Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-10

court.
Inspector O'Brien denied, today, that
Thorn had as yet made any confession
to police. He added that the search
for the missing head would be con-
tinued.
The Heard says that it is able to
state on competent authority that
Martin Thorn, in addition to the state
ments attributed to him in the confess
sion given out at police headquarters,
last night, made complete acknowl-
edgemcnt of his connection with the
crime for which he and Mrs. Mack have
been indicted by the grand jury.
This statement, the Herald says, is
made on the authority of a police Off
cial, who claims to have heard the con-
fession. and who says that Thorn ad-
mitted everything. except that Mrs.
Mack had anything to do with the
murder of Guldensuppe.
The information given to the Herald
indicated clearly that Thorn's one con-
cern, after his arrest, was the protcc-
ton of Mrs. Mack. He made no secret,
of his warm regard for the woman and
he insisted that she had nothing to do
with Guldensuppe's death.
Il am perfectly willing to die"
Thorn told the detectives. but l don't
want anything to happen to her"
Some thrilling details of the Incl
dents at Woodside, just before the muir
der. are to be found in the statements
made by Thorn.
'Guldensuppe went to the house."
IN md No Oh tn
front yard. The rubber seemed to be
everything was not right, for he turned
to Mrs. Mack and said Augusta. 1
think there is some put up job here
Why. William - Thorn said Mrs.
Mack replied, :" there is nothing of the
kind. l don't see what makes you think
that
% Well. all right Guldensuppe re-
piled, as he started into the house."
The woman did not figure in Thorn S
statements for a few moments. After
had become victim,
however, he said that Mrs Mack came
into the house.
Well Thorn said he told Mrs. Mack,
its over" The woman then caught u
glimpse of the man with whom he said
she had been talking in front of the
house few minutes before. The sight
her to start. She became in
tcnsely nervous and Thorn sent her
back down stairs.
You wait there" he said to her.
After the body was ready, my in
formant continued. still giving Thorn's
alleged words, he called Mrs. Mack up
stairs and the two packed the two sec
lions of the trunk in the oil cloth. Mrs |
Mack, he said, helped him dispose of |
-hese packages, but she had nothing to |
10 with the head, nor did she know |
what he did with it.
Il got n bag" Thorn is alleged to
nave confessed, land, putting the head |
inside. weighted it with heavy rocks.
This done, / went alone and disposed
If the grewsome object. Thorn then
again denied positively and emphatic
lily that Mrs. Mack had anything to dc
With the killing of Guldensuppe.
The Herald further says that John
sartha betrayed Thorn through no
MOTIVE of public duty, but because nc
cared for his own life and a startling
tory reached the Herald, last night, to
sartha for the meeting on Tuesday
right, did it with a view of Turing
iartha away to Mount Morris park.
where it is alleged he intended taking
lis friends life.
Gartha possessed much information
bout Ihorn's movements, both before
md after the killing of Guldensuppe,
md his report to Acting Inspector
)'Brien of Thorn's alleged confession
0 him. indicates why Thorn might
wish to have him out of the way.
The story of the plan to kill Gartha
omes from a barber who, up to the
present time, has not figured in the
ase before the public.
Thorns plan, as he is said to have
utlined it to the barber who now
gures in the case for the first time.
all