The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-11-11
Mrs. Mack Gives Damning Testi-
mony Against Her Paramour.
DETAILS OF THE MURDER
The Woman Tells OF How She Lured Gull
densuppe TO His Death Attorneys
Cross-Question Her Unsparing-
ly-Sympathy Tor Thorn.

Win fitI flrtM
mour. Martin Thorn. for the murder of
her former lover, William Guldensuppe.
for whom she deserted her legal hus-
band. appeared in the role of a states
witness against Thorn. To the conster-
nation of the latter's lawyers.
As soon as Martin Thorn arrived In
the court room. he was informed by
his counsel Of the action that Mrs.
Mack would take. and just for a mo-
ment his face flushed and his brow
became contracted and his lips COM
pressed. he showed for the first time
since his arrest. that he was in any
way perturbed. He soon regained his
composure. however. and while he
leaned forward and spoke TO his law
yers. Mrs. Mack entered the court room.
The woman passed close TO Thorn on
her way TO the district attorneys table,
but she avoided looking at him.
Thorn's eyes followed her as she walked
around back Of the jury box and took
a seat I'm the witness chair.
For two hours and 10 minutes she re-
mained there. while she told the terri
BILE story of how she lured Guldensuppe
To his death. and in telling the tale she
knew full wcIl that she was bringing
her paramour To the electric chair.
Frequently their eyes met. but the
woman was not equal to the occasion.
and she always had Ia turn away from
Thorn's steadfast gaze. When she was
asked why she confessed she replied
that she wished Ia clear her conscience
mud flan hatraf iattA knf when
Lawyer Howe began his cross-exami-
nation he handled her unsparingly and
made her own up to such acts of pre-
meditation that the majority OF those
who heard her admissions said she was
the greatest culprit, ana many Of those
who had previously eyinced decided
antipathy to Thorn, swerved around
and pitied him.
Thorn's lawyers have decided Ia put
him on the stand when the proper time
Genes. and they promise that when he
tells All he knows 10 the court and
jury. as well as the spectators and
reading public. will be treated 10 an
other sensation.
There is scarcely any doubt as 10 the
fate which awaits the barber but as
yet the prosecution has not stated what
immunity shall be- given 10 Mrs. Mack
for the unlocked for position I'm which
she placed herself to-day.
Mrs. Mack entered the court room
about 10 o'clock. Thorn eyed her close
~ IN" was soon piaceo on the stand
ana h.san the recital of ner story. she
san ouihensuppe was known az her
nusnah"' nofh poarueu WIN theh
Quarreis IN ,he fanny We're Iredush.
WI one "ccasi"i ruIuehsuppe hickeo
Thorn downstairs Thorn thereupon
n@,,u IT, az ."ta.nStppe WIN a p's,ol, nu,
uion MT hiW' on anotner OCCASION
Thorh said ne wahtfd to KIN Guiden.
suppe' on, withess objected ana told
MN 10 Mi ner.
pIaauaiy Lawyer waller ied the W.T.
ness up 10 sne events oi friday morn
ing, june 20, tne ga! on whioh inc
crime WAS committed. witness said she
ana ouid.nsnppe left New YORK about
J" g. hi'' ana aiter CROSSING the Terry,
boarded car Tor the Woodside cottage.
had Key ot the house, she said.
ana opened the front door told
'uinensuppe !" eNaminr the mouse
Whlie ! went INTO the yard. lie went
upstairs ana heard a shot. Thorn
came running nowh ana when ne mel
me said. L nave shot nm; ne ~ dead.
ne was ekci'eu ana was nan deau,
Nlthess sald that at O'CLOCK IN the
hiterno"h morn had various paris of
tuidehsuppe corpse Tied up IN par
c.ls ana she tnok onr package and
Thorh LOOK another, hofh going To the
hfry, Wnefe the mead was thfown over
board oh June 70 they returned Ia
inc cottage Tor the remainder of the
BODY which they also threw In The
river.
DuIing the recital or this story Thorn
listened Ia every word with lips close
W compressed
Attorney Nali'f asked Mrs. Mack
"Why d" you maze this statement!
and she replied: II don't want Ia hav,
I II On my mind. She then said; Il
make this statement 81 my own FIRE,
VIII. y" promise ot mercy. has been
riade tn me. wanted To clear my
mind. ] don't care what they do with
me-
During cross-examination by Attor-
ney Howe. Mrs. Mack admitted that
| thu Wo"dside house was rented fnl
| the sole purpose OF killing Guldeu-
suppc. that she decoyed him there and
7 that she bought the material In which
III" parts were wrapped. Adruitly
/ the lawyer made the witness own ~
/ the ft1UGf Damnlnl md enid -hinnI