Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-09
MURDER IN FIRST DECREE Charged Against Martin Thorn
 and Augusta Mack, SOME OF THE WITNESSES Who Testified Afford Evidence Sufficient for the Verdct-Chief of Detectives 0Bren
 Gives Out ThorDs Statement.

New York, July S.--Dragging East river in search of the head of William Gu.den- suppe, the murdered and dismembered bath house operator was b5gun today under the direction of the detective bu- reau. Acting Inspector O'Brien is less confident of finding the missing head than of extorting a ulll confession from Martin Thorn, the alleged murderer. Martin Thorn and Mrs. Mach have been indicted by the grand jury for murder in the first degree in connection with the Guldensuppe case. The cases will be tried in New York counIty.
 The witness before the grand jury up n whose testimony the jury found ind!ct- msnts were Mrs. Riger, the woman in Astoria, who sold the oil cloth to the mock Augustus Peterson, nephew of Gull dsnsuppe, and who identified the body as that of his uncle; Frederick Gartner, rubber in the Murray Hill bath, who a'so identified the body; August Grooming, the undertaken with whom Mrs. Mack ar ranger to get surrey; his assistant, Geo. Bockroth, who delivered the surrey to Mrs. Mack and Thorn on the day they are said to hays gone to WoodSide, and Jo- seph Gartha, who says Thorn confessed the murder to him. There were other W t. nesses, but their testimony was not need ed The accused will be arraigned in general sessions court to plead tomorrow morning. There will be no further pro- cee1lngs in the police court
 Chief of Detectives O'Brien this norn- ing gave out a lengthy statement alleged to have been made by Thorn soon after his arrest on Monday night The pris oner, who gave his age as S2 and Germa- ny as his birthplace said he had not seen Guldensuppe since the time of the assault at Mrs. Nack's rooms on Ninth avenue, in February last. Thorn admitted hav
 ing drawn a revolver on that occasion, and during the scTimmage he claims the weapon was accidentally discharged. Guldensuppe, he says, took the pistol away from him and beat him SD badly with 1t about the head he had to go to Bellevue hospital for surgical treatment. Several days later Thorn says he sent John Gotha to Mrs. Mack for his clothes. He returned and said that he had met Gudensuppe a the fiat who said he was sorry he had not killed Thorn, but if he had met him again even if he had a dozen men with him he would go for him. About three weeks after the fight with Guldensuppe Thorn says he wrote to Mrs Mack and she answered in per son. From that time until the day of ihs arrest Thorn says he met the woman reg ularly and by appointment in different places, but on none of these occasions did he go to the Ninth avenue house. He said that he sent for her at Bucks restaurant on Tuesday evening, 29th of June, and after the meeting they went to Central park, where they remainxd until Il p. m. While in coiNersa ton there Thorn said he told the woman about the finding of a part of the body of a man in the East river on June 26 and the sus- picion that Guldensuppe had been killed and his body boiled. Mrs. Mack said that she did not believe Guldensuppe was dead, but that she had not seen him since Friday morning, and did not know where he was. Next day, Thorn says. he read in the newspapers that Mrs. Mack had been arrested. Going back to the days preceding Guldensuppe's disappear ance, Thorn said.
 'On Thursday, June "A. I was stopping at Afalonsy's hotel. I got up at o'clock that morning and remained about .he barroom for couple of hours. Then l went to a saloon, and meeting a barber named Carl, we played pinnochle there until p. m. I met Mrs. Mack after that on a street cornsr and we went to Gen. tral park There Mrs. Mack spoke to me about leaving Guldensuppe and about buying me a barber shop in the country. I spoke to her about a place for sale at Oyster Bay, Long Island. Mrs. Mack had given me money off and on, sums of about $5 and $6 at a time, and on one oc- cas sion as much as S20. She told me Gull densuppe had been using her bad during the last six months and he wanted her to open a house of prostitution, and I hen advised her to leave him and live with me. We left the park about 10 o'clock that night I parted from her and going to Maloney's hotel went to bed. On Fri day morning, June 25 arose about a. m. and went to :he same saloon where I had besn the previous day. There I played pinnoc!hle with Carl and others. I refuse to say anything further about that day, except that went to Maloney's about 10 o'clock a night and re urned about forty-ive minutes later. I got up Saturday morning, June 26, and went out I knew Gordon tn. newsboy. met me go- ing over the Thirty fourth street ferry with a woman, but I cannot remember what morning it was. I met Mrs. Mack about o clock Sunday evening, June 27, on a street corner We took horse car to Cntral park, and there sat on a bench. I spoke about Guldensuppe again. She told me she had been to Bucks restaur- ant. and flow Mrs. Miller asked her if she had not heard from Willie vet and she fMrs. Nack) said no. She also told me how she had sent MT. Buck over to the Murray Hill baths to find out if Willie had shown up. About 10 p. m. we left the park and I parted from her. I re- turned to Maloney's hotel and went to bed. I got out of bed Monday morning, June 2S. about o'clock. I refuse to say anything further about my whereabouts that day"