New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
LOOKING FOR THORN HERE.
ACTING INSPECTOR o'BRIEN THINKS HE
IS IN THE CITY.


Evidence THAT ou1pEHsuPpE WAS MURDERED
IN wooDsrpE. LONG IsI.ANp--A GENERAL
ALARM FOR THORN SENT OUT.
The efforts of the Detective Bureau toward
the elucidation Of the mystery surrounding the
murder OF William Guldensuppe were mainly
directed yesterday to the tracing Of the man
Martin Thorn. who Is suspected OF being imrli-
Gated in the murder. Hitherto II has been be-
lieved that Thorn had made his way to Montreal
and from that port had taken steamer TOT
Germany But last night Acting Inspector
O'Brien expressed the conviction that the man
was still hiding in this city. This oehet is
founded upon the result OF Investigations mace
by detectives yesterday at Woodsidc, Long ISL
and what is still more startling. II is as
serted that they learned enough while at WOOD
side to lead to the positive assurance that 'he
murder vas actually committed at that place
II was reported at Police Headquarters last
right that the detectives had ascertained tha'
for some time prior to the murder OF Guioen-
suppe the latter and Mrs. Mack. who is now in
custody were in negotiation with a real estate
dealer of the name of Bualo for the renting
of a house lust the other side Of Woodside, Long
Island. in Newtown Several visits were paid to
believed that Thorn was secreted in the house to
await the coming of Mrs. Mack ana Guden-
suppe at the time Mrs Mack telephoned Gulden-
suppe about making trip to Woodside and
that after he got there he was murdered and
his body was cut up and distributed about in
the various places where the pieces were found
The fact of the buggy, with the man and the
woman and the bundle which was seen leaving
Newtowr on Saturday. June 20, the day the
first portion Of the body was found floating in
the river at East Eleventh-st., strengthens the
theory 1t is believed that when the buggy
with it's CHASTITY bundle was the ferryboat
on its way to this city, the grewsome bundle was
dropped overheard, and a short time after
ward picked up by the two little boys who were
swimming in the river the ferry slip.
AN IMPORTANT LETTER
Moreover. the detectives brought back with
them a letter Of the gravest importance 1t was
addressed to Mr.. Bualo. and was mailed at post
office Station E. in West Thirty-second- st, this
city, on July 2. The letter read as follows:
New-York July 9, 1897.
Mr.. Bualo: On account of sickness in my
family. will not move into the house before an
other week or ten days. Respectfully
F. BRAUN.
The handwriting in the letter compared
with the handwriting Of the telegram which Mrs.
Mack said she re- sived from Guldensuppe. which
requested her to go to the bath and see the
superintendent. The handwritings were denti-
cal. which establishes to the minds of the de-
tectves and Acting Inspector O'Brien that the
letter was written by Thorn. as was the tele-
gram, and that Thorn is still in the city, and
wrote the letter which was mailed on Friday at
Station E. and which was received by Mr.. Bualo
yesterday morning.
Acting Inspector O'Brien considered the letter
to be of the greatest Importance, and he was OF
the impression that he would have Thorn IN
custody before the night was out.
The handwriting of the letter sent to the real
estate dealer has been compared with letter
written to Mrs Mack by Thorn and have been
found to be similar. enough so In fact to make
Il apparent that the same person wrote both
letters.
CRIES OF MURDER" HEARD IN WOODSIDE.
Acting Inspector O'Brien told late last night
of certain discoveries made by Detectives Bar
re,t and Boyle. who have been making the in
ves.Igation in Woodside. They found that Mar
tin Bittenger and his wife occupy a house in
Second-st. there. which is separated only by a
vacant lot from the house which it is thought
Mrs Mack was making arrangements TO occupy
The detectives were told by Bittenger that at .
O'clock Saturday morning. June 26. the day on
which the first portion Of the body was found
he and his wife were aroused by the barking OF
dogs. Bittenger says he got up and went down
to his back stoop. He had just reached there
when he heard a cry of Murder" 1t was
loud cry. and 1t came from the direction of the
house beyond the vacant lot Bittenger called
to his wife, and she hurried out just in time to
hear some cry Help"
Just about this time Mary Rupert, who
occupies the house next the Bittengers. also
heard the cry of Help"
The detectives visited the house from which
the cries are thought to have come, and after
a thorough investigation they arrived at the
conclusion that the murder had been committed
there They believe the man was killed in a
bathroom and from the tub the blood was al
lowed to run into a mud gutter at the front Of
the building. In this gutter there was evidence
Of blood A bucket full Of mud was gathered up
and taken by the detectives TO the Central Office
in this city. 1t will be analysed 70 determine
whether or not there is blood in 1t.
THOUGHT HE SAW THORN
The detectives also found lamp-lighter named
Thomas VALLEY. who gave perfect description
Of Thorn. He said he had seen such a man leave
the house where il Is thought the murder was
committed. Whether it was Thursday or Friday
he had seen the man he could not be certain. but
he thought II was Friday. From this the de-
tectives came TO the conclusion that Thorn was in
the house on that Friday before the murder was
committed and that he awaiting the arrival
of Mrs Mack with Guidensuppe.
Acting Inspector O'Brien yesterday sent our
a general alarm for Thorn. He said that he had
ascertained that Thorn. or Torzewski. a
rather expert pinoce player and spent much of
his time In East Side saloons playing the game
with friends. On Tuesday last. the Acting In
spector says. Thorn in one Of these saloons
and while playing game Of pinocle. remarked.
"well. tomorrow by this time will be on the
ocean"