The morning news., 1897-07-08
THORN TELLS OF THE TRAGEDY
HE IS SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED
KILLING GULDENSUPPE.

tiou-When He Opened the Door of
n closet In which Thorn Was Con-
ccaIed the Latter Shot Him Dcnd.
New York. July 7-There is no longer a
,nvsterv about the tragedy which first
came to the public knowledge on June 26,
when some boys playing on the pier at the
foot of East Eleventh street, discovered
floating in the river bundle which con-
tanned a portion of human body.
Martin Thorn, according to the detective
bureau, has confessed that he planned
with Mrs. Mack. and himself committed
the murder of William Guldensuppe, a
Turkish bath masseur, and the former low
er of Mrs. Mack.
There are some inconsistencies in the
story given out by the police. and which is
alleged to have reached them at second
hand, presumably from John Dolph, for
mer friend of Thorn, who last night led
the police to Thorns place of concealment.
According to his confession, the murder of
Gudensuppe was committed on Friday,
June s.. in the house at Woodside, Long
Island, which had been rented by Mrs
Mack ostensiby for a baby farm
On Monday, the statement says, Thorn
went early 10 the Woodside house and
hid in closet on the upper floor. In his
pocket he had a loaded revolver and be-
side him was a two-pound package of
plaster Of paris. He waited for the ar
rival of Mrs. Mack and Guldensuppe. He
took off his shoes, so that no accidental
noise could spoil his carefully laid plan.
It was between 10 and II o'clock in the
morning when Mrs. Mack and her victim
drove up in the surrey, which has been
mentioned in the previous stories.
Thorn heard Mrs. Mack ask Guldensup-
pc a few questions about the house, and
heard Guldensuppe answer Then Mrs.
Mack said according to the confession:
Willie, don't wait for me. Go through
the house and see how you like it,"
'Oh, III just stay here until you come
back Guldensuppe replied. But Mrs.
Mack. according to the confession, was
anxious not to see the actual commission
OF the murder she had planned. '+No.
don't wait" she urged. "go and see the
rooms upstairs; think you'll like them"
Thorn, concealed behind the door of the
closet heard Guldensuppe's steps on the
stairs as he complied with the woman's
request Carelessly Guldensuppe opened
door after door until he came to the closet
"here Thorn stood. AS the door sprang
open Thorn shot Guldensuppe right in the
neau' lie died almost instantly. Thorn
look hold of the body by the shoulders,
dragged it down stairs. and showed n into
ene ID. 9aLh tub: Then Thorn went to the
ing
It's done" said he.
KNOW replied Mrs. Mack; 81 heard -
wow go back to the city," Thorn said to
ms Nack' and come back here at 8
e.00A' everything will be ready
MIS- Mack obeyed Thorn's Injunction
ana the murderer returned TO tba ha+b
,uo. , lie cut off the head with razor and
men packed the head closely with plaster
p''s until 1t looked like a block of
stone. Then he severed the lees and
H. wards wards the lower part of the trunk
in ~" apped 1t up in cheese cloth and tbaD
sat Sloth' tied the bundles neatly. ana
Nsci, VNine at his handiwork until Mrs
Il the b,a,,iuI 5uIheo IN the surrey. Carving
4 ferryhost win MIN, they both took the
wa, a'' Doat across to New York On tbe
river '"le" the bundles into the
way 70 ,P Tue portion of the body found its
ed IA ~ WOODS In which IL was discover
Thorr explained in the confession
Markei vas arraigned in the Jefferson
ungl Fri5. 0Vutt to-day was remanded
comes up "''e" Mrs' Nack's case
the an..iorn morn was arraigned. in snite Of
confessto,., e"uy damning evidence of his
eessed 49, "e had perfectly self-nos
ed ana fF-"Iduce. He was neatly dress
crowd ny. 'ned the least excited of the
trates a. a., gathered around the maeis-
all the 49, Eager to see him and hear
Sleat mystery. VI
saying Inspector O'Brien Is ouotad az
in whiob t1 morn has made a statement
dered c,.tS positively denies that he rniIr
An eAarofr,''ss uppe' or knows who did H.
bath tlb b'.a m non has been made of the
IN a ira, tne house at Woodside and
pound 90 underneath the tub abont a
ere1 ol plaster Of parts has bao,' ~. .,s,' d
eninr 9 '"9 ma Is regarded ag stronstb
aneec5 eFeumstantlal details 30 tho
49, confession. 9 VI tne
light Firc. M, iacis which have come 10
eral wbioL lhorn's arrest there are sew
tiOn ln 49, '"iDdie great lack ~ ,.att
legged n.,. methods employed bv Inc 81
taken t5e ,fef Thorn is said 10 bavo
SUNNI watch and chain fron, C,,isls. 100
spite r, clothing and pawned I'm ,bo,, Sulden- ZEN
10 have ,,.,,5 ls to the contrary. he an,oer,
The cltv . absolutely no effort ~ ios,,n
tache. 4, bna beyond shaving on his iTIse nn.,
vent b.s nave taken but few stems i's -, nus nus
found ,'s,,'seton. In his room moro 10,
OH The ahae which contained co,,as -
Of the o1ns,'wspapers giving f9Ii Voples aGoor' OF
and iro5, a1lng 1 of the portions OF tbo Ioa,,
Ftoaes WbIc5y bIIsy 70 day he had cut to out GOdy me
himself ''" Traced the crime homo 10
,ned question Of where the c..o nil, -,
BE- asked 1geqed The grand jury uuStI wii mus aa,
eral bsil,,o 70 deal with h. II iy n WI wii not
office tbs, az the district a,torIs.i1, s,,o ssi-
the m1r4. e. The county Of o"eens p p1eq IN this
too mueb was committed. bas ~ Ne, "nien aei,
ton OF his IFInSy FlnSy to spend on prosee'i. BRO Guy
'voods.la,a .laiten. t,. who lives nsx, ooo.
~5sl Wy ~ ,eis story was wa,cs n, isures 50 tragic
nd posiyo9i NJ, alleged murderer p4vs 4 S.,s,IS ssq1ion
BE- saw H. IDENTIFIED Thorn a. uy.s',nea, ~. ll.sl
lvuaH..- ii aITr N..t.t. -i ~ Ailt man