The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-08

Gisidsensuppe. He dia say that he TOOK Geld.
ticket tor the watch, he said; he also DESTROYED
scnt from Mrs. Neck's house. / asked him where
s sS hi that s0i he hhlS Sa hired re-! ! Toem sl% at a so East st
Twenty:afth street, and that he and Mrs MR.;
S N ibo ,O' soSSs. to 10 'i sSid. there sSey qqhbs sd alF sS%S
moved there. iasked him whath he. did with the
head, and he said he sunk Il in the river, but
take in not shaving of Gioldsensuppe's mus.
tacho. He said that just as soon as he had put
the plaster OF paris around the head he remem-
bcrcd that he had made this mistake. and he
was going to take some OF the plaster OF paris
off SO that no could get at the mustashe. but on
job. ms the plaster had already hardened, and
he believed also that the head would sink.
{" think he said that he dropped the head In
the river from one OF the Grcenpoint ferrybo9ts,
hut am not suro on that point. He said 'h M
after the lob VAS done y, Mrs; Mack on yisi sSs n noe
satisfied with them. But she, said they could
make the best OF them for awhile, and that they
move to; that they could tell their noighbors
that they intended to, move TO one place, ana
then then mOyNs to ,,,I Fast ,So T osnt nf tS ssF' @ood daSe
that place. as they were afraid Of ai malaria ,hs
Job was done, only that which, was raised In
tho pawnshop;' We had another drink, and
told me as much as he did. He said that he had
shaved OFT his mustachc on Wednesday, and had
scpt himself in self, pr css5 S SntiI b but , shss ne Of cP pbe i nGt
Then he again said to me, You must not be
tray me- and no Locked at me in such n
kill mo too in case | should ever mention
anything he had told me. At that time
made e., up ny mimi I'd TO np say mt nothing mnaf,n aS9 him ,h at
o o'clock at l3Oth street. The place is lonesome,
so 1 told him | would not go there to meet him.
meeting place, told my wife all about II. and
she could not rest because she believed 1 would
b be H,i's ali the 10 Yf ss,s to Gn pt.t G!BTien my wire re-
Thorn told mo that he had buried the saw
with which he cut up tho body, and that he had
The first thing done after Thorn was taken
to Police Headquarters by Acting lnspec-
him. The bloody shirt was disclosed. The spots
were not large. He said they were not blood.
Then the old Byrnes method Of pairing the finger
nails and scraping the toe nails was resorted to In
the hope OF finding evidence Of murder. After
this Thorn dressed himself again., He had q pis-
tol with him when he was arrested. 1t was fully
loaded. He said no generally carried it. The
detectives went at HIM to get u confession. They
kept at him most !En0 of the night . and most most
that he denied Gartha's story, and that he in
will be remembered that Mrs. Mack insisted on
this. too. when she was arrested. Thorn had a
iittis respite IS ter frG% the M %p y PoIise % Gonr ae T as
was kept handcutred to two men. The Magis'
trate remanded him back to Police Headquar-
tiers for a day. He did not see Mrs. Mack while
he was at the court. She was locked up in a
cell In the prison. She did not ask to see him.
She refused to see anybody else but her counsel.
She read in the papers Of Thorn's arrest, but her
jailers said il did not affect her.
The police said that they had found some plas-
ter of paris in the Woodside house and that they
had cut blood stains from the floor. These were
being analysed by Prof. Witthuus. Ono inter
esting question has been raised as TO whether
the New York city authorities or the Long Island
authorities will have the work of trying the
prisoner. District Attorney SOungs OF Queens
/ county was present when Gartha made his
statement at the District Attorneys office here
yesterday. Under tho laws Of the State the tria
can take place in either county. IL Is likely that
the Grand Jury will DO asked to find Indictment:
here to-day.
Gartha, the barber, works at 1885 Eighth
avenue. He was at Police Headquarters yester
day, and was marched up and down, in the
presence OF Thorn, handcuffed to a detective
This was to give Thorn the impression that h,
was under arrest, though why the police wanted
Thorn TO think that wasn't explained. WheI
the acting Inspector was asked what kind OF
disguise he wore when he went to arrest Thor
he would not answer. Asked what kind OF
man Thorn was he said: HE is a very deter
mined man. He says he is not afraid OF death.
The work of hunting for Gieldsensnppe's heat
will be begun at 10 o'clock this morning. Thu
police boat Patrol and three launches will b.
used.