Evening journal., 1897-07-08
THORN IS ARRESTED.
Capture Of the Alleged Murderer
Of Guldensuppe.
WAS BETRAYED BY An OLD FRIEND
Confession Said TO Have Been Made De-
failing the circumstances of the
Horrible Tragedy-Remand-
ed For "A Hearing.


the mysterious Fred, the detectives Of
the central Office believe that they have
solved beyond ell question the mys-
terry OF the Guldensuppe murder, which
for the past ten days has been one of
the chief topics OF the metropolis.
Thorn was arrested by Captain
O'Brien, chief of the detective bureau.
upon information furnished by John
Gartha, a barber, who was an init
mate friend and associate of the alleg-
ed murderer Thorn was arraigned in
Jefferson Market police court and
formally charged with the crime. He
was held for examination, which will
occur tomorrow. at the same time set
for the continuance of the examination
Of Mrs. Mack. who was arrested last
week.
ThOrn's Alleged Confession.
Captain O'Brien has given out the
following official statement, which pur-
ports to be a confession made by
Thorn to a third party. presumably
to his friend Gartha, though Thorn
now denies having had anything to do
with Guldensuppe's death
Guldensuppe was the victim of a
conspiracy. Mrs. Mack had tired of his
attentions and wanted to get rid of him
at any cost Thorn, who had sup
planted Guldensuppe in her affections
and who nursed a deadly hatred for
the bath rubber was ready to kill him
at the first sign of encouragement from
the woman. They talked the dreadful
business over together and laid their
plans in cold blood Mrs. Mack was TO
exercise her fascination over Gulden-
suppe to lure him to a vacant house in
Woodside which had been hired by the
pair. and Thorn was to approach Gull
densuppe from a place Of concealment
and administered the deathblow.
Lured to the House of Death.
The bath rubber was easily persuaded
by the woman to accompany her to the
house TO look 1t over with a view to
advising her about a purchase Of 1t.
They reached the place at 10 o'clock on
the fateful Friday. The statements Of
neighbors that three persons came to-
gether, but that only two We're seen to
go away are therefore without foun-
dation. Thorn was already In the house
when Guldensuppe and Mrs. Mack ar
rived. The barber had been three hours
waiting for his victim, and when the
man and woman reached the doorstep
Thorn hid himself between two closets
on the second floor.
Mrs. Mack went back of the house in
the yard with Guldensuppe She told
him she wanted him to look over the
house. Go up stairs" she said, land
will join you presently" He demurred,
wishing to wait for her, but she insisted
and Guldensuppe went up stairs to his
death According to Thorn's friends
story the bath rubber even hummed n
tune as he went
Thorn. concealed behind the closet
door, heard the man approach. The
murderer took his revolver out Of his
pocket and cooked it, His shoes were
or. and he crouched behind the door.
ready as his victim entered.
The Murderous Shot Fired.
On went Guldensuppe. stopping before
the second closet, a few feet away. The
door Of the first closet opened noiseless-
ly. and Thorn. creeping up behind the
bath rubber. shot him in the neck once.
Guldensuppe. without a sound, dropped
to his knees and fell forward on his
face. He was not dead, although Thorn
thought he was.
Mrs. Mack in the back yard. heard
the shot. and a minute later the back
door opened, and Thorn's face appeared.
IT'S done" he said in low voice. IT'S
all right for you to go home now. Come
back at o'clock" She went. and
Thorn went up stairs to dispose OF the
body.
Guldensuppe was unconscious and
breathing heavily. Thorn feared to
shoot him again. He lifted the pros
trate man and slowly dragged him to
the bathtub. At the edge Of it Thorn
removed his victims clothes Then he
lifted the body and put It in the tub.
which, as has been told. was unusually
deep and broad.
Thorn had brought a razor with him,
and a saw. He cut Guldensuppe's throat
first and then, with razor and saw, ac-
complished the dismemberment Of the
body. 1t was cut into five pieces. As
he looked at the trunk Thorn noticed
the big tattoo mark on the bath rub
ber's chest. He cut this of with the
razor to prevent any possibility of iden-
tifcation.
The murderer had brought with him
two pounds Of plaster of paris to aid in
disposing Of the head. The plaster was
dampened. and the murderer filled eyes
ears and nose of the severed head with
It. Then It was wrapped up in oilclotf
to be dropped in the river. The plaster
of paris was used to make the package
sink.
Thorn regretted that he had moi
shaved off Guldensuppe's mustache. bu
decided that he would not open the
package to do it.
Mrs Mack returned at O'CLOCK
with the surrey. Waiting for her wa,
Thorn with four packages wrapped il
oilcloth The bathtub was washed out
the plaster of paris which remained
was hidden in different parts of thu
cellar and every trace of the murder
the two thought, was removed.
Disposing Of the Remains.
They put the parcels into the vehicl
and drove to the ferry. The head wa
dropped overheard from the ferryboa
and sank Immediately. Where 1t wa
Acting Inspector O'Brien said h
knew, but would not tell. At the prop
er time. he said. it would be produces
as evidence.
How the other parts of the body wer
disposed OF Thorn did not tell hi
friend. He and Mrs. Mack he saic
each disposed Of part of the body. The
thought even II some of It should b
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