The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-10
NEW YORK'S HORROR.
Mystery of the DlImembsrsd Remains
Cleared Up-murfeFer ConfesSes 10 the
Details OF Ills Aw(nI Crime.

Mystery OF the DlSmcmbered Remains
Cleared up-murierer Confesses 10 the
Details OF Ills AwfRI Crime.
NEW YORK, July 9,--The Herald
says that It is able TO state on compe-
tent authority that Martin Thorn, in
addition to the statements attributed 10
him in the confession given out at po-
lice headquarters last night, made a
complete acknowledgement OF his con-
nectlon with the crime for which he and
Mrs, Mack have been indicted by the
grand jury
The Information given to the Herald
in dicates clearly that ThOrn's one con-
cern. after his arrest, was the protec-
tion OF Mrs. Mack. II am perfectly
willing to die" Thorn told the detec-
tives, "but don't want anything to
happen to her"
"Guldensuppe went to the woodslde
house." said Thorn, land met Mrs.
Mack in the front yard. He seemed to
be uneasy. He had presentiment
that everything was not right, for he
turned to AIRS. Mack and said Augusta.
l think there Is some put up Job here.
"Why, willlam? said Mrs. Mack,
there is nothing OF tho kind. don't
see what should make you think So
"'Well, all right, Guldensuppe re-
piled, as he started into the house.
After examining several Of the ad-
Joining rooms, Guldensuppe entered the
apartment In which Thorn was lying In
wait. He looked around as q person
To-. hnINgn Evh n
expected to be frequent visitor, and
in few moments opened the door OF
the clothes closet In which Thorn was
concealed.
This was the murderer's opportunity,
He said that as Guldensuppe opened
the door ne peered toward the floor.
Like flash Thorn levelled the pistol at
his victims head and fired. The bullet
| entered the skull near the right temple
Guldensuppe did not fall to the ground
| at once, so Thorn stated. but sank down
gradually, his great strength serving tc
sustain his body for a few moments, al
though he had received his death
wound. He never spoke or made a
sound, but remained quietly where he
had fallen.
Then Thorn emerged from the closet
and pulling the body ou. into the room
ran down the stairs to apprise Mrs
Mack that the deed had been commit
ted. The woman was down stairs walt
ing.
"It is done" said Thorn.
81 know It," replied Mrs. Mack; q
heard the shot"
He stripped the body at once, and
lifting It up in his arms. placed 1t in
| the bathtub. Guldensuppe was not YET
dead but, as Thorn explained to Gar
tina, he was "snorlng" when he came
back into the room. This, no doubt
was the death rattle in Guldensuppe's
throat to which Thorn afterward re-
ferred as Snoring"
selzlng n knife he stabbed the dying
man in the back and In the heart, and
| then taking a razor, severed the head
from the trunk. Then he used the saw
and the razor together and dismember-
ed the body into three other pieces. The
blood ran out of the tub into the draln
After the body was ready my infor-
mant continued, stlll giving Thorn's al
legged words, he called Mrs. Mack up
stairs and the two packed the two sec
lions OF the trunk IN the oil cloth.
Mrs. Mack. he said, helped him dis
pose of these packages, but she had
nothing to do with the head, nor did she
know what he did with 1t. Thorn then
denied again, positively and emphatic
ally, that Mrs. Mack had anything tc
do with the killing of Guldensuppe,
The Herald further says that John
Gartha betrayed Thorn through no mo-
tive OF public duty, but because he
feared that Thorn intended to Kill him
because OF Gartho's knowledge of the
| murder.