New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
GULDENsUPPE's LEGS GONE
BUT THEY HADN'T GONE FAR AND
THERE WAS LOT OF ALARM
AROIIT NOTHING.

ssThe times have been. that. when the brains were
ont the man would die. and there an END. That
may be expecting TOO much FOR these hVeher oaye'
hut leaving aside all consideration OF the many
cases Of men walking about alive win no oran'S
that can be detected the times have BEEN not so
long ago that. when the head was OF. the man
would at all events lie still and let the detectives
professional and amateur. have fair chance az
him. But at one time last night II looked as
this man Guidensuppe who has gained more 'a"e
nv his death--if It was his DEATH and not some
body's else-than he could gain by living io' q
million years would not do even that
The news that thrilled through the city last hieh'
WAS that the legs OF the murdered man mao ois-
appeared from the Morgue. 1t was IN the earn!
evening that three men might have been seen eau"
ing on Mr.. Murphy. the superintendent Oh De"
vue Hospital They wanted TO see the BODY ana
the legs They exhibited credentials that induceo
the superintendent TO grant their request ana ne
ordered his deputy. Mr.. Richard. to write OUT an
order This given TO the men. ana 'ne'
handed 1t TO the night superintendent MI Hi en-.
strong When the men arrived where the BODY
was supposed to be- the legs were missing MT
Armstrong at once went to the telephone and
called I'D Mr.. Murphy saying. THE legs are not
an the Morsue The arms and trunk are. but. MI
Murphy 1 don't know where the legs are
The men saw the trunk and turned away only
half satisfied They wanted 10 see the legs OF the
murdered man. as anybody would. An hour or two
later they came back. but Guldensuppe still had
no legs There had been nothing In the whole case
before so mysterious as this. body found IN TINS
MACE and one or two legs in that. and no head
found anywhere-there was nothing remarKaoie
about that comparatively speaking. That might
happen TO anybody, and anybody could invent
theories TO account for 1t by the yard But FOR a
pair Of legs detached and supposed on expert les
fimony TO be dead to make clean escape from 'ie
Morgue--that was mystery .,
They NAV have been taken away by someDoQy
who merely wanted to photograph them or 10 take
plaster casts of them. The may have been carried
OF TO show TO suspected man, woman OF
child 10 see whether they would be viewed Win or
without nervous disturbance, guilt being Indicated
either way They may have been taken away 70
serve as evidence prevent their serving as cyl
dence but what right had they to get away with
out the persons In charge OF the Morgue knowing
ANYTHING about II? That what a lot OF people
wanted 10 know. Those legs belonged TO the peo-
pie OF the State OF New-York. to use In tner case
against somebody or other. when the time comes
and the people OF the State OF Newly YORK would not
be happy tiff they get them one Of the sae4f heS
for the disappearance OF the legs was that tney
had gone TO help Acting Inspector oBrien hho
Thorn. <o~ .,,s
But. after ALL there was no ground Tor th ns
alarm and speculation to the wanderines OF
C;uldensuppe's legs. Late In the night MT; Arm
strong said II all mistake. and that the ises
were really In the Morgue. They were In anothe!
jar, he said. where ne had not thought to LOOK a.
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