The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-07-13
THE MENTAL MACHINERY or
GREAT JOURNAL.

Ihe WONDERFUL mental mechanism oil
great daily newspaper was never
better displayed than in the unrsv
elling OF the mystery surrounding the
murder OF William Guldensuppe. With
bit OF oilcloth as their only clue. the
reporters OF New York newspaper
solved the mystery OF as noted muir
der as has shocked the new worlds
metropolis since the murder OF pretty
Nary Rogers A few days ago the
headless trunk OF man was found
floating in East river. The trunk was
wrapped in bit OF oilcloth. The
identity OF the victim WAS unknown;
the scene OF the murder was unknown.
The police were balm ID But the New
York journal stepped into the breach
and in twenty-four hours the identity
OF the victim was established, the muir
deress was under arrest and the scene
OF the murder located. The moment
the news Of finding the headless trunk
reached the ofice of the Journals city
editor he called a consultation of re
porters and assistants. After dis.
cussion the following assignments
were made:
Reporters Mumford. Rrotel and
| Speed-Main story Of the day.
Reporters Guile, McDevltt Steven
son. Arnold, Fulton and Verdu-List
OF persons mysteriously missing.
Reporter Shackleton-Happenings at
the morgue.
Reporters Green and Piper Detailed
TO look up peddlers who might have
sold the oilcloth.
Reporters Lloyd, Davis and Kenble
Investigating the stores selling the
oilcloth
Reporters sill and Bornn-- Detailed
to hire steam launch and men to drag
the Harlem river.
Reporter Robinson-Detailed TO pro.
cure services OF an eminent psychomet'
rlst for tests.
Reporter Meeker-Detailed to pro-
cure services OF noted palrlists to read
the dead mans hands.
Reporter Miller--Detai,ed to procure
surgeon 10 build up dead man for
estimates as TO his height and general
| build.
Reporter Reilly-To see noted phys.
ician for authoritative statement as TO
| the wounds on .he body.
Reporter FauniDg-1'o see ex-Super'
intendent Byrnes for theory as TO muir
der.
Reporter Arnold solved the mystery
surrounding the identity OF the dead
mar. He went to bath house to get
some facts about a man reported miss
ing. Talking with one OF the attend
ants he soon learned that the marks
upon the missing bath house attend
ant corresponded with the marks upon
the headless trunk at the morgue.
Then the rest was easy. II was the
story Of woman's vengeance. Re-
porters LLOYD. Davis and Kemble pur'
su I'd their oil cloth clue with the ten
acity OF blood They finally
learned In At the bit of oil cloth found
upon the b)dy was from a piece sold
to Mrs Mack. Then it was learned
that one Guldeusuppe and Mrs. Mack
we're intimate and that Mrs. NRck's
husband knew IL. This implicated
Mack, but he easily proved his limo
eence. The Journal reporters caught
her in deception, trailed her from hei
home to the bath house, where she
took uuldensuppe into her carriage
tralled her around the woods north o
Washington bridge, where one OF the
several limbs OF Guldensuppe wal
found. and finally caught her just a
she was preparing to fy.
} For thirty hours the reporters haC
been tireless. Not a stone was lef
unturned, not clue was left befor'
: IL was followed to the end When on,
clue dissolved into thin air the reporte
following it Immediately harked bacl
aud started on a new one. And thu
IL was that great newspaper, employ
ing reporters who never tlre-and thi
true reporter never tires-solved
mystery that ba Med the trained detec
tives OF New York. Back OF all wa
the guiding hand OF man who know
J news when he sees IL and also know
| enough 10 hire the best talent and pa
for 1t. The modern daily newspape
is the greatest opponent OF Grim
known 10 the age. II is a constAn
terror TO evil doers And nowhere
there now, nor has there ever been,
greater newspaper than the one while
4 solved the mystery surrounding tn
awful death OF William Guldensupps