Evening journal., 1895-02-19
GENTRY STILL AT LARGE
Has the Murderer Of Actress
Madge Yorlxe Killed HIMSELF
NOT ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

Robert Drysdale Says the Young People
Were only Friends, but That Gentry
was Jealous Police Believe That the
Assassin is Living.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1o-Jamos b.
Gentry, who, in Zeisse's hotel, shot and
killed his hanoee, Madge Yorke, a SOU
brette in The Baggage Check" company,
is still nc large. The police are making
a thorough search for tho murderer and
messages descriptive of him have been sent
to the adjacent critics. but nothing hss
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.
Tho fatser, mother and brother Of the
dead actrcss arrived here from New York
to claim the remains Robert S. Drysdale,
the father Of the girl, lives at 1859 West
6eventy-elghth street, New York, and is
linen salesman ia the employ Of Q. Jaffe
q Pinkus, ia Leonard street The mother
was overcome whom she reached the scene
Of the tragedy, and upon the suggestion
Of Proprietor Zeisse,the members Of the
family took up their quarters at another
hostlcry.
Tho weapon used by Gentry was found
by policeman buried in the snow at
Eighth and Locust streets It has five
chambers, and as each contains an empty
shell 1t is believed that he fired five shots
Were Not Engaged.
Tho fathcr Of the dead girl denied that
his daughter and Gentry were engaged to
bo married. lie declares that he would
not have permitted his daughter to have
married Gentry had she SO desired Mr.
Drysdalo said that Gentry had been an ao-
quaintance Of the family for over a year
and was regarded wholly as a friend Con-
tinung, Mr.. Drysdalo said:
"Gentry seemed to take a - ndy inter
est in her, and we were glad that he
should be in the same company with her
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 cx-
plains tho frequency Of the kilograms and
letters with which he pestered her from
Boston, whittier he went after he had to
leave the company.
Madge was accustomed to coming to
see us unexpectedly, for she was an affec-
tionate girl and never was in the vicinity
of New York without raging her home a
visit. My wife all day Sunday was expect
ing to see her About O'Clock in the aft
ernoon Gentry came to the house and in
quired for my daughter. Her mother told
him she was not there.
" Well, said Gentry, have a telegram
| from Madge saying she would meet me in
Jersey City on the 1880 train. l waited
for her but she has not arrived.
= 1t is possible, said my wife, that she
will take tho later train
''Mc remained at our house for go min
utes and thcn departed, presumably to
meet the later train / am positive my
daughter did not como to Jersey City, fol
shb would assuredly have visited rs.
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 he vii
| put Oh tho road next season. Many mem
bels OF "The Baggage Check" 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 aud who, in fact, was tho only witness
to tho decd, was before Captain Of Detect
ives Miller. She had not fully recovered
from the nervous shock she sustained, bu
was sufficiently composed to tell the de
tails
After the interview Captain Miller sen
a lengthy dispatch 10 the chief Of police 0
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Willie Golfers com
pany, to which Gentry was attached, wa
billed to oappear in poughkeepsio last night
and while It is not thought that the mnr
derer went thco Captain Miller roQueste
the chief Of police to learn from the mem
bors Of the company whatever he could re
garding he man, Tho police arc Incline
to the opinion that Gentry dolibcratel
| planned the time for the commission 9
the decd. aud that after tho shooting h
took the 10 p m train on the Pnnsylya
MIA for New York.