Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-08
Admits that He Is the Murder
er Of VIM. GuIdensuppe.
Is Arraigned and Hearing Set fol
Friday, With Mrs. Mack.
The Details d one d Nest asvsltIas Crises
Ia Many Years.

Deen positively 1dent1neQ as martin
Thorn Mrs. Haften Of Woodside, l.. l..
was one of those who, this morning,
made the Identification OF Thorn GER
tain. He was arraigned and the hear
ing fixed for Friday morning.
Acting Inspector-O ,Brien says that he
has in his possession a full confession
from Thorn. admitting that he had
murdered Guldensuppe, and giving all
the details of the crime.
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. he also says
that Thorn, in his confession to q
friend, said that he had been disap-
pointed in the house at Woodside, as
the drain from the bath tub. instead Of
running into the sewer. ran into a
ditch outside the house.
Inspector O'Brien, chief Of the de-
tective bureau. made public confess
sion which he says Thorn made to a
man. The inspector refused to tell the
name Of the man to whom Thorn con-
fessed. but 1t is presumably the barber,
John Gath Of 125th street Eighth
avenue, who was with Thorn when the
latter was arrested.
Thorn said that, Friday morning. Mrs.
Nack and Guldensuppe went to the house.
No. 3i6 Second street. Woodsidc, l.. I.
Thorn had concealed himself in a closet
in the upper part of the house.
Mrs. Mack asked Gutdensuppe to go up
stairs and look through the house. while
she went into the yard. He did so, and
stopped near the closet in which Thorn
was concealed
Thorn quietly opened the door and fired
his revolver. The gun was within un
inch of Guldensuppe's head.
As Guldensuppe fell Thorn went down
stairs and met Mrs. Mack as she came in
from the yard. He said he had shot Gull.
deusuppe. 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 up stairs and
dragged the body to the bath tub.
Thorn said that Guldensuppe was dying
as he was being dragged to the bath tub
He then took a razor and cut Gulden-
suppe's throat and followed 1t by severing
his head. Then he dismcmbered the other
He had brought two pounds of plaster
of paris with him. He rolled the head
In the plaster for the purpose of making
he said. he was sorry he had not shaved
the murdered mans mustache off. The
head was afterwards. thrown into the
river.
Mrs. Mack came back at S o'clock. and
by that time the body had been cut up in
portions. They took 1t away.
Further details of the confession show
that 1t was between 10 and II A. M. when
Mrs. Mack and Guldensuppe drove up to
the WOodside, l.. l., house in the surrey
which has been mentioned in the previous
stories of the mystery.
Thorn heard Mrs. Mack ask Gulden-
suppe a few questions and heard Gulden-
suppe answer. Then Mrs. Mack said. ac-
cording to the confession: Willie don't
for mn "a lo.l1 he aV,A
see how you like it,
'Oh. I'll just stay here until you come
back" Guldensuppe replied: but Mrs.
anxious not TO see the actual transsc-
ton of the tragedy she had planned NO
don't watt she urged go and see the
rooms up stairs: 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 woman's
request.
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 instantly.
shoulders, dragged 1t down stairs and
showed it into the bath tub. Then Thorn
went to the ground floor. where. Mrs.
Mack was waiting. ITS done" said
Thorn. II know" replied Mrs. Mack. II
heard"
Now go back to the city," Thorn said
to Mrs. Mack, land come back here at 5
o'clock. Everything will be ready"
All this converse ton and much more
is embodied in this alleged conversation.
Mrs. Mack obeyed Thorn's injunction
and the murderer returned to the bath
tub. He cut off the head with a razor
and saw. Then he packed the head close
ly with plaster. of paris until II looked
like a block of white stone. Then he
took the legs of and after that the lower
part of the trunk. He wrapped the trunk
in the cheese cloth. then in the oil cloth,
tied the bundles neatly. lit a pipe and sat
hooking at his handiwork.
He sat there until Mrs. Mack returned
him. they both took the ferry boat across
to New York. On the way over they
threw the bundles into the river.
When Thorn was arraigned he had
perfectly self-pOssessed appearance. He
was neatly dressed and seemed almost
the least excited of the crowd that gath
cred around the magistrates desk eager
to see and hear all the details In this lat
est chapter of the great mystery.
Lawyer Friend. counsel for Mrs. Mack
said that he would look after Thorn's in
tercst for the present.
Sergeant McCauley, who arrested
Thorn, last night, asked that the prisoner
be remanded, and Magistrate Flammer
granted the request fixing the hearing for
1890 Friday morning. when Mrs. Nack's |
this would be perfectly satisfactory to
detectives.