Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-18
AN ACTRESS SHOT DEAD
Madge Yorke Killed by James
 Gentry, d Comedian.
JEALOUSY GIVEN AS THE CAUSE.

He CoolIy Walked Into Her Room In a
 Philadelphia Hotel and Emptied a Re.
 vOlVcr In Her Facc-T The Assassin Escapes.
 They Were Engaged to Be Married.
 pHILApEIrHlA. Feb lS.-Madgo Yorke . soprano s'nger with The Baggage Check" company was sho, and almost instantly kill d at ZeisS' hotel, this city. by Inm"s F. Gentry. a comedian of Col licr's ' Back Number" company. Gentry escaped, and up to this morning had not beSn caught.
 Tho Baggage Check" company, which op ms nj the Empire thcatrr tonight. ar rivei ter early sunday mOIni from Chester Ia and number of m, mberS, including Miss IOrkc register, d at Xeiss hot-l, Mis- Gorkc taking third story back room It Is said that Miss Horkc whose hOm Is in New York city. took the 9; DO a, m, train for that city, but she rcturned 10 the hotel at about 6 o'clock last evening and remained there
 About o'clock Gentry walked into he hotel olltCo and asked to be shown to Miss Iorke's room, Being unknown to tho attaches of tho hot, l. hc was told to wait n few moments X message was then sent to he girls room but Gentry did not wait, He walked out into the hallway and asccndcd by m, ans of the stairway.
 Miss lo;k and Miss Iida Clarke, a member of tn" company, were in the for nor $ room practiCing songs when Gentry opened the d, or and walked in unannounc- ed, Miss IorRc mamie lttd Il some surprise at cling him and introduced him to Miss Clarke. After hastily acknowledging the introduction, Mss Clarke says, Gentry turned to NJ sS Yorke and in an angry tone demarde "Why didn't you met me today"
 Before the girl could answer he wh.p D ped revolver from h'S pockc' and iircd threo shots at hor each bullet taking cf fect--ono over tn Ght eye one in he center of tho forehead and the third closo to the loft tCmp,e.
 The Murderer Escapes.
 Gentry inn cal ately rushed from the room. and no Il ng moro was soon Of him The suppos ton lS hat he ran along tho hallway and de CenGed by means of the fro escape at tn back of the house mak ing good h : escIpe by one of the numCr- Ous lttlo all ys in th1 Tar
 Thc shots WIT lu ard thruugl ou, th2 building X patrol wagon was summon. d. and the 2 Il waS talk n tu the r, nnsylva- nia hospital nhout block distant, wh rr sh ded imm q at ly upon her arrival
 B for ,nt r ng th hot G, ntry W, mt to a th Atr cal boarding housa next door Srp. by a Mrs D;, tr oh wherr h, was in form thrt NJ s> York" was stopping at Xci>s
 Charles T ,Ilan y. aui hvr of " Tn, Bog gng Ch e.. and Manager Coop T ,a.d tlat it was \ Il rally uud, rs ood that C H. try and th" F IT W, r tngag tn h ma ri,d, nd no mot V for tn d Il other than n fit of a'ousy can br imagined
 G,ntry had a,wayS b ., n rC gard d by his fr.crd. n th p,of sS on as a thorough Sool fellow " wh:l2 not a word coulu h. sad in IF m n to th1 girl G>niry. t IS sad < or G.ually from Richmond Ills friend, in tn " ar of thv op u.Ntkthit hc will ,oIum Su . dc as certain marked peculiar.t rs of vo'cc and manner render h s capture II th' near future almost in- rvitable
 Tho murdered girl was well known In the profess vn Dur ug the season ot lSS1.sS sho w.,> a member of thA New York Cs4'o Op ra company Of late years she laS h n with %a. urll Gas ' ''HoSs and Luls '--whcre sho fir. | met Gtntry-and 2 uum5er ot other prlm uant compan cs
 Shc was ,uglgHd by The Bagga-' Ch, ok company last Ason aud had mad such a h that Mr RIanoy had de dtu ,O duNduCc uCE III ItS .utl, anu tC thl> end was wr.t Ing fo" her tEo part ot an up to date ST, III "rke Chattel Mort gag wh vh ,s tn bo rroduc q in New York n, \. month, Shc was a rcmarkably pretty girl decided rrunette and about 2& years of age
 Gentry iS dcsCebyd As d tall thin. al low faced man nf about &5 years and is sad to ho c ever CharLc CT comedian
 NJ SS ( ark" was pro rated by the occur rerco ard could nu; b, cn. nctect ve wrro at ,n. put upon the cas-.
 Miss lVrNoS proTer name wa> nryS dale, and h.: home was at l69 West ~ev enty ighth stiCI, New York city. T,l egrams were mt to her parents ct that address