The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-08
DEcOYED 70 his DEATH
William Guldensuppe Went With
Mrs. Mack to Lonely Cottage.
Thorn Hid In Closet and Shot
Unsuspecting Victim.
Murderer Made Full Confession 10 q Fhsnt
Who Betrayed Him to Police

New York, July s.--The horrors OF the
Guldensuppe murder mystery are being
laid bare to the world.
Martin Thorn. the murderer, who war
arrested Tuesday evening. has made
partial confession, and Inspector o Brien
was able yesterday to make public the
main facts I'm the story OF the crime.
The inspector was much assisted In the
matter by the information given by
John Dolpha, a barber, who has been
Thorn's most intimate friend for several
years. To Dolpha, Thorn confided the
story Of the murder, and II is to Doipha
and his wife that Thorn owes his arrest
Acting Inspector O'Brien says ne has
the confession Of friend OF Thorn. This
friend told O'Brien how Thorn had ex.
planned In detail every move in the kill
ing Of Guldensuppe. Who this friend is
O'Brien will not say, but he is supposed
to be John Dolpha. This man Is the
barber who betrayed Thorn to the po-
lice.
According to the confession of Thorn's
friend, Mrs. Mack had tired of Gulden-
suppe and had decided to be rid of him.
ouc WIS bONto ny dHu tic tWb
talked together about Guldensuppe.
Thorn was already the bitter enemy OF
Guldensuppc. Thorn and Mrs Mack ar
ranged the plot, and according to the
police carried 1t out on a perfect sched-
ule.
Early In the morning Of that fatal FRI
day, Thorn was In the vacant house at
Woodside. Among other things ne had
q loaded revolver and two pounds OF
plaster Of paris. The first was to Kill
Guldensuppe and the last to be used to
encase hes head after II had been severed
from the body.
Between IL and IL o'clock that morning
Thorn was In the closet on one Of the up
Per floors. He was in his stocking feet
and held his revolver in his hand. At
this hour Mrs. Mack reached the house.
Guldensuppe was with her. From his
hiding place Thorn could hear the door
down stairs open, and then he heard the
two speak. He heard Mrs. Mack ask
what the man thought of the place, and
heard Guldensuppe answer that 1t ap-
peared satisfactory. Then Mrs. Mack
explained that she was going into the
rear garden, and, according to the state
ment Mrs. Mack said:
Don't wait for me; 60 through the
house and see IL you like it's arrange
ments." Guldensuppe answered.:
"Oh. I'll just stay here until you come
back"
Mrs. Mack Didn't Want to SEQ Murder.
But the woman did not want that
She did not want to see a murder. She
feared she would weaken. She said:
xxrott on opA ooo the ronvv,a svr
stairs; think you will like them.'
Guldensuppe laughed as he bounded
up the stairs. Mrs. Mack walked out OF
the door. Guldensuppe walked through
the rooms Thorn listened and waited.
Then Gufdensuppe opened the closet
door, He thrust his head in At that
instant there was the fash Of a revolver
and Guldensuppe fell with a bullet In his
head. Thorn bent over the fallen man
and examined him. Guldensuppe was
dying.
Then Thorn picked up the man and
dragged him to the bathtub. He ran
down stairs and met Mrs. Mack stand
ing at the lower landing.
''It's DONE" said he.
Mrs. Mack answered.: 'I know, ]
heard"
"Now go back to the city. Come here
at 3 o'clock Be assured everything viii
be ready" said Thorn. The woman went
away. Thorn went back to- the bath
tub. With a razor in his hand he bent
over Guldensuppe, and the friend in his
statement declares Thorn told him, 81
heard him snore." 1t was death
rattle he hehrd.
After that the legs were severed. Ther
| the neither portion of the trunk. Then
| as If he were packing so much beef, he
| did up the different portions of the body
| in the cheese cloth and oilcloth, tied the
| bundles neatly lighted pipe and waited
| for Mrs. Mack. She came at the ap-
| pointed hour.
The various portions Of the body were
taken on a ferryboat and thrown into
the river.
Guldensuppe had worn a gold watch
and chain. The police say Thorn tool
these and pawned them.
Acting Inspector O'Brien said he be
lieved the foregoing statement to bs
| true.
Then the statement details how Thorr
| described the manner In which he Gu
I of Guldensuppe's head. and next coated
hand, and which he first made into o
paste with water.
And still O'Brien declares there was
no trace of blood In the Woodside house
| He admits that one OF his detectives
who had been plumber before he wai
e policeman. went to the house and car
ried away sections of the drain pipe from
the bathtub. No trace of blood could b,
found by him. O'Brien also said that
n portion Of the floor was scraped In tn,
hopes OF finding some show OF blood
stains. And he also admits that mut
from the trench into which the drair
| pipe leads was taken up In the hope o
| finding traces OF blood. So far as tn,
police will admit there was no blood e
be found. The acting inspector sait
these scrapings. pipe joints and mud vii
undergo chemical analysis. Ther
traces OF blood may show.
Dolpha. the man who Is supposed e
have made the statement 10 O'Erlen 4,