Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-02-21
Of the Circumstances Which Led Up
to the Murder
Of Madge Yorke Last Suday-He
Was Insanely Jealous, and
q When His Sweetheart Refused
to Kiss Him He Killed Her.
There Had Been No Impropri-
eties.

took food with an apparent relish. lie
dropped asleep for few minutes.
When he was aroused he was given a
soft boiled egg and some milk, and
seemed to enjoy the diet. From three
o'clock this morning his rest was un-
broken except by an occasional inco-
herent muttering caused by his exhaust
ed condition.
When a search was made OF his cloth
ing this morning by the police officials
the first thing they found was the fol-
lowing note, scrbbled on the back Of
an envelopes:
My life has been a disappointment
from beginning to end. All l have TO
say is goodbye to earth.
(Slgned) u. B. GENTRY"
10 the pockets of his coat were half
dozen love letters from Madge Yorks,
just such letters as one receives from a
woman who loves man. The last was
dated February 10, aud from the nature
of IL it was evident that, even If she
meant TO dismiss him, her love for him
was very warm.
There were also two kilograms signed
"Madge." One of them read:
"Will meet you In New York; unable
TO come to-day on account OF rehearsal"
The other told him that she would be
in Chester, Pa, on the 4th instant ana
in Philadelphia on the 18th. Both were
signed with love, Madge."
As the developments of the tragedy
on Sunday night become known. 1t is
evident that had the love-crazsd actor
arrived a few minutes earlier there
would have been double tragedy and
Edward Magee, who was thare, would
have paid his life as the forfeit.
The quarrel that resulted in the de-
termination Of Miss Yorke and Miss
Clarke To leave the hotel was occasion
I'd by Proprietor Zeiss' strict enforce
4.eat &. the rules OF the hotel forbid
ding men 10 visit women boarders.
Charles w. ZeisS. his brother, said to
dSy that at the time Gentry went up TO
the room the women had prepared TO
leave the hotel. Their trunks were all
packed and they had their street cos
tunes on. This accounts for the fact that
when MlsS Eorke was shot she was wear
ing feather boa and hat. Frederick
Xeiss, who manages the hotel. said to-
day that when Mark Sullivan called, he
had no idea that Magee was In the
room.
81 Immediately went up stairs and
found that be was. He came down
stairs and was indignant. he likewise
was intoxicated. | told him it was
against the rules of the house and the
rules had TO oe obeyed. lie protested.
and | told him that was our rule, and
II it was not liked there was only one
other thing 20 do-go somewhere else"
1t appears that Edward Magee regis
tered at the hotel as Eddie Magee and
wife early in the day. His wife is a
member OF the May Howard company,
and is known as Grace Langley. His
wife came TO the city on Saturday night
and remained at the annex Of Zeiss'
Hotel until Monday morning. She left
by the Reading Railroad for Albany
about the time that Miss Yorke started
for New York city. After she
left Magee met the friend whose
name has been withheld. The two
put in their time at well-known
TO return from New YORK. About 6
o'clock they called on her at the hotel
and were there until about S o'clock
when Mark Sullivan called. Mr.. Ma
gee said last night that he had nothing
further to say about the matter, except
this: "There seems to be false i'm
preston held by some by my reference
10 Miss Clarke as knowing nv relations
with Miss Yorke. desire to say that
there WAS nothing that would in the
slightest degree reflect upon Miss
Yorke's character"
This last statement Of Magee that his
relations with Miss EorXe were per-
fectly proper is borne out by the result
OF the autopsy.
Magistrate Milligan this afternoon
made public the statement of Gentry,
made at the German Hospital this morn
Ing.
lie said: 81 was insanev jealous. l
have known Madge Drvsdale since
AuQust. 1898. We became friendly and
were engaged TO be married, and she
wore my ring on her finger. She also
bought me ring which she
pald one hundred and something
for. l was to have met her in
New York on Sunday. Her letters had
grown cold, and had wired her 4 num-
her of times to let me know the cause
of the sudden change, which was nat
Dral. my thinking as much of her as l
did. Her telegram said: 1908, l leave
here at ten had journeyed all night
from Boston. and was very sleepy when
Iootto New York, and did not get there
until 12:43. l did not see anything
.ofbsr on the l2:43 boat. I could not
do ANYTHING. as I was complete wreck,
and went to her fathers house and ask
ed II be had heard anything OF her
coming 10 town. He said no, and
tbatT had better go down again, as
there were some more trains aud
might meet her. went down again,
and not seeing her bought round trip
ticket for Philadelphia.
in the meantime l had been drink
ing for being disappointed. On my ar
rival in Philadelphia l went to the
Irving House and then to Dietrich's,
where | heard that she was next door
went in to Zeisse's and met Mr. Zeisse
and ssksd where Miss Yorke's room
wss had a pistol in my pocket
which | had borrowed from
man named Hacket in our COM
many. | said in nay mind, 1 may
bave To shoot some Romeo 10 the foot.