New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-05
THE MURDER MYSTERY.
DETECTIVES SEARCH THE wooDsIDE
HOUSE.

THE CASE May HAVE TO GO 10 QUEENS COUNTY
FOR TRrAI--A BUNDLE OF pLooD-soAKEp
RAGS FOUND NEAR LONG ISLAND CITY.
Acting Inspector OBrien. chief OF the de-
tectiyes was at his office for only a short time
yesterday morning. He left the building before
noon and said that nothing had developed IN inc
Guldensuppe murder mystery. In his superior ao-
Sence Sergeant McCauey took charge OF the once
during the day Late In the afternoon sergeant
lMcCauley said that the detectives In the bureau
were still engaged in working on various phases OF
The case in order strengthen the evidence areay
In their hands against Mrs. Mack. the prisoner 4"
IS the firm belief of the police that the man was
murdered In the house at Woodside, Long isano'
and considerable amount of labor performed by
the detectives yesterday was expended IN ana ABOUT
that Long Island village.
Detectives O'Connell and Krauch were sent oy
Captain OBrien in the morning to make 'ho'-
ough examination OF the premises IN wh'ch .''
murder Is believed to have been committed. De-
tec,ive O'Connell was a plumber before he became
"a policeman. and his knowledge OF plumpng Is CA
pected 10 stand him In good stead IN mak'e
careful examination into the water pipes anu ""p'
+broueh which waste water flows from the prem
1ses.
IN tho course of the afternoon a telephone mes
.age was received from Dstrct-Attorney Youngs
of Queens County. as TO the evidence 'ho Po,O'
had of the murder being committed IN nis !u',
lion Mr. Youngs referred 10 the Dis'ii
torney OF this county o.c
On the return OF Detectives Krauch ano " Oo',
cou from, the,r inspection OF the house at Woou-
eide they reported that they had found no e'iue"o
of crime there and that nothing OF Importance ia"
been ascertaned so far as immediate resu'S WIZ"
show They had ripped up the plumbing IN inc
house and had traced its connection with ts Quiet
but had obtained nothing which indicated the pres
ence OF human blood flesh. Some OF the traps
In the pipes and sections OF the pumoihs "eie
taken away however. for chemical analysis
LOOKING OVER THE NlNTH-ANE' FHAi'
II was learned also that the police mace another
examination of Mrs. Nacks fiat in Ninth-aNe' III
49, ,ona NJ coming upon letters papers OF I'M
nortance which had been hitherto overlooked NJ
tangible result obtained from THIS sedion ~ a.
cordng to Sergeant Pfaehler. VINO was III .i'a &c.
of the Detective Bureau last night. ne SAN 'i."'
nothing had developed IN the last twenty-iour nuns
which brought the police any nearer 10 .ne o. ,
plete solution OF the mystery than they were ''o
day before. ,, ,o.s.s
The Long Island City police have IN their posses
sion bundle OF rags which was iou'iu III e
East River on Saturday near the terra-co''a wins
an Ravenswood The bundle picked up py d
man who turned 1t over to Policeman irving Inc
bundle was floating in the river when Picheu up
T, was tied with pieces of cloth Ihese appear "
have been torn from a woman's white skirt, other
nor,ions Of which found inside the Duhoie'
which was wrapped in newspapers. There were
many mi. knesses Of the paper about the puhole.
One OF the papers was dated June Il anu ''ie
other was of the date of June 20 Both were New
York morning papers. The rags were s'a.ieu
With bIood as test showed. There were Poi-
,,o,s ~ n mans white madras shirt. Through the
.exture of this there fine blue stripe run
ming. These stripes are about an men apai
There was also a portion OF mans piue anu
white muslin shirt This Of cheap character.
norton Of what appears TO have been a chemise
or corset-cover made OF cheap cotton goods ADDED
IN tho bundle Then there section or what
was either a womans white skirt or white apron
That It was probably the former Is shown by the
fact that in the bundle there were houhces VI
tucks similar 10 those commonly found on "hte
underskirts. There was also section OF d puheo
\ sleeve ,.,
! What may prove an important thing IN reia'ioii
to the bundle and connect 1t with the muruer Oh
the bathhouse attendant was piece OF whne UNI
bleached canton flannel, made into the iorm
usually worn by the attendants at such places
THE cloths were undoubtedly all blood soaked when
thrown into the water The inside wrappings OF
naner were stained with blood where they had
come ancS Of the stove in the house in woodside In
which il is thought the murder was committed
shows that In the ashes there was portion OF
mans shoe The toe all crisp and blackened. was
ali that remained except the steel running from The
steel had been burned that the temper was gone.
and Il was almost brittle mnosib S@ TO o"s etermne
said in Woodsde that the re was vas sioys n
the last tenant moved out. ,... uo torra
The distance from where the clothes were found
IN the house is about three miles. Inc Astoria
ferry is about half mile from the place where the
bundle picked up
MR. FRIEND ANGRY.
E. NJ Friend. the counsel for Mrs. Mack. walked
into the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday
morning in a very indignant state Of mind and COM
planned to Magistrate Flammer Of the alleged MUS
tice done his client by Coroner Tuhill going to the
Jefferson Market Prison about midnight Saturday
with two women for the purpose of having them
identify his client as the woman who had been seen
4, Woodside Long Island. entering the house where
the police now believe Guldensuppe was butchereu
Mr. Friend said if the Coroner or the police were 10
have such latitude they should not go 70 the prison
at such unseemy hours, or at any. time, TOT tiat
that he could be present TO protect the interests or
Mrs. Mack. $50 ,.,,.a ., oaroo
with Mr. Friend lie said he was not familiar WIN
Sack's there might be reasons why the ponce ana
the Coroner should find IL necessary to call at any
time at the prison with witnesses 70 see the woman
in the absence of her counsel. and such Delng the
Mr. Friend then had talk with some reporters.
In which he said that If the New-York police prove
that the murder done in Woodsde it would
take the matter entirely out OF their hahds, ana
the authorities of Queens County unless they could
prove that a conspiracy TO Kill Guldensuppe was
Matched In this city, which. he declared, they could
not do. - .,.., c.. ,.,o,a h
some Yachting men yesterday to some extent an
ewered the description of Martin Thorn. the miss
ing man who is believed to have been implicated
in the murder. 1t appeared however, 10 nave
was heard from in this city on Tuesday last
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