The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-07-09
THE GULDENSUPPE MURDER.
Thorn, the Murderer, Arre-ted-A Detail
ed Account Of the Crime Made by Thorn.

New York. July 7.-Thcrc Is no longer "A
mystery about the tragedy which first
came TO the public knowledge on Jun"
2fth. when some boys playing on the li'r
at the foot Of East Eleventh street dis
covered @fio1tinE in the river "a huudl"
which contained "A portion Of "a human
body. Martin Thorn. according go the
detective bureau, has confessed ;nai d."
planned with Mrs. Nack ana himself.
committed the murder Of William Gullyu-
suppc. a Turkish bath massou,r and the
former lover Of Mr.. Mack.
There are same Inconsistencies ion the
history given out 10y the police. ANA which
is alleged to have reached them lt second
hand presumably from John DolphH, "A
former friend of Thorn. who last night
led tn" police to Thorn's pIhc" 81 conceal
mcnt. According to his confession. the
murder of Guld"nsuppr WIS committed
on Friday. June 2nth. I'm the house ar
Wood-ido. l.. J.. which had been rented
hy Mrs. Mack ostcn~ihIy for a baby farm.
con- Monday. the statement says. Thorn
went early to the NOOdSidr house ani ma
i'm a closet i'm tn" upper floor. In hl-
pocket ne had a loaded revolver, ana be-
side him was a two pound paok"g" Of
plaster q paris. lie waited Tor the arri-
Val Of Mrs. Mack ana GnldonSuppo. lie
took off his shoes. SO that no accidental
noise could spoil his carefully laid plan.
1t was between 10 ana II O'Clock i'm the
morning when Mrs. Mack and her victim
drove up in a surrey. Thorn heard Mrs.
Mack ask Guldensuppe a few questions
about the house and heard GuldrnAurpr
answer. Then Mrs. Mack said, according
to the confession:
Willie. don't wait for me. Go through
the house and see how YOU like it"
"Oh. III just stay here until you come
back" Guldensupp" replied. But Mrs.
Mack. according to the confession, was
anxious not 20 see the actual commission
Of the murder she had planned.
NO don't wait" she urged. eco and
see the rooms up stairs; / think youN
like them"
Thorn. concealed behind the door of the
stairs as he complied with the woman's
request. Carelessly Guldensuppc opened
door after door until he came to TIA"
closet where Thorn stood. As tho door
right in the head. He died almost IN
stantly. Thorn took hold Of the body hr
the shoulders. dragged II down stairs ana
showed it in the bath tub. Then Thorn
went 10 the ground floor, where Mrs.
Mack was waiting.
IT'S DONE said he.
Il know" replied Mrs. Mack. II heard. I"
Now 20 back TO the city " Thorn sair
to Mrs. Mack. "and come back here at >
o'clock. Everything will be ready"
Mrs. Mack obeycd Thorn's injunction.
and the murderer returned TO tho bath
Tub. He cut off the head with a razor
and saw. Then he packed the head
closely with plaster Of paris until IT look
ed like a block OF white stone. Then h"
severed the legs. and after that the lower
part Of the trunk. He wrapped ii up In
cheese cloth and then I'm oil cloth, tied
the bundle neatly. lit a pipe and sat look
ing at his work untii Mrs. Mack rctutn"1
in the surrey. CARRYING the bundle with
him they both took the ferry boat across
to New York. ON the way over they
threw the bundles into the river.
How one portion Of the body found its
covered is not explained in the c%onfes-
:, sion.