Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-08
THE HISTORY OF A CRIME.
The Story of the Fiendish Guldensuppa
Murder.
The Trial Of the Murderers, Martin
Thorn and Augusta Mack, Will
Commence To-day, at Long Is
land City-Intense Interest Will
Be Excited in the Evidence as the
Hearing Progresses-A Tragedy
Of Degeneracy.

as shocking in the fiendish details OF
it's execution as ever took place within
the confines of great city was pre-
sumably committed on Friday, June
25th. in a lonely cottage at Woodside.
l.. l. William Guldensuppe. a Turk
ish bath attendant, was the victim,
and Martin Thorne, barber, and Au-
gusta Mack, midwife, stand accused
of being the murderers. To-day their
trial will begin in Long Island City
before Judge Maddox. The story OF
the crime bristles with details of the
degeneracy OF human beings. 1t is a
tragedy of degenercy, the last act of
which is yet 10 come.
In itself it upholds in startling
manner the general belief in the wis
dom OF the old saying,
MURDER WILL OUT
No murder was ever more carefully
planned nor did murderers ever take
more pains to cover up their tracks
by effectually disposing of the re-
mains Of their victim. Yet within
twenty-four hours it was known to
the world that murder had been
committed and the pursuit OF the
butchers had been begun.
Two Of those youths of the lower
East Side of New York who spend
their summer days in the East River.
or on the stringpiece of the piers. were
the accidental discoveries of the hor-
rible crime. The boys were John Nc
CURE and James Mckenna. They
were preparing for their afternoon
dip" June 9th, at the foot OF East
Eleventh street. when the sight Of q
rather strange looking bundle floating
with the tide FASTENED their move
ments. In a moment they were in the
water and e the bundle in shore.
Once back dock the boys lost no
time in cu' he stout cord which
was wound 10 their prize and un-
ed the outer covsrMGnB/
not yet reached the
CONTENTS OF THE BrNp
There were still other coverings
heavy brown paper and cheese cloth.
The boys worked with their hearts in
their mouths until those had been re-
moved and there was yell of terror
and both lads stood horror stricken
and speeches.. There on the pier lay
the mutilated trunk of a man with
the arms folded across the breast II
was the upper portion Of the body
from the hips to the throat. The arms,
strangely enough, had been allowed TO
remain. but the cutting OF the neck
End the trunk had been carefully done.
From the breast a slice of skin had
been removed and over the spot tho
unfortunate mans arms had been plac-
ed as if 10 conceal It. The boys were
quickly surrounded By a struggungn
mass of people. who were anxiol
view the gruesome find, and IL
police came
At first it was considered that somd
medical student had played grim
joke at the expense Of the sensibiI-
ties Of the general public, but cor
onor's physician, after a cursory ex-
animation, settled the discussion as TO
the possibilities and probabilities Of
the affair by declaring that undoubt-
edly a
MURDER HAD BEEN COMMITTED,
Then there was a genuine sensation
Death, according TO the eoroner's phyV
stefan, had resulted from stab woundV
inflicted with long keen knife, which
had penetrated the heart. The knife
had also been driven through the left
shoulder into the lung. Thinking peo-
pie. IS we'll as the detectives. asked
themselves what had become Of the
other portions OF the body?' But no.
body had any idea as TO where an
answer would come from. The tide
| might make a general delivery, or,
possibly, drags would find the miss
ing portions on the bottom Of the
river. Before anything could be done
in the dragging line another discovery
was made which further deepened the
mystery, but afterwards aided mate
! rally In unrayelling 1t. On Sunday
| morning. June 9th, man and two
! boys. while picking berries in Ogden
/ Woods, near Washington Bridge, In
I the far northern part Of the city, many
| miles from East Eleventh street. founG
a bundle which was similar TO that
! picked up the day before In the East
! River The three had read the ac-
| counts Of the peculiar bundle picked
| up by the swimmers, and instantly
notified the police. to whom they said
| that the newly found package might
/ contain another part or the body, and
I in minute the correctness OF their
suspicious was proven. Ii oilcioth,
/ brown paper and cheese cloth was
wrapped the lower half OF a mans
trunk. 1t was the half missing from
4, the East River find.
To whom did this
POOR CARVED BODY
belong? What was its owner In Ilfei
Who was the murdered man? Who
were his murdefers2 For one person
alone was not concerned In It, Thoss
we're questions TO be answered by the
detective force. but from the chief &c
the humb.est member II vas simply a
case OF blank amazement and absolute
incompetence 10 even 10 make q begin
ming Of unrayeliing the terrible mystery.
The head and legs were Still missing,
thus seemingly rendering II impossible
to establish the dead mans identity.
The head is still missing. bnt the body
mas been identified and ih6myssery url-
rayelled.. thanks. not 70 1.5<police, but
10 the keen and smart kork OF NeE/
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