The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-09
made an srr>o,ntment 70 meet him az

made an appointment 20 meet him az
0ne Hundred and Twenty-fsth street
and Eighth avenue. although Thorn de-
INJURED az frs: and expressed himself 90
anxious 70 meet Gotha in a more lonely
and unt-eQuented place. Gotha and
his family believe nov that Thorn half
regretted having committed his secre,
TO the keeping OF li< friend AID resolved
10 kill him. Gctha induced Thorn 10
meet him at night on the corner men
toned and as soon az Gotha walked to-
wards him Thorn was surrounded BY de-
tectives, and thus hls arrest vas effect
ed.
WHAT THORN TOLD GOTHA
Thorn's story 70 Go,ha was 70 the e.
feet that Guldensuppe has been brought
by Ms. Mack 90 her cottage in Wood
side, L. l.. which she had ncnted FOR the
purpose Of starting a baby farm. and
that ne CThorn) lay in walt FOR ne bath
rubber in closet in an upstairs room.
When Guliensuppe reached the house
Mrs Mack told him 20 go up stairs and
examine the rooms while she went into
the yard Gulfensuppe hesitated. but
finally went upstairs and passed from
room 10 room peerlng into the closets
until he reached the one IN which Thorn
was hidden. AZ soon as the unsuspect-
ing man opened the door Tylo-n shot
him In the head and then dragged him
TO the bath-tub in which ne threw him.
II Gotha's story ne true, Thorn ac-
knowledged that while GuldensGppe was
yet alive the barber drew a knife or
razor and cut his throat. The division
% the body was next made and two OF
the bundles were dropped overheard
from ferry boat IN the East river. An
other he left in the woods. having driv-
en- there in company wsth Ms Mack.
The head he encased In plaster OF paris
and sank II in She East river. Mrs.
Mack had helped Thorn to make up the
bundles ana II was she who purchased
the wrapping material. Gotha's state
ment has been proven 10 be correct IN
many particulars, save that as % II
disposition OF TIE head.
THoRN's MOTIVE.
Thorn's reasons for killing Guldensup-
pc were revenge FOR his having once
beaten him and desire 10 be free %
live with Mrs. Mack Reporters de-
covered the woman who sold Mrs. Mack
the oilcloth and the man who rented tho
Woodside house - herself and Thorn,
ard these two positively identified ths
prisoners. People in the neigaborhooa
OF the cottage were found who had seen
what they considered To be bloody va
ter fwing from the dr1ln-pFpe Of tie
cottage on that Friday evening. Ths
drain-ptpe in question Is the only c1tiet
from the oath-tu1 in which Thorn =
said TO have cut the murdered mans
throat. In the house itself biooastains
were detected AMI bullets we're found in
the surbase and embedded In the wallA
AN ALLEGE DCONFEssION.
Since his arrest Thorn. II ls alleged.
has made a confession and the authorl-
ties In Long Island City discovered the
compromising letter which ne tried 20,
swallow. The letter showed an intention
on the part of both the man and 40
man 70 cheat the law by committing
suicide. While they were confined IN
the TorDbs prison II was inposssol zoe
them to communicate with each other,
but since they were transferred 20 the
Queens county jail they scern to have
been able % exchange corres espondence<
District Attorney Oioott. % sh.s county,
and District Attorney Younzs. 81
Queens county. after due Del Seratton,
decided that IL was 5est 20 Try ths casa
in Queens county. as the mur9sr 10 al.
legged 20 have been committed there,
although the plot was con -9ctei IN Ned
York.
Thorn. 81 Il ssld. tod a fenyw prisoa-
- =
100 "a he termed ~. beyond the yossI-
bgity os detection u Mrs. Mack had
no, been TO hurried a5o1t the 6.sp0si-
ton % the various pcrtiOrz q the bofy.
on TIE Other hand u r. said nat Mrs.
Mack IN letter q aer paranDour. had
told 0irn mat hs ts,IeI too much.
WHERE THE HEAD NAY BE.
An instance of ris talking capacity %
given IN a rtsteTnent made by Frank e
Clarke. zho -gaB Taoru's ceii-na.a IN
the Tones. According 20 Clarke. the A.
IsZe1 murderer. having Grarz ~yrns
whisky s1DDlie3 BY Csarks ueiic.n nally.
became 50 c3mTnunl cative a. o Eel BIN
that he had thrown CuldenB39p,e's head.
Rhica has not yet been recovered. into
a c.1m2 % busaes near the Wl.yfsi9s
oo,tazs. tzst from there b; z.ar removed
hy a frisrd = TaOru's. 400. afterEa-,Js.
droTJe4 q aFe9o9srd uear sae fishing
sankf n Long Braaeh. from tae n-hiux
boat. : T. Schuyler. Haics. by ths Eay.
Eas burned = The Sater' s-esze a fers
weeks 2go. C1aH<e's story "a cons ssrsf
-thaoie and . = sal taa: the 9gssnd
zao ssp0s~f q - bad = Thorn's
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