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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
Meets a Strange Death.

Aberdeen. A strange death oc-
Cured to a settler near Lennon.
when the wife OF a homesteader died
OF fright. The roof OF the shanty
in which the family lived was in
need of repairs and the husband
climbed on the roof 10 tx it while his
wife was still in bed. The roof fell
IN. the timbers crashing down over the
woman. When Aer husband REMOVED
them he found his wife was dead, all
though she was not injured. A ply
stefan examined her and stated that
death was due TO heart disease.
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went to Philadelphia to Zeisse' Hotel,
where Miss Yorke was staying. Find
ing the number of her room he found
his way into it. Miss Yorke and an
other woman member of the company
were together there. A furious quar-
rel ensued. For all of Gentry's ac-
cusations, Miss Yorke had a quick
reply and at the end 1t was Gentry
who weakened and asked her to kiss
him.
She refused and the act was her
death warrant. Gentry drew a pistol,
fired at her point blank and death
came to her SO quickly that she was
never able to make any paragraph.
The escape of Gentry was dramatic
to the extreme. Down the fire-escape
he dashed to the point where it stop
ped at the second floor, twenty feet
above the brick pavement. Without
hesitating he leaped, breaking his leg
and sustaining a slight concussion of
the brain. In some manner he made
his way to Fairmount Park and es-
capped capture for several days, but
finally the paia of his wounds and the
need of food forced him back to the
city again and they found him In a
stupor on the steps of a store.
The trial which followed was a
memorable duel between Charles w.
Brooke and George S. Graham. This
was Brooke's last great criminal trial
as he died not long after.
Gentry was convicted in the first
degree and sentenced to be hanged.
Then came the first rally to his aid
Of the powerful friends who fought
increasingly to save him from the gal
lows, and this accomplished to win
him his eventual freedom.
Gentry was a Mason, he was popu-
lar in his profession and the pathos
of his hopeless passion for Miss Yorke
won him the sympathy of many prom
inent persons.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

,ne of the most notable organized eff
orts in the history of American juris-
prudence.
In fact the entire Gentry case with
IL its dramatic features will always
tairEive as a classic in murder cases.
The of Gentry and Madge
Iorke began in the artificial current
If Broadway's fiashy life.
He was a young actor of promise
Who had made quite a by his
interpretations of rural characters.
badge Yorke was a Coincidence,
beautiful, arch and much admired.
Had the affections of the two been
equal the tragedy in which they were
destined to figure would never have
zone to its pitiful finish.
But as often happens the affection
vas unequally divided. Gentry's
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
MARK.

1t Is announced that the creditors
of Alberti will realize one per cent
Of their dues. The total Indebtedness
Of the celebrated defaulter Is n ,O00.-
900 crowns; his assets only 200,0 600
crowns.
The well known pleasure yacht,
"Virma," which has been used by
many of the princes of Denmark, has
been sold to a Russian company,
which will use 1t for transporting pas
sengers to America.
A monument to the memory OF Pro
lessor Ostergaard, of Aalberg, head
of the Teachers Association OF Den
mark, was recently unveiled. The
deceased rendered notable service In
the development of the public schools
OF Denmark.
A report from Copenhagen indicates
that there may be trouble on account
Of the impending visit to the Danish
capital of the czar of Russia. TIE
revolutionary socialists are up in arms
and are appealing to the people to
show their contempt for the car by
keeping off the streets and by dress
ing in mourning.
A dispatch from Christiania says
that the third Scandinavian Hunts
mems Congress met at Copenhagen
July 4. The convention opened witt
a banquet at the Radius, at which
toasts and speeches of welcome were
made. Monday morning the delegates
gathered in Tivoli's concert hall te
listen to a lecture on Features o.
Hunting History in Denmark" BY
Prof. Sophus Bandit. The first de
bate was led by Bothen. 1t concerned
swimming game" The next debates
were led by Alexander hansen ant
Ferd, Won Wright. In the afternoon
the delegates were treated to an ex
cursion to Helsingor, where luncl
vas served. Wednesday the delegates
visited various guards to inspect Dan
lsh housekeeping. Thursday the.
again assembled in Tivoli's concer
hall where Bothen gave an address
In the evening a farewell reception
was given the visitors.
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Three times the date was set for
his hanging but In every case stays
OF execution were obtained and finally
Gentry had his sentence committed to
life Imprisonment.
For the first part of his stay In
prison Gentry lived like a man dazed.
He took no interest in anything and
the feebleness of his health was only
matched by the weakness OF his men
tai condition. Then some kindly war
den conceived a good idea of putting
him in charge of the flower beds of
the Eastern ~Penitentiary. This work
kept him in the open from 10 O'Clock
in the morning till 4 in the afternoon.
This contact with nature gradually
restored the shattered mind and weak.
ened body.
Then Gentry began to read. He
had access to more than ten thousand
books in the prison library and these
developed his thoughts far beyond the
confines of his cell.
Lifted out Of his idleIess and de.
spair he began writing for the stage,
parts of plays, sketches and songs.
Actors who were endeavoring to OBJ
tain his freedom welcomed the chance
to give him work.
Many of the wittiest sayings that
made the Great White Way" one Of
the biggest successes Of the year were
the work of Jim Gentry. Some of
his best work was done for Nat Wills
whose impersonation of a tramp is
famous from coast to coast. Hap
| Ward is another actor who drew upon
, the brain of the life prisoner for some
of his most successful sayings.
Geo. M. Cohen, one of the most
prolific playwrights and song writer's
that the stage has ever known, more
that once commissioned Gentry to
turn out portions of plays.
1t is a marvel how Gentry was able
to furnish this up-to-date material, for
during his stay in prison he had vir.
tually passed out of the current of
life. He had never seen an automo.
bile, was a stranger to the marvels OF
the moving pictures, and had yet to
hGoA ehO dAho vi a bdlhIu6 ina
| chine.
Yet he was able 10 amuse thousands
of people in daily touch with every.
thing that is modern. During all this
time the fight to free Gentry had been
going on with notable pertinacity and
Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger, Nixon
and Zimmerman, the ~Schuberts, Bel
asco and other prominent persons
Electrically, were liberal contributors
to a fund and Attorney VIM. Stake
never ceased his efforts.
When the Board of Pardons was
persuaded to act favorably Governor
Stuart of Pennsylvania was only too
glad to afix his signature to the order
for Gentry's discharge.
Friends of the actor have arranged
to send him to a farm for a few
months so that he can win back
health after which he will devote him
self to writing for the stage.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

Fhole life was centered in Madge
yhile she welcomed the attention of
ther admirers.
For a time they played Ia the same
ompany and it was generally under
TODD that they were engaged to wed.
then their theatrical paths diyerged.
Madge probably welcomed the new
ondition but to Gentry the loss of
be chance to see his sweetheart con-
family was a terrible deprivation and
e exerted all the ingenuity of a man
\ love to find chances to set to her.
One of these rendezvous, a meeting
ot contaminated, was the death sem
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
He Had Reason to Flee

This affidavit was filed in u OF
common pleas 10 Dublin in 1922; And
this deponent further saith. that on
arriving at the home Of the said de.
fendant for the purpose or personally
serving him with the said writ. be. the
said deponeut. Knocked three seyeral
times At the outer, commonly called
the hall door. but could not estain
.esm,ss.ace; ~whereupon this deponent
PAS proceeding to knock . fourth
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

time. when a man. to this deponent
unknown, holding in his hands a mus
ket or b~lunderbuss. loaded with balls
or slugs, as this deponant has since
heard q pd verify believes. appeared at
one OF the upper windows of the said
house. and presenting said musket or
b~lunderbuss at this. deroneat. threat.
ened that II Eaid deponent did not In
SANITY retire, he would send his (the
deponent's) soul to hell. which this
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
DOCTOR Thrown FROM Au.0m0bIIe.

Aberdeen.-Dr. Charles Holmes,
OF Hecla, was so badly injured
in an automobile accident there
that his recovery is In doubt.
The doctor and a party OF friends
were returning from Cakes. N. d. AS
they entered town. driving at a high
rate of speed. the machine struck a
high crossing and DR.. Holmes. who
was on a back seat, was thrown from
the car. He struck his head and
shoulders. and for a time it was
feared his skull vas fractured.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
SWEDEN.

A recent change in the postal regu-
lations permits the sending OF live
bees by mail If carriers approved by
the department are used.
Reports recently published show
that almost 1000 people emigrated
| from Sweden between January LIST
and June 1st Of this year. This is
over 30 per cent more than during
the same period last year.
over 1,700 poor children are enjoy.
| ing the fresh air and open country
this summer at the expense of the
various charitable societies. Many
are accommodated around Lake Mala.
rem while others are in the rugged
Jemtland district.
At Arvika the temperance element
recently conducted a great demonstra.
ton In the interest Of their cause.
About 5000 people were present and
rousing addresses we're made by
member Of the Riksdag. M. Mattson
and manufacturer X. Holmsten. A
resolution was passed demanding the
right of local option.
Owing to the prevalence of cholera
In Russia, particularly in the vicinity
of st. Petersburg, the Russian visitors
to the Stockholm exposition are put
| through a careful examination before
| they can mingle with the public. A
strict watch is kept all along the bor-
der and officials r doing their best
to stamp out the plague.
EmbezzIer Lindberg, Of Uddevalla,
who was recently jailed for forgeries
he had committed, has succeeded In
breaking out of his cell and is again
at large. A reward of 1000 crowns
has been offered for his capture, and
the country Is being thoroughly
searched. It was one Of the neatest
planned escapes from jail OF recent
times.
Stockholm suffered a great loss re-
Gently when the Soderby sanatorium
for consumptives was totally destroy.
ed by fire. The building was erected
six years ago and has been doing ex
cellent work, being one of the best
III luG COuutIy Al AOcD Will hiuOOflL
to considerably more than 100, 900
crowns. The city Of Stockholm main
tanned the hospital. At this writing
1t is not known whether or not the
ssnitarium will be rebuilt.
OF the thousands of Swedish-Ameri-
cans who have toured Sweden this
summer, and been bombardsd with lit
erature encouraging them to become
residents Of Sweden again, but q very
insignificant few have been won over
to even consider the matter. Condi.
tions are too cramped and opportuni-
ties too few to encourage n to sever
his relations with America with its
greater personal liberty and wealth Of
opportunities. Verify, the work of the
anti-emigration society is of small
profit.
The crops are beginning to mature
and harvest will be on the early part
OF August. The outlook is good,
though in sections the rainfall this
year has been a little scant. Berries
are reported numerous. and have add
ed quite a little to the income OF poor
people besides giving them a chance
to stock up with a little fruit then.
selves.
The state railroads this Sear show
q fine increase in business over the
same period last year. The earnings
for April were recently reported st
6.6S1.03S crowns.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

From the solitude of the prison cell
where he spent fourteen years requit-
ing the murder of Madge Yorke,
James B. Gentry, just freed, sent
comedies and songs that made the
country laugh.
With amazing ability to forget the
despair of his own fortunes the i'm
prisoned actor write skits and songs
Tor many prominent producers and is
credited with some of the biggest sue
sesses of the last five or six years.
This fact only became public since
the recent pardon of Gentry.
This pardon was the elimination of
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

tence for the woman and fourteen
years imprisonment for her lover.
Gentry was playing in Providence,
Miss Yorke, then a member of the
Baggage Check" company was play
ing in Philadelphia. Gentry arranged
a meeting in New York City, a half
way point. All afternoon he waited
~anxiously for Miss Yorke. Whether
she Willingly failed to keep the tryst
or misunderstood the arrangement is
a secret she carried to her grave.
Gentry, maddened with jealousy,
added to the stress Of his mind with
heavy drinking. In this condition he
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
Boys Fight Fatal Duel.

Auguste and Marcel Malo, cousins,
aged respectively IL and 13 years,
fought a duel with pistols at Ludres,
France, recently, and the younger boy
was killed. my cousin called my
mother a theft" Marcel said, land
said she had stolen money from
our grandmother and l avenged her
honor, but l am sorry now for what
has happened"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

While out walking with her papa
and mamm one day, Florence, aged
four, ran some little distance ahead.
AS she got near a mule hitched to q
farmers wagon, the animal began to
bray. She wheeled instantly, and run
ming to her mother as fast as she
could go, said In round-eyed astonish-
ment: "Oh, mamma, sumfin said sum-
fin."-The Delineator.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25

When Robert was only three, he
found a discarded calendar, and on it
the bust picture Of a woman with only
a drapery thrown across her shoul.
ders. He was looking at it very in
tently, and then said: Keep you
towel around you. goil! Your mamma
will come pretty soon wifi you clothes"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1910-11-25
Marriaae.

1t certainly cannot be the proper vo-
cation of all women to bring up chill
dren, so many of them are dead fail
ures at 1t. and l don't see why all
girls should be thought failures who
do not marry.-The late Sarah Orne
Jewett. whose "Deephaven" is the only
frst-rank novel without a love story In
IN
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deponent verify believes he would
have done. had not this deponent pre-
cipitately escaped"
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| THE OF
JAMES B. GENTRY
} In Solitude Of Prison Cell Gentry Wrote SONGS
} Which Made the World Laugh.

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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-31

- - ANY people nowadays think
nn that the little trip OF Co
yV luurbGs was not the first
iannf to thsse shores and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-31

Of one OF the most songuinary civil
wars In history. He had endured cold.
hcRtf thirst aud hunger. and had been
subjected to hardship tha' few horses
know. His intelligence was OF an un
usually high order. and Lees fond
ress for him was almost like
that Of one friend for another. II Is
said that as Waveler walked behind
The hearse. the saddle of his back re-
varsed. his head was bowed as If no
realized that ne was following his
master to his last resting place.
Recently the skeleton of Traveller
was mounted by a ;axidermist, and is
now in the museum at Lexington.
Beneath the auditorium of Lee
Chapel Is room that is today kept
lust as It was when Lee died. II
was the Generals office III which he
worked for FIVE years after the war.
II the Confederate commander ever
returns to it in spirit he finds every
Bit of furniture and all his books and
papers exactly where he left them.
The room Is occasionally busted, but
further than this nothing is touched.
In recent vars there has been
some talk OF erecting an adequate me
mortal to Lee at Lexington. The first
man Of prominence 70 make the sug'
gention was ex-President Roosevelt
who strongly advocated an appeal to
the. Southern people for funds Tor
such a purpose. That a memorial
will come in time seems reasonable
supposition. but whether II does OF
not. the Valentine statue VIII always
remain as a most beautiful tribute te
the South's leader.
Gen. "Stonewall' Jackson is buried
In the cemetery at the edge. OF the
town. There mains were twice Inferred
When Jackson's body was brought u
Lexington from the field OF CHANGER
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After this action had been taken
the gravity OF the situation dawned
on all present and they hardly knew
what move TO make next But on Il
little reflection they chose Judge
Brockenbrough. the rector of the col
Iege. TO go to Cumberland county,
Virginia. where Lee was then living.
and notify him of his election and ask
him to accept the offer. The rector
Lesitated to undertake the mission. He
called attention TO his worn clothes
and said that the suit he had on was
the only one he possessed He did
no wish to present himself to Gener-
al Lee on such mission in such shah
by garments. This objection was
overcome by another trustee Offering
to give the rector suit. He said that
he had a son in the North who had
Just sent him a new .broadcloth suit
for his own use. AS the two trustees
were about the same size the Offer
of new clothes for the journey was
thankfully received by the rector.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-31

cxt fuds Of modern timea By uslrg
he Swedish alphabet Of Che thirteenth
and fourteenth century the waoie IN
scriptiou can b. raced. But not cen
tent with this. parties interested have
searched for ard f5und the skorries or
rocks menfioned IN the runes. and
noihing h. nov iacking brit the bones
n he explorer who left this writing
concerning their adventures.
This Old stone tells its own story.
One car picture a parry Of fsir-haired
Nors men. aasine heard Of he rev
Land from parties returned from Ics-
iane sailing 70 what l. sow ArserIca.
They struck inland. leaving thci-
ships IN charge II some men ane -
various water routes cane 70 VIA;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-31

interesting incidents in connection
with the choosing of Lee as presl-
dent of Washington College.
This institution was of course, in
w~etched condition after the close
of the Civil war, but it's trustees do
termlned TO put it on its feet again. In
August. 1865, they met 10 select a
president. According to Professor Mel
son. several names were presented
and vote was about TO be taken
when one man arose to make state
ment. Word had come TO hiA in a
roundabout way, he said that while
the Southern people were ready to
grant every wish of General Lee. no
offer had been made to him that
would enable him to earn a comfort
able living for his family. The uus
lees were for the moment stunned by
this revelation; then acting quickly
all the other names were Withdrawn
and Lee unanimously elected presi
dent of the college.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-31

5 now Minnesota They bad not seen
The Indians. but the Tndisns had seen
then. ard one dag when they we're
divided Cpart having gone hshing'.
fhc Indians fen upon ;hem and scaiped
many Of them. They FASTENED 70 re-
cord this Catastrophe proceeding
much IN vogue IN those DAYS. Nov.
centuries after this description has
been rad BY a scholar q their own
race and their monument Or record
Of their deeds has been placed under
me lock ans KEY among ether relies
of former AIS.
This is the only known rune stone
In Amer.ca. We have wouteful pic.
.ozraphs On rocks placed there BY IN
daas, b.; Until nov We have had 10
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the farmer. who threw Il down ss
stepping stone for his canary door
Bot again this queer stone has beer
drsgged from It's obscuTiy. Profess
or Hjaimar Holland, a Norwegian
scholar and historian for the Norwe-
rian Society Of America, was unwiII-
ing to give mp the belief Cat this
stone was Authentic. re had knowi-
edge Of Old Morse runes. and after
obtaining possession Of the stone he
spent much time IN trying 70 Ges.pher
II according TO runes Of various ages.
lie declares hat he h convinced mat
ihis stone rea<ns as above. that q vas
dated some I30 years before Coium-
l.us landed. and that IN this KeDsing-
ton stone We have one Of the grez.-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-31

But there was still another OBJ
stacle-the expense of the trip. No
body present, II seemed, had any
money except Confederate notes, which
we're worth no more than brown paper
But one man said that he knew of
a lady in Lexington had just Sc
cured some money for a tobacco crop
in Buckington County, Va. This, he
thought, might be borrowed by the
college.
AS it turned out the lady was will
ing to lend the money. and Judge
Brockenbrough set out TO notify the
Confederate commander of his cleo
lion. To the JOY of all connected with
The college Lee accepted the position,
and on SEPTEMBER Is, 1865, he rode
into Lexington on his famous war
horse Traveller. Until his. death five
years later ne exerred ali mis- energy
n building up the institution which
now. as a university. bears his name
in Connection with that OF General
George Washington. who endowed IT,
When Lee was buried one OF the
1nourners behind the coffin was Tray
eler. the horse that had been to the Con
federate leader all that Bucephalus
was TO Alexander the Great. He had
carried his master through the storms