for New York.