Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-21
J. B. .GENTRY'S STORY.
Insane Jealousy The Cause Of IidSt
Yofk'S Murder.
DEPOSITION BEFORE MAGISTRATE.
The eswoundcd Man Says He Loved
the Woman and That He and She
Were Engaged to he Married-His
Condition.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, February o..
Magistrate Milligan, accompanied by MS
clerk, John Moffett. Miss Ida Clark, the
sole witness of the shooting Of Miss
Drysdale. and Detective Murray. went to
the German Hospital at noon. and the
Magistrate gave James Il. Gentry
formal preliminary hearing, holding h'm
TO await the action of the coroner. The
murderer was conscious of the proceed
ings.
Gentry then made deposition in regard
to the tragedy, which was reduced TO
writing by Clerk Moffett, as follows: Il
was insanely jealous. | had known Madge
Drysdale since August, 1898. We be-
came friendly, and engaged TO be mar
rietl. and she wore my ring on her finger.
She also bought me a ring, for which she
paid over 500. / was to nave met her
I'm New York on Sunday. Her letters
had turned cold and 1 had warned her
a number of times TO let me know the
cause of the sudden change, which was
natural. in view OF my thinking as much
OF her as | did.
Her telegram read: 12:03. leave here
at 1o.' | had journeyed all night from
Boston. and was very sleepy when ! got
to New York, and did not get there I'M
I'll l2:i3
IN NEW YORK.
II arrived there, and DID not see any
thing of her on the 12:i5 boat could not
do anything, was a complete wreck. and
went TO her fathers house and asked II
he had heard anything OF her coming to
MIN. lie said no; ! had better go down
again; there were some more trains. and
/ nh;ht meet her. / went down again.
and not seeing her, bought a round-trip
ticket and tool. a train for Philadelphia.
In the mean time | had been drinking, on
being disappointed.
On arriving in Philadelphia went TO
Irving House and then to Miss Dietrichs -
aud heard sne was next door. Went into
Xeiss's. met Mr.. Zess. and asked where
was Miss York. / had a pistol I'm my
pocket, which | borrowed from a man
named Sacket. in our company. | said in
my mind. L may have 10 shoot some
Romeo in the foot / fully expected u
find man in her room-a little blonde
fellow. / went upstairs, and waited in
the room, and when | saw her was very
much delighted ] said, We'll, darling,
/ have come. l had lived on beef Il
clan-brOth for a week previous ] was
deeply upset. said. Are you going TO
see meT She seemed to be awfully dis
appointed at my presence. She said. oh,
what are you doing here? / said. Oar
ling, won't you kiss me?' She said. L
Will not CAS- / remember.) | said. 'You
won't?' She replied. NO These seemed
10 be the last words. and the result fol-
lowed l was insaneiy jealous. ! had
no intention OF shooting her when | left
Boston. But / was so enraged, for |
loved the woman
GENTRY'S CONDITION.
The physicians under whom Gentry Is
beng treated this afternoon gave out
this statement OF his injuries: Gentry has
two laceratcd wounds OF the scalp. with
fracture of the outer skull. He has one
fracture in the rib, penetrating the pleura,
the lining OF the chest. He has three
slight wounds over the region of the
heart. and numerous contusons and
abrasions of the body. the most serious
feature Of his physical condition is the
broken rib penetrating the pleura. The
wCrnd permits the air To enter under
meath the SKIN. and produce emphyscma.
The fracture OF the skull is not serious.
His real condition Is more one of geneI
raj exhaustion than anything else. HIS
chances for recovery are even. If he has
the stamina Of constitution to put him
through. the issue OF course. will b.
favorable. All depends upon this. He is
suffering from exposure more than from
actual Injuries.