The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
AN ACTRESS KILLED.
Madge Yorke Murdered by Her
Lover, James 2. Gentry.
WERE ENGAGED TO Be MARRIED
Shocking Tradgedy I'm . Phfladelphia
Hotel, Witnessed by . Second
Actress Escapes.

soprano singer with THE Baggage
Check" company. was shot and almost IN
stanuiy killed tonight at the Zeiss hotel
in this city by James p. Gentry. q come
dian OF Golfers Back Number" COM
pany. Gentry escaped. and up to a late
hour had not been captured The Bag
gage Check company. who open fomor-
row might, arrived here early this morn
ing. and number OF the members. in
GLIDING Miss Yorke. registered at the
Zeiss hotel. Miss Yorixe taking third
story back room It was said that Miss
Yorke. whose home Is In New York city.
took a $50 train for that city. but she re-
turned to the hotel about o'clock tonight
and remained there. About O'Clock Gen.
try walked into the hotel office and asked
to be shown to Miss Yorke's room Be-
ing unknown to the hotel attaches, he was
told to wait a few minutes A message
was then sent to the girls room, but
Gentry did not walt. He walked into the
halfway and assembled by means. of the
stairway.
Miss Yorke and Miss Ida Clarke. a
member OF the company. were in the for
mer's room practicing songs when Gentry
opened the door and walked In unan-
nounced Miss Yorke manifested some
surprise as seeing him. and Introduced
HIM TO Miss Clarke. After hastily ac-
kno wledging the Introduction, Miss Clarke
says Gentry turned to Miss Yorlxe and In
angry tones demanded: "why did you
not meet me today?'
Before the girl could answer he whipped
out q revolver from his pocket and fred
three shots at her. each bullet taking ef-
feet, one over the right eye, one On the
center of the forehead and the third close
to the left temple. Gentry Immediately
rushed from the room and nothing more
was seen of him. The supposition Is that
he ran along the hallway and descended
by means of the fire escape ait the back
OF the house, making good Lis escape by
one Of the numerous alleys in the rear
The shots were heard throughout the
building. A patrol wagon was summoned
and the girl was taken to the Pennsyl-
vania hospital, about block distant
where she died Immediately upon her ar
rival.
Charles T. Blayney. author of 1.-THE
Baggage Check" and Manager Cooper
said that 1t was generally understood
that Gentry and the girl were engaged
to be married, and no motive for the deed
other than fit OF jealousy can be imagin-
ed. Gentry has always been regarded
by his friends In the profession as a
thoroughiy good fellow. while not a word
could be said against the girl Gentry, it
Is said. was originally from Richmond,
Va His friends in this city are OF the
opinion that he Will commit suicide.
The murdered girl was weh known In
the profession. During the season OF
1888 she was member Of the New York
Casino opera company. OF late years she
had been with the Natural Cas-" Horse
and Horse" where she first met Gentry,
and a number OF other prominent COM
pantes. She was engaged by the Bag
gage Check" company last season. and
made such a hit that Mr.. Blayney had
tried to advance her position, and to this
end was writing for her the part OF an
up-to-date girl In 1.-The Chattei MoSt-
gage" which is to be produced In New
York next month. She was a remarkably
pretty girl, decidedly brunette. and about
e years OF age.
Gentry is described as taaE. thin. sal
iow-faced man of about So years of age
and a clever character comedian. Miss
Clarke was Frustrated by the occurrence
and could not be seen. Detectives were
at once put upon the case.
New York, Feb. manager w. T.
Crossley. proprietor oof the Baggage
Check company. OF which Madge Yorke.
the dead woman was a member, said
tonight: "Sx weeks ago engaged Gen.
try and Madge Yorke for the Baggage
Check company. She played the part OF
the Italian maid. Gentry and Miss Yorke
were engaged to be married, but when
Gentry left my company after he rad
Joined 1t the two had bitter quarrel.
Gentry left with Willie Collier to take
a part in a Back Number saw Gen.
try on Broadway at 5 o'clock this after
noon. He was under the influence of
liquor. and was walking with Joe Coyne,
the comedian OF the Rush City COM
pany. He spoke to me and mentioned
Madge Yorke. He said. MY God, how I
love that girl"