The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-01

woods, above the Harlem river, came
across a similar bundle, and rushed to
the nearest police station. When this
package was opened IL was found TO be
made up of the same sort OF oilclotn
and wrappings which made up the hrst
bundle. and IL contained the lower por-
tion OF the trunk, minus the legs, which
had been roughly cut away from III.
When the two parts were put together
at the morgue IL was found that tney
fitted exactly. Two days later the legs
were picked up by some sailors at the
Brooklyn navy yard. The lower limbs
were also wrapped in oilcloth and
cheese cloth. and before they We're
brought TO the mor2ue the authorities
were satisfied that they would prove TO
belong to the same body AS the frst
two portions. This surmise proved to
be correct, and the police and detectives
began a search for the missing head.
The police were sadly wanting in their
efforts however and were IL not FOR the
brilliant work done by few newspa-
per reporters, the crime might never
have been fastened upon the perpetra-
tors, and what seemed To be a deeply
cloakcd mystery was laid pare Witnin
the ensuing week.
A reporter who frequently visited the
Murray Hill Turkish baths was among
those who examined the upper part OF
the body the day II was picked UP, and
that same afternoon he went to the
baths, and without exciting any sus-
picion found from the employees there
that Guldensuppe. on whose breast the
figure of a woman's head had been tat
tooed had not been heard from since
the morning of the 25th of June the
day before the first bundle was found).
With this clue to work from the news
paper man went TO 439 Ninth avenue;
this city. where the missing man had
been living with Mrs. Augusta Mack.
who had been separated for some time
from her husband bread cart driver.
WORKING UP THE CASE.
Further inquiries elected the fact
that Guldensuppe had rival for the
affections OF the woman In one Martin
Thorn, a barber, whom he had beaten
and elected from the Mack apartments
a short time before. Mrs. Mack, when
questioned as TO Guldensuppe's where
abouts. said that the bath attendant
had gone TO Europe, and later con-
tradicted her story In many instances.
The police arrested her on the report
er's information, and found that she
had made arrangements to store her
furniture and leave for Germany.
A sharp lookout was kept for Thorn,
who had not been seen since Gulden-
suppe disappeared and orders were is
sued by the police TO arrest him on
sight Thorn had one friend. fellow
barber John Gotha. whom he visited,
and confded to him his terrible secret.
Gotha informed the police. and. after
making a double appointment with the
detectives and Thorn, the latter was
arrested on July z at the corner OF 125th
street and Eighth avenue, while con-
yersing with his betrayer. Gotha. IL
was learned then that Thorn had
walked about this city all the time, and
the only attempt he had made 10 dis
guise himself wqs to shave on his
moustache.
MRS. MACK IDENTIFIED.
The woman from whom the oilcloth
was purchased identified Mrs. Mack as
the customer TO whom she sold the
stuff. and Thorn and his erstwhile mis-
tress were identified by the landlord or
n cottage at Woodside. Queens county.
Long Island. which Is now part ot
Greater New York. as having rented
the house n few days before the bath
rubber had disappeared.
A search Of this house revealed blood
stains In the bathroom and adjoining
room. and from the surbase OF the outer
room two bullets were extracted. Some
plaster OF paris was found I'm the bath
room, which later proved n telltale link
I'm the chain OF evidence against the
accused. hut the missing head was
never discovered
TIoRN'S TRIAL.
AZ Thorps trial. on November y
LAWYER Howe for the defence declared
that the prosecution could not prove q
corpus delacti az long as the head had
not been found. and insisted that the
missing Guldensuppe was alive and en-
joying himself in Germany. When court
opened on "Wednesday morning the de-
fendants lawyers were very much per-
turbed when they learned that Mrs.