The San Francisco call., 1897-07-09
Police = Boats Dragging
the Bottom of the
East River.
Thorn'S Time Is UnaCCounted
for the Day CuldenSuppe
Was Murdered.
District Attorney Secures an In"
dlctment Against Him and
Mrs. Mack

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 6.-Martin
Thorn, the man who, with Mrs. Augusta
Mack, is accused of numbering William
Guldensuppe, the bathhouse rubber, and
cutting up his body, was kept on the rack
by the police most OF the day. He did
not confess that he was a murderer, but
he made some statements which the ot1-
cials decline to give out at present, and
they say they do not care whether he con-
fesses or not. They claim the evidence
they have is sufficient to convict him, and
Mrs. Mack at least as an accessory. A
significant feature of Thorn's statement
is that relating to his whereabouts on the
day the murder is supposed to have been
committed. OF that day he says:
"Friday morning, June 25, got out OF
bed about 8 o'clock and went to Eleventh.
avenue and Thirty fourth street, to the
same saloon where l had been the day
before. 1t must have been about 10 or IL
o'clock when l reached the saloon. l
played pinochle with Barber Carl and
others. l refuse to say anything further
about that day except that l wen; to Ma
loney's about 10 o'clock at night and went
TO bed at 10:45 the same night"
The important point in this statement
Is the refusal of Thorn to say anything
about his wherea bouts on Friday, June
%. from 10 clock in the morning to 10
O'Clock that night. 1t was some time be-
tween those hours that the murder was
com mitted.
District Attorney Olcott had half a
dozen witnesses in the'case on hand to-
day and took them before the Grand Jury.
An indictment was found in few min.
En
police up to tonight had not recovered
the watch and clothing of Guldensuppe,
which Thorn pawned. They did find
some pawn tickets in Thorn's pockets.
These, however, were for things Thorn
owned himself.
The work of dragging the bottom OF
East River for Guldensuppe' head was
begun by the police this morning, when
Captain ShulIz detailed for the undertak-
ing four launches. The police have no
definite idea where the head, in its plaster
OF pals covering, was dropped into the
water, but on the chance that they might
PICK 1t up with graphing hooks, four ex-
pert grapplers were hired, one for each
launch. The work was watched with GU
riosity by the crowds tha: gathered on the
piers and by the passengers on the ferry
and excursion boats. The net result Of
the search was an old coat, discarded by
a tug boat engineer, and lot of scrap iron
and rope ends.
The Herald tomorrow vill say that
Martin Thorn has confessed to the police
that he killed Guldensuppe. He made
complete acknowledgment of his con-
nection with the crime. The Herald says
Thorn admitted everything except that
Mrs. Mack had anything to do directly
with the killing The story differs but
little from that told by Barber Gartha, TO
whom Thorn told the details some DAYS
ago. Thorn's one concern after his arrest
was the protection OF Mrs. Mack. He
made no secret of his warm regard for the
woman and insisted that she had nothing
to do with Guldensuppe's death
II am perfectly willing to die" Thorn
told the detectives; but 1 don't want
anything to happen to her."