The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-21
nADLY IN LOVE WITH MADGE.
GENTRY TELLS TIE STORY OF TIE
MURDER.

Had Travelled All the Way From,
Uoston 20 Meet Her-FaiIinE to
rind Her in New York, He Went on
10 Philadelphia in jealous Rage
ExDecting 10 Find Her With An
other Man-Her Refusal 10 Kiss
Vim Followed by the Fatal Shot.
Philadelphia. Pa. Feb. 2O.-James 3.
Gentry. the murderer Of Margaret Win
fired Drysdale Cdadge Torke). who was
captured here early this morning. with
his skull fractured. a rib in his right side
broken. and with three superficial wounds
ever his heart, is in a seml-conscious
condition al the German hospital The
doctors state that while the man is seri-
ously injured, the fractured skull and
broken rib being caused BY his jumping
from a window in escaping from the ho-
tel. after the murder, and the wound over
his heart being inflicted with a pen
knife with suicidal intent. he has an even
chance for recovery. Gentry is guarded
by two policemen and the hospital author
itss will not allow anyone 10 commuul-
cate with him. AS he is only conscious
at intervals it is probable that no con
necred statement regarding the tragedy
could be obtained from him were admis-
sion 10 The room in which he is confined
allowed.
Gentry has frequent periods Of deleri-
BUSINESS, and while n that state he talks
incohsrenrly Of '14adge." The excite
nent to which the murderer was sub
1ected from Sunday night until after
midnight this morning and lack of food
mas EreaLiy weakened him, but the doc
tors think that after he shall have re-
ceved suflciln. st.mulants that this will
be overcome. In case Gentry should live
80 Nlll probably De a week or more before
he can be pronounced out of danger The
police have notified his relatives.
Magistrate 44ll-i g an. accompanied by his
clerk, John MCnet, Miss LiQa Clark the
sole witness 20 the shooting OF Miss Drvs-
dali, ald Detective Murray went TO the
German hospital at noon and the magis-
rate gave Gentry q formal preliminary
hearing, holding him to await the action
~ the coroner's jury. The murderer was
conscious Of the proceedings
Gentry then made a deposition of the
tragedy, which was reduced to writing by
Clerk MoIet, as follows: Il was insane
ly Jealous. l had known Madge Drysdal
since August, 1893. We became friendly
ana We're engaged to be married, and she
wore my rims on her finger. She also
bought me rims, which she paid over
SlUO for. was to have met her in New York
on sunday. Her letters had turned cold
and had wired her @ number Of times to
let me know the cause OF the sudden
change which was natural my thinking
rs much Of her as I did. Her telegram
read i2;03 leave here al TO- / had
1ourneyed al night from Boston and
was very sleepy when l got to New York.
and did not get there until 1873. / ar
rived there ana aid not see anything Of
Eer on the l2:43 boat l could not do any
ihlng, was IL complete wreck, and went to
her fathers house and asked If he had
heard anything Of her coming to him. He
said no. had better go down again: there
was some more trains and I might meet
her ] went down again, and not seeing
her bought round trip ticket and took
train for Philadelphia In the meantime,
had been drinking on being disappointed.
on arriving in Philadelphia. ] went to the
Irving house and then 10 Miss Dietrich,
aud heard she was next door. ! went into
lelss, met MIR. Zeiss and asked where was
Miss Yorke's room. I had a pistol in my
rocket, which I had borrowed from g man
naned Hackett, in our company. ] said
in my mind I may have to shoot some
Romeo in the foot. I fully expected TO
nnd g man la her room, little blonde
Yellow. I went upstairs and walked into
The room. and when saw Der was very
much excited. I said: Well, darling,
have come.
y lived on beef and clam broth for
week previous. 7 was completely upset
! said: Are you glad to see meT
She seemed TO be ewfully disappointed
at my appearance. She said, oh why,
what are you doing hereT
I said; Darling. won't you kiss me%
She said I will not (as I remember).
] said; You won't?
"Sne replied: No These seemed to be
her last words, snd the result followed. 7
was insanely Jealous. ! had no intention
or shooting her when left Boston. Bat
was so earaged. for I loved the woman"
Ihe physicians under whom Gentry is
being treated. this afternoon gave out this
statement Of his injuries: Gentry has
fWo lacerated wounds OF the scalp with
fracture Of the outer table OF the skull
ne has one fracture in the rib, pene-
1-arng the pleura, the lining of the chest
ne mas three slight stab wounds over the
region OF the heart, and numerous con-
luSlo1s and abrasions Of the body. The
most serious of his physical injuries Is
NE oroke- rib, penetrating the pleura
LAe wound permits the air to
enter underneath the skin and
70 produce enphysema. But the
fracture OF the skull is not serious His
real condition is more ore Of general ex-
-ausuon than anything else. His chances
-oF recovery are even. If he has the
Stamina Of constitution to pull him
cArough the issue. Of course. win be
favorable al depends upon this He is
hoI45ring from exposure more than from
actual injuries"