The age-herald., 1897-11-11
EVERY DETAIL
 OF THE TRAGEDY Which Startled the Country Was
 Made Public BY MRS. AUGUSTA MACK GuldonSuppe Vas LuFad to His Death by the Seli-COuieSSed ACcompliCe AND THORN COMMITTED THE DEED Her Conscience Was Weighted With the
 Terrible Crime
Her Conscience Was Weighted With the
 Terrible Crime
WHICH SHE PLANNED AND CARRIED OUT
For Two and Half Hours the Red-Handed Witness Occupied the Stand-Thorn Was Restless and III at Ease.
 He Will Also Give
 in Testimony.

New York, ..ov. 10-'There was an eX- traordinary turn of affairs today in the Thorn trial in Long Island City. Mrs. Augusta Mack who was indicted to- gether with her -erstwhile paramour, Martin Thorn, for the murder of her former lover, William Guldensuppe, for whom she deserted her legal husband, appeared in the role of states witness against Thorn to the congsse. nation of the aatter'e lawyers.
 For several weeks rumors have been current that both Thorn and Mrs. Mack were striving to gain remission of a possible capital sentence by givng suf- ficient information to the representatives of the people for the conviction of the other Despits these rumors the legal representatives of the man and woman have strenuously denied that either of the prisoners we're inclined to turn in- former.
 The Woman Got the Lead
 Late last night William F. Howe Thorn's counsel, was awakened by a messenger boy who brought to him the message that Mrs. Augusta Mack had made a. full confession duplicating Mar tin Thorn as the murderer of Gulden- suppe and that through her legal adviser she had offered to turn states evidence against her former lover.
 Mrs. Mack in Court
 Thorn was not told of the confession umtl brought into court this morning When he heard of it he showed evi- dences of nervousness for the first time since his arrest. He s3pn regained his composure, however, and while he leaned forward and spoke to his lawyers, Mrs Mack entered the court room, accompa- nied by her lawyEr and deputy sheriff Ihe woman passed close to Thorn on her way to the district attorneys table. But while he casually keps track of her every movement she avoided looking at him.
 Burst Into Tears For two hours ard forty minutes Mrs. Mack remained on the witness stand. the cynosure of all eyes, while she told the terrible story of hbw she lured Gulden- suppe to his dea.h and in telling the tale she knew full we'll that she was bringing her paramour to the electric chair. Frequently their eyes met, but the woman was Lslt equal to the occa- sion and she always had 10 turn away from Tfllorn's stea6Last gaze.
 When asked why sIbe had confessed she replied tt.at she wished to clear her conscience and then burst into tears But when Lawyer Howe began his cross examination he handled her unsparing- ly and made her own up to such ac s of ifoff ion who heard her adlmt ssions said that she was the greatest cuEprit and many of chose who had previously evinced a de- cTded aMipafhy 10 Thorn swerved around and pItied him.
 The Awful Tragedy
 Mrs. Mack told of her relations with Guldensuppe. They lived together at 439 Ninth. avenue, and here the murdered man was known as her lnnshand She described TIhornss coming there to board and of his fight with Guqdensuppe.
 The witness told of Thorns ,hlrents tlo kill GuFdensuppe and debaiied the renting of the Wcodstde house.
 Gradually the lawyer led the witness up to the morning of Friday, June 25, the day that the crime was comnitIt ed Sine said that she and Gu1lensurpa left New York betweene and 10 o'clock that morning. and after thsy had cross,d the ferry bloaaded trolley car which Ter. them at the Woodside cottage.
 I've Shot Him; He Is Dead
 "I had the key of the house" she said, land I opened the front door. I told Guldensuppe to enter and examine the house while I went into the yard. He went upstairs and heard shot. Mar tin Thorn then came running down, and when he met me he said
 "I've shot him; he's dead.'
 "He was very excited and I was half dead" said the self-confessed murder ess. breathlessly.
 What did you do, then?" asked Judge Weller.
 "He told me to go homs and come back att o'clock. When I came back that evening Thorn had everything