The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-08
NO LONGER 4 MYSTERY.
Details of Crime which Has sure" t"o
CITY of New York.

18th when some boys, playing vi Wy
pier at the foot OF east one. Hundred anu
Tenth street. discovered floating In the
river a bundle which contained a portion
OF a human body.
Martin Thorn, according TO the Detec-
tive Bureau, has confessed that he PLAN
ned with Mrs. Mack and himself COM
mitted the murder of William Gulden-
suppe, Turkish bath masseur, ana the
former lover of Mrs. Mack.
There are some inconsistencies In the
story given out by the police, when IS al
legged to have reached them at second
hand, presumably from John Dolpha,
formed friend of Thorn who last nightled
the police to Thorns place OF conce9l-
ment According TO his confession, the
murder of Guldensuppe was committed on
Friday, June 25th, in the house at WOOD
side, L. l.. which had been rented by
Mrs. Mack ostensibly for n baby farm.
on Monday, the statement says, Thorn
went early to the Woodside house and
hid in a closet in the upper floor. In his
pocket he had a loaded revolver, and be-
side him was a tw0-pound package OF
plaster Of paris. He waited for the ar
rival of Mrs. Mack and Guldensuppe. lie
took OF his shoes. so that no accidental
noise could spoil his carefuly-laid plan
1t was between 10 and IL o'clock in the
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Guldensuppe, drove up in the surrey,
which has been mentioned In the pre-
yious stories Of the mystery. Thorn heard
Mrs. Mack ask Guldensuppe several ques-
lions about the house. and he heard Gull
densuppe 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. I'll just
stay here until you come back, Gulden-
suppe replied But Mrs. Mack, according
to the confession. was anxious not TO see
the actual commission of the murder she
had planned.
"No; don't walt" she urged. GO and
see the rooms upstairs; | think you'll like
them"
Thorn, concealed behind the door OF
the closet, heard Guldensuppe's steps on
the stairs as he complied with the wo-
mans request. 'Guldensuppe opened
door after door until he came TO the
closet where Thorn stood. As the door
sprung open Thorn shot Guldensuppe
right in the head. He died almost IN
stantly,
Thorn took hold Of the body by the
shoulders. dragged it down the stairs.
and showed ii in the bath tub. Then
Thorn went to the ground floor whore
Mrs. Mack was waiting.
ITS done" said he.
II know replied Mrs. Mack. Il
heard"
Now go back to the city" Thorn said
to Mrs. Mack, land come back here at
o'clock. Everything will be ready"
Mrs. Mack obeyed the Injunction and
the murderer returned TO the bath tub.
He cut off the head with razor and
saw. Then he packed the head closely
with plaster Of Paris until 1t looked like
block OF white stone. Then he sew
cred the legs, and after that the lower
part Of the trunk. He wrapped II mp
i'm cheese cloth and then in oil clo:.
tied the bundles neatly. lit a pipe, az
sat looking at his handiwork until Mrs
Mack returned in the surrey.
Carving the bundles 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 lis
way to the woods in which II was dis
covered is not explained in the confess
sion.
Thorn was arraigned In the Jefferson
Market Police Court to-day and remand
ed until Friday. when Mrs. Nacks case
comes w.
When Thorn was araigned in spite or
the apparently damaging evidence or the
confession. he presented self possessed
appearance. He was neatly dressed ana
seemed the least excited Of the crowd
that gathered around the magistrate
desk eager to see him and hear all the
details in this latest chapter OF the great
mystery Acting Inspector OBrien -
quoted as saying that Thorn had made
a statement in which he positively denies
! that he murdered Guldensuppe or knows
who did it.
An examination has been made OF the
bath tub Of the house at Woodside, and
in a trap under the tub about a pound
Of plaster of paris was discovered.
! This find IS regarded as strengthening
| tho circumstantial details of the alleged
confession. Among the facts which have
come TO light since Thorn's arrest there
are several which indicate a great lack
| of caution I'm the methods employed by
the alleged murderer Thorn is said 10
have taken the watch and chain from
| Guldensuppes clothing and pawned them.
| Despite rumors 10 the contrary. he APP
| pears 10 have made absolutely no effort
to leave the city and beyond shaving of
his mustache. to have taken but few
/ steps TO prevent his detection In his
room there was found valise which con-
tanned copies Of all tho newspapers giving
full accounts of the finding OF the por-
tons Of the body. and from day TO day
| he had cut out the stories which traced
| the crime home TO himself
The question of where the ease will he
| tried is as yet unsettled. and until this
| point is decided the grand jury will not
! be asked 10 deal with il. II IS the general
belief at the district attorneys office that
| the case will be tried in this county and
| the county of Queens. i'm which the muir
| der was committed. has not any too much
| money TO spend on prosecution If this
| kind.
Mrs. Haften. who lives next door the
| Woodside house which figured 50 tragi-
| cally i'm this story. was ~ the police sta
ton and positively identified Thorn as
| the man she saw i'm Mrs. Nack's company
! at Woodsde and a Frenchman I'm the
| employ OF Buala. who owns the Noodside
| cottage. also recognized I'm Thorn the man
| who hired the house ard who came 10
| Buaias office on Twenty-siXth street.
Martin Thorn is thirty-two years Oh.
| His features are strongly German IN type,
| and he looks younger than his age, CIV
| ing the impression OF being an even-tem-
| pered. good natured man. After his ar
| rest and when seen to-day he appeared
| cool collected and at ease. no matter
| whether IL was being questioned by
/ O'Brien. having his portrait taken az po-
| lice headquarters. or before the masis-
| trate in court lie had worn mus
| tache before the date OF the MUIR
| der. but had none when arrested.
| He had been shaved in Brooklyn. ne SAID
| why. he did not explain. Acting inspec-
| tor o. Rrien said that Thorn said that ne
| had no fear OF death
| In his talk with Acting Inspector O Brien
| Thorn accounted for his movements Tor
| ali Tho time for several days before ana
| ofter the murder or his movement on