The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-07

New York, July 7.-The man who was
arrested in Spears drug store last night
as Martin Thorn. Mrs Nack's paramour.
and who. together with her is suspected
of having killed William Guldensuppe,
has been positively identified. Every pos
sible precaution was taken by Acting
Inspector O'Brien at police headquarters
this morning to prevent verifcation or
a deni&i to get out. Assistant District
Attorney Ross was at headquarters and
IL was supposed that he was there to learn
what, If any, statement had been made
by Thorn. The prisoner was photographed
and measured
The Identification of Thorn was of the
most positive character He Will be ar
raigned In jefferson market court later
in the day. Mrs. Haften Of Woodside,
l.. l., was one of those who this morn
ing, made the Identification of Thorn GER
tain.
Made a Full Confession.
Acting Inspector O'Brien said that he
had in his possession a full confession
from Thorn admitting that he had muir
dered Guldensuppe and giving all the
details of the crime.
The inspector thinks he knows where
Thorn dropped the head of Guidensuppe
into the river and says he is going to ar
range for the dragging Of the river at that
point this afternoon.
He also says that Thorn in his confess
sion said that ne had been disappointed
I'm the house at Woodside as the drain
from the bath tub instead of running
into the sewer. ran into q dith outside the
house.
Inspector O'Brien made public con-
fession which. he says, Thorn made to
man, but he refused TO tell the name Of
the;man. He Is presumably, however. the
barber, John Galtha of l25th street.
mentioned in Thorn's confession as being
with him. Thorn said that on Friday
morning Mrs. Mack and Guldensuppe
went TO the house. 3i6 Second street.
Woodside, l.. l.
Concealed In a Closet.
Thorn had concealed himself in closet
in the upper part of the house. Mrs
Mack asked Guldensuppe to 60 upstairs
AID look through the house, while she
went into 1.-THE yard. he did so, and
stepped near the oloset In which Thorn
was concealed. Thorn quickly opened
the door and fred his revolver, holding
the gun within an inch of Guldensuppe's
head. AS Guldensnppe fell Thorn went
downstairs and met Mrs. Mack as she
came In from the yard. He said that
he had shot Guldensuppe. she replied
that she had heard the shot. He told her
to go away and come back at 5 o'clock.
She did so. He then went upstairs and
dragged the body to tho bath tub. Thorn
said that Guldensuppe was dying as he
was being dragged to the bath tuD.
Throat Cut With a Razor
Thorn then took razor and cut
Guldensuppe's throat ana followed IL by
seyering the head. Then Thorn dismem-
bered the other parts OF the body. He
had brought two pounds OF plaster of paris
with him. He rolled the head in the
plaster for the purpose of making 1t
heavy After he had completed this he
said he was sorry he had not shaved the
murdered mans uoustache oil. The head
was afterward thrown into the river.
Mrs. Mack came back az O'Clock and
by that time tho body had been cut up in
portions which they took away.
Lured TO Death by "a Woman.
Further details of the confession show
that it was between 10 and III o'clock
when Mrs. Nnck and Guldensuppe drove
up to the Woodside, Il. l., house in tho
surrey which has been mentioned. Thorn
heard Mrs. Mack ask Guldensuppe n few
questions and heard Guldensuppe answer.
1hon Mrs. Mack said, according to the
confession:
"willie. don't walt for me. Go through
the house and sec how you like ii. "
"Oh, I'll just stay here until you como
back, Guldensuppe replied. But Mrs,
Mack, according TO the confession was
anxious not to see the actual commission
of tho tragedy she had planned. "No.
don't wait, she urged, go and see the
rooms upstairs. i think you'll like
them. y
Thorn, concealed behind the door of
closet, heard Guldepsuppe's steps on the
stairs as no complied with the woman's
request Carelessly Guldonsuppe opened
door after door until he came To the closet
where Thorn stood
A Cowardly Shot
As tho door sprung open Thorn shot
Guldensuppe right in tho head. He died
almost Instantly. Thorn took hold OF the
body by tho shoulders, dragged IL down
stairs and showed 1t into ths bath tub
Then Thorn went TO the ground floor
where Mrs. Mack was waiting. Its
done" said Thorn. 81 know" replied
Mrs. Mack. ~ heard. +" Now go back
to tho city," Thorn said TO Mrs. Mack.
thing will bo ready" All this convcrsa-
tion and much moro Is embraced In the
confession. Mrs. Mack obeyed Thorn's
Instructions. Thorn then cut off the head
with razor and saw, then he packed the
head closely with plaster of paris until it
looked like a block of white stone. Then
hs took the legs Oft and tho lower part OF
tho trunk. He wrapped tho trunk I'm
cheese cloth then oilclotb, lighted pipe
and sat looking mt his work. When Mrs
Mack returned with the surrey they to-
gether carried tho bundles to tho ferry
boats and threw tho bundles In tho river
Unconcerued When Arraigncd
When Thorn was arraigned he was
neatly dressed and seemed almost the
least exoited one Of the crowd that gath
cred around the magistrates desk, eager