New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
INDICTED FOR THE MURDER.
THE GRAND JURY ACTS AND THE POLICE
BEGIN THEIR SEARCH ANEW.

TRIED IN NETWORK FOR THE KILLING OF
GULDENsUPrE-THE MAN OFFERS
USELESS ALIBI - EXPERT CRAP
PIERS DRAGGING THE RIVER
FOR THE MISSING HEAD.
Martin Thorn and Mrs. Augusta Mack were In
dicted by the Grand Jury yesterday for the wiiiui
murder of William Guldensuppe, and the Harpor
rolice began to search the East River Tor the MISS
ing head of the murdered man. From O'CLOCK IN
the morning until O'Clock last night the search
was continued. apparently without result ana IL
will be begun again this morning until the ghasty
object of the quest is brought to the surface
The only apparent chew the detectives have TO
the spot where the head was thrown overheard -
Thorn's alleged statement to his friend Gartha
that il was Thrown from the ferry, and the river
is therefore TO be dragged from the Long Island
ferry at Thirty-fourth-st south to the tracks Oh
the Greenpoint and Broadway ferries. Four OF the
naphtha launches of the harbor police ana smali
fleet of skifrs supervised by the steamboat Patrol
are being used and the services or -FOUR expert
grapplers have been secured. Members Of the har-
Dor police at the time are searching the Terry
slips and about the piers at the side OF the river
on the chance OF the weight Of the plaster OF paris
about the head having been overcome by strong
current and the relic OF the crime carried shore-
ward.
The grapplers are men who are constantly en-
the river thoroughly They use grappling-irons
shaped somewhat like ice-tongs, but with douoe
teeth flied down to sharp points. and so expert are
these that they can feel what the iron touches
almost we'll as II their fingers were AT the oo.-
tom of the river The launches. moving SLOWLY
heck and forth yesterday covered a space extend
ing from Ninth to Fourteenth st. along the river
front and about a hundred yards out toward MID
stream They also went out short distance aiohs
the track of the Greenpoint ferry ana ioho"eo
alcng the lines of the currents. known 10 '"e gray
piers that lead away toward Waiiapou' Day VIC"
the tide is running certain way. In m'os.re"n,
It has been proposed to use oi'~' s"ou'u
the grapplers be unsuccessful
Thorn spent Wednesday night and all YESTERDAY
in his cell 1T Police Headquarters where ne VIII
be kept until to-day when he VIII De rearrasneu
in Jefferson Market Police Court or IN the court
of General Sessions. Mrs. Mack Will be arraisneo
at the same time and the two will meet LOT the
Arst time since Thorn has been in the custody OF
the police A detective is stationed night and day
before Thorn's cell to prevent any attempt at
suicide his part. The prisoner mas ho' man"
tanned the composure which characterized MN
Immediately after his arrest, the detectives say
and It would not surprise them II he were to break
down before Friday and confess to Acting In
spector O'Brien. Up to the present time ne mas
protested his innocence Of the murder. but the
detectives say that he seems to be laboring under
a great mental strain and has lost greatly In
weight.
Mrs. Mack, on the other hand. maintains her
self-possesson. 81 can see no change IN her III any
way" the matron at Jefferson Market Prison SAID
yesterday "Of course like all prisoners. she has
moments when she feels depressed on account OF
the incarceration, but she bears up We'll ana Is
model prisoner" Mrs. Mack ate hearty preaK-
fast of lamb chops, rolls and conee from 'he
matron's table yesterday Her other meals were
Of a similar character. All day long sne reads
Cern,an magaz zines and one two daily papers
The indictments against Thorn and his alleged
confederate found by the Graho jury yes
terday after It had been decided at conference
between Dstrct-Attorney Olcott ana Distrlct-At-
torney Young of Queens County, that the siiegeo
murderers should be tried in New-York and not
In Brooklyn Mr.. Young was at first anxious 10 get
the case but when he counted the great expense
to his county and saw that the New-York lawyers
also wanted the trial here. and mad as gooo
chance of getting Il, he yielded.
The witnesses upon whose testimony the inoict-
ments were found were Mrs. Riger. the woman In
Astoria who says she sold the oilcloth to Mrs
Mack; August Peterson. nephew OF Guldensuppe'
who identified the body as that OF his uncle August
Greuning the Ninth-ave undertaken, from whom
Mrs. Mack hired a surrey; his assistant. who de-
livered 1t to Mrs. Mack and Thorn. and Joseph
Gartha the barber. who says that Thorn con-
fessed the murder to him. The prisoners will be
taken to the District-Attorneys office this morn
ing to plead to the indictments so that they may
police court at ALL the proceedings there being dis
continued.
District-Attorney Ocott said yesterday that
neither Thorn Mrs. Mack would be permitted
to turn States evidence against, the other. IT
iaw.3' he remarked. Thorn's confession to Gartha
would be used against the former the District-At-
against Mrs Mack That confession" said Mr.
OIL than ins 1cs that ar might bt b made
Attorneys office, as 1t might be pleaded that a
duress The confession to Gartha being voiun-
tary in it's nature. cannot be attacked"
the prisoner, but Thorn refused TO make any COM
spector gave out for publication the statement
which Thorn made to him after his arrest on Tues.
long, was taken down In Thorns presence after he
@ w e a" Us od be- h %
the trial. In i the prisoner declared that he had
Nacks fat, in Nintk,ave,. several months ago. and
added that he believed Guldensn pc to be still
M'h sn S nd Re da
with Sk s &
and esewhere Of playing pinoGhle and ID, Of other
rative at important points with the remark ii re-
fsS 9ays ayhns e, about s oer ay
which would account for his doings at the time no
S Sssp " na dispose
questioned Dy captain ~ brlen ABOUT exhibiting "A |
recklessy about being engaged in a matter Of life
and death. and soon intending to be on the ocean.
he replied, Il don't remember about that" and, Il
drinking great deal just then"
Captain o'Brien also told last night about Thorn's
demeanor when caught in the trap laid for him by |
the detectives and arrested. Thorn was nervous
and suspicious when he met Gartha at Eighth-ave.
end One-hundred- and.iwenty-hfth-st., OBrien said
and. seeing this. O'Bren. who was disguised |
stepped close up to the man and asked him when
the railroad men paid off their help. Thorn replied
that he did not know. and tried to get away.
Whats your name? OErien then asked
my name is Martin Thorn" replied the man
boldly. What's yours?'
I'm Captain OBrien: come In here"
into drug store at the corner Of the street, where
Thorn willingly gave up to his captor a revolver
and a knife.
REGARDING THE THIRD DEGREE" !
The Third Degree" as instituted by Inanecfor |