The herald., 1897-07-08
THORNE'S OLD FRIEND
PUTS THE POLICE ON THE
TRACK
The Man Believed to Have Butchered
/ William Guldensuppe Taken
Into Custody

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser says: Martin Thorne, the
supposed accomplice of Mrs Mack in
the murder of William Guldensuppe, is
locke d up at police headquarters. He
was arrested at 10 o'clock last night in
this city.
The streets were thronged as usual
at that hour, The arrest was made very
quietly. All the spectator saw was that
two men suddenly approached a short,
stout man, who was lounging in front of
1 Spears drug store No words were spok-
en-. Two detectives quickly pushed their
| man into a side door of the drug store
from Eighth avenue. They made hur-
ried search of his pockets. He appeared
! to have no weapons. and the only thing
| that they took was a roll of money from
his trousers pocket.
During this proceeding not word was
spoken. with the exception of the re-
mark Of ore of the detectives as they
neared the doorway, I'VE want you"
Thorne was very pale and agitated.
His mustache, which had been noted in
all descriptions as having been large and
curled at the ends had been lately shaw
en- off. Thorne's arrest came about
through a friend who had known him for
nire years and worked with him in sew
eral barber shops here and in other cit
les. This friend is John Dolpha who
is employed in the shop of THE Only
Martinelli," at 1887 Eighth avenue Dol
pha, while a friend of Thorne, did not
desire to be considered confederate in
crime Of the most hideous nature. At
the same time his loyalty has kept him
for over a week from betraying the fact
that he had knowledge of Thorne's
whereabouts.
Yesterday morning Dolpha asked his
employer, Martinelli, if he could have the
evening to himself. Martinelli insisted
that Dolpha tell him why he wanted to
lay off for the right, having noticed that
Dolpha during the past two days had
been very moody. Dolpha sat in a chair
in the shop and for some time was silent
and thoughtful. Finally he said: What
shall do? cannot keep this to myself"
| What do you mean?"
II know Martin Thorne, know where
he is and he wants me to meet him to-
night. 1 don't want to get tangled up
with him and this terrible murder"
What you want to do" said Martin
| elli empha tically, ''is to go to the police
and tell all you know. 1t is the only
thing for an honest man to do, and you
ougltSto do it for your own protection,
if not to further the cause of Justice
1t did not take much further argu-
ment to convince Dolpha that it was his
duty to inform the authorities.
At 10 o'clock last night Acting Inspec-
tor O'Brien and a half-dozen detectives
appeared at the corner of Eighth avenue
and 125th street. O'Brien posted himself
on the northeast corner, exactly oppo-
site the drug store. There were two of his
detectives loungirg in front of the drug
store and one on each of the other cor
nerS.
At Just 10 o'clock Dolpha appeared at
the drug store. Here a short, thick-set
man was waiting for him. The two men
walked only about twenty feet when
they stopped. and Dolpha remarked:
Lets go take drink. Come on"
Thorne said: NO, l don't want
drink You go along by yourself"
Dolpha started away. Just at this
point Sergeant McAuliffe, not willing to
take any risk, jumped forward and
caught Thorne by the arm, at the same
time feeling of his hips to see if he car
ried any weapons.
Detective Price came up on the other
side and the two officers walked their
man to the drug store, where he was
searched They then climbed up the ele-
vate !. stairs with their prisoner between
item and boarded the downtown train,
taking their prisoner to police he d.
quarters. Thorne was arraigned ihlS,-e
Jefferson Market Police Court