The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-09
THORN'S STORY TO POLICE
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE OF THE
 MURDER OF GULDENSUPPE.

| His Statement Not Connected, and He Falls | to Account for His Whereabouts on the Day the Murder Was Supposed to Have Econ Committed-Police Drag River for Guldensuppe's Head Without Success. New York, July 8-Chief of Detec- lives O'Brien this evening gave out long statement alleged to have been made by Martin Thorn, alias Torsew- ski, shortly after his capture Monday night. The prisoner said that he had not seen William Guldensuppe from the time of the assault at Mrs. Nacks rooms in February last. Thorn admit l ted drawing g. revolver on that occasion and said that during the scrimmage the weapon was accidentally discharg- ed. Guldensuppe, he said, then took the "gun" away and beat him so badly with it about the head that he had to go to Bellevue hospital for treatment. Several days later, Thorn said, he sent | John Gotha to Mrs. Mack for his clothes When Gotha returned he said he met Gudensuppe at the flat and the latter said he was sorry he had not kill ed Thorn, and that If he ever met him again, even if he had dozen men with him, he would go for him.
 l Thorn said that about three weeks after the fight with Guldensuppe he wrote to Mrs. Mack She answered in person From that time up to her ar 1 Sat tta rnpnlnrlV and by appointment in different parts of the city, but on no occasion did he go with her to the Ninth avenue house. He said that he sent for her at Bucks restaurant on Tuesday evening, June 29, and after the meeting they went up to Central park, where they remain ed until Ii D. m.
 Thorn said that he told the woman about the finding of the part of the body of a man in the East river on June 26, and the suspicion that Gulden- suppe had been killed and his body boiled. Mrs. Mack replied that she did not believe that Guldensuppe was dead, but she had not seeh him since Friday morning and did not know where he was. Next day Thorn saw in the news papers that Mrs. Mack had been ar rested ,'
 Going back to the days preceding Guldensuppe's disappearance. Thorn said: "On Thursday, June A. I was stopping at Maloney's hotel. corner of Second avenue and Thirty-f1fth street. l got up at 9 o'clock that morning and remained about the barroom for a couple of hours Then l went to sa- l loon a&Eleventh avenue and 34th street, ,,, %;,,s~ I1 fs- played pinochle until D. m. I met Mrs. Mack after that at Eighth avenue and 34th street, and we went to Central park.
 There Mrs. Mack spoke to me about leaving Goldensuppe and about buying me barber shop in the country. spoke to her about place for sale at Oyster Bay. Long Island, Mrs. Mack had given me money off and on in sums of about B and s6 at time. and on one occasion as much as $20. She told me that Guldensuppe had been using her badly the last six months and that he wanted her to open house of prostitu- ton. I then advised her to leave him and live with me. We left the park about 10 o'clock that night. I parted from her at Eighth avenue and 34th street, and going to Maloney's hotel went to bed
 | "On Friday morning, June 25 awoke at a. m., and went to saloon ot Eleventh avenue. where I had been on the previous day. I refuse to say any thing further about that day. except that went to Maloneys hotel about 10 o'clock at night and retired forty-fve minutes later.
 | T got up Saturday morning, June 26, and went out know the newsboy met me going over the 34th street ferry with a. woman. but canont remember what morning it was. I met Mrs. Mack Sat urday morning about 8 o'clock. We went to Ceitral park. I spoke about Guldensuppe again. She told me she had been to Bucks restaurant. She told me how she had sent MT. Buck over to the Murray Hill baths to find out If Willie had shown up About 10 p. m. we left the park and later I parted from her at Eighth avenue and 34th | street l returned to Maloney's hotel and went to bed.
 1T got out of bed Monday morning about o'clock. I refuse to say any thing further about my whereabouts that day"
 In reply to questions by Chief OBrien, Thorn said that he did not ex- actly deny that he was in Fry's saloon on East 34th street on Tuesday morn ing, Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night, June %, playing cards with Peanuts and Federer. He remember ed that in Fry's saloon on June 20 Fed erer, after reading in a newspaper in regard to the reward offered of $1,00O by the Journal, said to Thorn, II guess that's you and Thorn said. Yes. that's right"
 He also remembered being in the same saloon on the same day and going out and coming back with woman and having one glass of beer each.
 He could not remember that while in Fry's saloon on the night of June 29 he told Federer that he was going to meet a woman and 1t was case of life and death, and exhibited a pistol The prisoner stated that he had been drink ing good deal that day. He said he remembered going back to Fry's saloon about Il o'clock that night and playing |