The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-08

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friends? Had he wife? Or was there
woman mixed uID in his affairs? Love
and jealousy might account for the
commlttal OF so terrible deed The re-
porter discovered th!lt there was a wo.
man named Mrs, Augusta Mack, who
had abandoned her husband for Gulden,
suppe Here was cue. Might not the
husband have had hand in the bloody,
work?
Mrs Mack lived on the second floor Of
No. 4S9 Ninth avenue, and thither the
reporter went. Yes, she knew Gulden.
suppe but she had rot seen him for q
few days. She was perfectly cool, but
there was something about her which
aroused the suspicious of her interro.
gator. He went bacls to the baths and
had the attendants there. who knew
Guldensuppe we'll go with him to the
morgue. These men had no difficulty In
Identifying the trunk and arms as those
OF Guldensuppe. They had known him
for years and had daily seen him strip
ped to his waist at his work. Where
the skin was cut from the breast Gull
densuppe had carried the tattoo marks
which would have made Identification
easy, but 1t was evident they had been
removed to prevent their serving such
purpose. The reporter then hurried
back 10 Mrs. Nacks house, where he
found her preparing to move to another
residence. The woman was perfectly
cool and answered all questions plaus-
IDLY. but, as was discovered almost i'm.
mediately. lied unhesltatingly. These
lies have helped to weave network OF
damaging evidence about her. Other
reporters kept watch on the house SO
that the midwife might be tracked
wherever she went, and then the story
was given to the police who were still
llounderlng in the dark.
Mrs. Mack was arrested and her hus-
band, from whom she was separated.
was captured while driving bread
wagon. He, however. established his
Innocence sufficiently well TO procure his
discharge. BY this time 1t was learned
that GIldensuppe had rival for the
affection of Mrs. Mack In one, Martin
Thorn, a barber. Both men had quar-
reicd about the woman and had threat
ened each others lives.
Where was Thorn? He had dlsap-
peared as completely as II the earth had
opened and swallowed him. A call for
his arrest was sent out by the police
authorities and for days the public
waited anxIously for his capture. It
was believed that he had shipped for
Germany and that he would be taken
into custody on his arrival there Mean
while the missing legs were found close
to the navy yard In Brooklyn. They
we're tied up in oil cloth. paper and
cheese cloth, similar to the wrappings
Of the two bundles previously found.
The bath attendants made the identn-
cation more positive as they easily rec
ognlzed the limbs as those OF Gulben-
suppe on account Of his having over
tapping toes. The limbs fitted exactly
to the lower part OF the trunk found In
the woods and as It fitted to tho upper
portion OF the body first found. nothing
was left to perfect the Identification
but the head,
At last came the arrest OF Thorn. Tho
man had never left the city. He had
merely shaved OFF his mustache and
with this simple disguise he rubbed
clothes with the officers who were look
ing for him. Had ne held his tongue
he could probably have continued to
live in this city unmolested. Thorn,
however. liked his beer and was fond
Of company. His terrible secret was too
much for him and 80 one day ne I'M
burdened his mind to nm old friend and
fellow barber, John Gotha. Gotha, he
sworc to secrecy, but the secret was too
much for the lattcr, MISC. He would at
least tell his wife all no knew Mrs
Gotta comlnF Into possession Of the
dread story could and would not rest
until the police had also heard It.
Her brother was police officer and
to him she told the story OF Thorn's ad-
mission. The detectives at once waited
on Gotha md he confirmed the tale told
by his wife. The arrest OF Thorn fol-
lowed. Gotha made nm appointment TO
meet him at 125th street and Eighth
avenue. although Thorn dcmurrcd nj
first and expressed himself ns anxious
to meet Gothn In n more lonely and un-
frcqucntcd place. Gothn and his family
believe now that Thorn had then m.
GREETED having committed his Eocrot TO
the keeping Of his friend and resolved
10 kill him. Gothn induced Thorn to
meet him at night on the corner mcn..
toned and az soon ns Gothn walked to-
wards him, Thorn was surrounded by
detectives md thus hla arrest was Of.
fcctCd Thorn'B story to Gothd was to
the effect that Guldcnnuppe had been
brought by Mira Nnct TO her cottage In
Woodgldc l. l., which she had rented
FOR the purpose Of starting n baby farm
and that he (Thorn) lay In wait for the
b1th-rubber, IN n closet In an upstairs
room when Guldensuppe reached the
house Mrs Nick told him 10 10 IN
stairs and examine the rooms while Bhe
went into thc yard. GuldenHuppe hest
lnlo1, but finally went upstairs and
passed from room TO room, peorlng In.
10 tho clo7olA unlll hn reached tho one
In which Thorn was hiding Ar soon an
The unsuapcctlng man opened tho door
Thorn shot him In the head ana then
drnugcd him 10 tho bnth.tub, into
which llO threw him
n Golhh'B story ho ltuo, Thorn no.
lnowludro1 that white GuldonBuppo
was yet alive the barber drew q knife
or razor ana cut hla throat Tho division
nf che body wnA ncyt made ana two Of
the bundles were dropped overheard
from forrybont In the iinnt river An
other he loft In tho woods. hnvlnn dflv.
On there Ina rOmBnnV with Mira NnrL