The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-09
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playing pinochlo with Federer and Gordon until
nearly / O'clock in the morningi Ayes;
tomorrow night, at this time you would Be on
the occani A. do moi. remember saying that
The important point in this statement 10 tho
refusal Of Thorn \ En,t to say snyth ling, 9 10 o!S,a his
in the morning to 10 oS'c IiSl0 that night. Il was
some time between these hours ON that day that
the murder was committed.
the witnesses in the case on hand yesterday
morning, and took them before the Grand Jury.
set forth that Thorn and Mrs. Mack, on june %.
In the city OF New York. conspired TO kill Geld
e ecan Y and q thu. i@S t tssros # N'g Ct tns IN ssS SsSSS sg,
him and cut up his body; IL further alleged
York county and partly in Queens county. The
indictment was for murder In the first degree.
T rho ps'f barber friend GOTTA. Gotha was $50 80
nervous that no could hardly talk. He appeared
ten the SSFf fSe q Grand 1o 5ups th sS,ISsso him Af for i h,s
service he had rendered the public publ by 6StrsSiTs
his office would send him. Thorn heard OF
tho indictmsnt shortly after II was presented 70
seem to affect other OF them to any great do
gree.
Thorn, printed above, Acting Inspector o'Brien
told in detail the story Of how he and his mon
disguised themselves as laboripg men and went
them by a friend. The actual arrest. was made
by the acting Inspector himself. He had an
confessed the murder. and who told the story TO
the police. by which Thorn was not to know that
tcctivesi in disguise and tho acting Inspector took
elevated station at isoth street and Eighth az:
q a saloon. and the acting Inspector. with a
blue shirt, oyeralls. and a slonch hat, strolled up
nizei a man at tho corner MS the man he wanted.
1t wasn't time to seize him. however, and the
Thorn, seemed to recognise the inspector In
spite Of the DISGUISE; The lnsSpeotor saw that
he was recoEnized. To throw Thorn Of the In.
s 3 peach 3 ''0p Ie tnrned iru around s u a sah g0t tS6is.
and and, saw %S. that Tho ,1.s.o Eyes .o were Fall sllll ,r on
drink by Gotha, had started not in the direction
He He' WAS n EG q DRUG store. The inspector str5iied
UP to him and u. asked him III l.,l knew who paid
.%H men SS S Ga9 T0F FSe In fnsp ree SsO asked Fedai thr rS0f on
ting Thorn nearer to the building. Suddenly
Thorn. and grabbed the mans pistol pocket.
Then he said: "who are you, anyway; what is
My name is Martin Thorn" said Thorn.
The Inspector grabbed Thorn's arm and ex-
II am Captain o'Brien of the Detective Bu-
II thought So" said Thorn.
Tho Inspector showed Thorn into the drug
store and said. as be disarmed him: Have you
got a Hpst adt g S sSiIse' . .aIs r Tss9n. and he started
to put his hand into his pocket.
keep your hands in sight" commanded the
Inspector; and then he put his own hand In
Thorn's pocket and took out . pocket knife.
This is the exact story Of the arrest as told by
tho acting Inspector himself.
The police up 10 last night had not recovered
the. watch and clothing Of. Gieldsensuppe
which Thorn, pawned. They did find some pawn
tickets in Thorn's, pockets. These. however.
Thorn was identified yesterday by Edward Cor
don. a newsboy. who had seen him and Mrs.
Mack going to. Woodside, Long Island; By. VIII
liam Brady, who had seen him with Mrs. Mack
in a Thirty-fourth street saloon: and b Herman
Thorn confessed to Gotha that he had murdered
crime. Weir Thorn's visit and
said that when Thorn was there he suspected
Bearing on Thorn's bad character the acting
Inspector told Yesterday Of a proposition Thorn
had made to William Brady to go out and hold
up. q man In order to get money to spend for
drink.
Thorn and Mrs. Mack will be arraiened before
Magistrate Flammer In the Jefferson Market
Court this morning, and tho fact that they have
been indicted will be stated. Thon they will be
arraigned in the Court Of General Sessions,
Part ].
Acting. Inspector O'Brien spent all Of last
evening in his office at Headquarters. 1t was
reported that the men he had sent ont searching
tho pawnshops for the watch and clothing tie.
longing to Gieldscnsuppe. which Thorn pawncd
that tended to fix the murder more certainly on
Thorn.