Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-07
SHOT HIN In WOODSIDE COTTAGE
Mrs. Mack Lured the Victim There
and Waited Outside.
BODY CUT UP IN THE BATH TUB

In the river a bundle which contained a
portion of a human body. Martin Thors.
according to the detective bureau, has con-
fessed that he planned with Mrs. Mack and
himself committed the murder of William
Guldensuppc. a Turkish bath masseur and
the former lover of Mrs. Mack.
Thorn L. Arraigued.
When Thorn was arraigned, i'm spite OF
the apparently damning evidence of this
confession, he had perfectly self-possess-
ed appearance. He neatly dressed and
seemed almost the least excited of the
crowd that gathered around the rnagis-
trates desk, eager to see him and hear all
the details in this latest chapter of the
great mystery.
Sergeant McCauley. who arrested Thorn
last night, asked that the prisoner be re-
n anded. and Magistrate Flammer granted
the request, fixing the hearing at 1920
O'Clock on Friday morning, when Mrs.
Mack would be heard. Thorn said that this
would be perfectly satisfactory to him. and
he was taken away by the detectives.
Acting Inspector o. Brien is quoted
saying that Thorn has made statement,
in which he positively denies that he muir
dereG Guldensuppe or knows who. did it,
An examination has been made of the
bath tub of the house at Woodside. and in
a trap underneath the tub about a pound
of plaster of paris has been discovered.
This find IL regarded strengthening the
c1rcumSt3 3nllaI OGldllS Oh lfle
fession.
Among the facts which have come to
light since Thorn's arrest there are several
which indicate a great lack OF caution ia
the methods employed by the alleged ;nIr-
derer. Thorn is said TO have taken the
watch ard chain from GuldensuPpes cloth
ing and pawned them. Despite rumors TO
the contrary, he appears to have made alb
solutely effort to leave the city, and
beyond shaving off his mustache. to have
taken but few steps to prevent his detec-
tion In his room there was found vaiise
v hich contained copies of all the newspa-
rers giving full accounts Of the finding OF
the portions of the body. AMI from day TO
day he had cut out the stories whicn traced
the crime home to himself.
Mrs. Nack's Indifference.
According to the accepted solution of the
mystery no one is more interested by the
capture and alleged confession OF Thorn
than Mrs. Mack. 1t is said that she read
today the account of Thorn's capture with
out showing the least trepiiation and re-
fused to make any comment Whatsoever.
The question of where the case will he
tried is as yet unsettled, and until this
point is decided the grand jury Will not be
asked to deal with it. 1t is the general be-
lief at the district attorneys office that
the case will be tried in this county, as the
county of Queens, in which the murder
was committed, has not any too much
money to spend on prosecution of this
kind.
Ar expert chemist today began an analy-
sis of all the foreign matter found on the
pistol. knife and saw which were taken
from Mrs Nack's apartment
There are some Inconsistencies in the
story given out by the police, and which is
alleged to have reached them at second
hand, presumably from John Dolpha, for
r:er friend of Thorn. who last night led
the police to Thorn's place of concealment.
According to his confession, the murder of
(rulQenSrDDa nnitte1 FRIDAY.
June %, in the house at Wcodside. l.. L..
which had been rented by Mrs. Mack os-
tensibly for baby farm" On Monday.
the statement says, Thorn went early to
the Woodside house and hid in closet in
the upper floor.
In his pocket he had a loaded revolver,
of plaster of Paris. He waited for the ar
rival of Mrs. Mack and Guldensuppe. He
took Off his shoes. so that accidental
noise could spoil his carefully laid plan.
1t was between 10 and ii o'clock in the
morning when Mrs. Mack and her victim,
Guldensuppe, drove up in the surrey which
has been mentioned in the previous stories
of the mystery. Thorn heard Mrs. Mack
ask Guldensuppe a few questions about the
EcLse, and heard Guldensuppe 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, Guldensuppe replied. But Mrs.
NdChr dSCOIul1S 10 the cOnIeSS1On, was
anxious not to see the actual commission
of the murder she had planned.
No; dent wait, she urged. GO and
see the rooms upstairs; 1 think you'll like
them"
Shot His Victim in the Head.
Thorn, concealed behind the door of the
closet, heard Guldensuppe's steps on the
stairs as he complied with the woman's
request. Carelessly Guldensuppe opened
d. aff h..
where Thorn stood. AS the door sprung
open Thorn shot Guldensuppe right in thu
head. He died almost instantly.
Thorn took hold of the body by the shoul-
ders, dragged Ii down stairs and showed il
into TIE bath tub. Then Thorn weat TO
the ground floor, where Mrs. Mack was
waiting.
IT'S done" said he.
Il know" replied Mrs. Mack. Il heard"
Now go back to the city," Thorn said to
Mrs. Mack. "and come back here at 5
O'clock. Everything will be ready
Thorn Cuts the Body Up.
Mrs. Mack obeyed Thorn's 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 plas-
ter of Paris until II looked like a block CT
white stone. Then he severed the legs,
and after that the lower part of the trunk.
He wrapped it up liz cheese cloth and then
pipe, and sat looking at his handiwork
until Mrs. Mack returned in the surrey.
Carrying the bundles with him they both
took the ferryboat across to New York.
On the way over they threw the bundles
into the river.
How one portion of the body found Its
way to the woods in which Ii was discov-
cred is not explained in the confession.
Thorn arraigned in the jefferson
Market police court today and remanded
Until Friday, when Mrs Nack's case comes
up.
Will Drag for the Head.
Acting Inspector O'Brien thinks he
knows where Thorn dropped the head of
Guldensuppe into the river, and says he is
going to arrange for the dragging of the
river at that point this afternoon He also
says that Thorn, In his confession to a
friend. said that he had been disappointed
in the house at Woodside, as the drain from
the bath tub. instead Of running into a
sewer. ran into a ditch outside the house.
Thorn was arrested at 10 O'Clock last