The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-11
MRS. NAOK'S LETTERS.
One May Prove Convioting Link in the
 Chain of Evidence.


 New York, Nov. 10.--Never in the his tory of criminal trials in the United States has such sensation been ere ated during a murder trial as that brought about to-day in the criminal branch of the supreme court of Queens county now in session in the Long Is land City court house.
 Mrs. Augusta Mack, who was indicted together with her paramour, Martin Thorn, murderer of her former lover William Guldensuppe, for whom she deserted her legal husband, appeared in the role of states witness against Thorn, much to the consternation of the latter's lawyers,
 For several weeks past rumors have been floating around that Thorn and Mrs. Mack were running neck and neck in their endeavor to gain remission of a possible capital sentence by one giving sufficient evidence against the other. Despite these rumors the attor- neys have strenuously denied that eith- CT of the prisoners were decided to turn against the other.
 Since the arrest of the barber and midwife murderers of the Turkish bath attendant numerous stories have been circulated to the effect that both or them had preiudiced their cases by a too free use of the tongue and pen. Thorn is said to have confided the story of his connection with the murder to a fellow barber.
 Mrs. Mack was incautions, as she sent several verbal messages and at least one written one to Thorn, and the doc- ument fell into the hands of the prose- cutors. The last named episode occur red while Mrs. Mack was visiting in the country, and may prove to be the con- victing link in the chain of evidence.
 When Lawyer Howe began his cross examination he handled Mrs Mack un- sparingly and made her own up to such acts of reconciliation that the major ity of those who heard her admissions said that she was the greatest culprit of the two implicated in the crime
 The remainder of the afternoon was taken up by bath rubbers who had worked alongside of the murdered man. One of them was Guldensuppe's nephew and he, as well as the others, positively identified the portions of the mutilated and headless body. The people produc- ed one expert witness, Coroner Tuthill of New York. He described the differ ent portions of the body brought to the morgue and proved that they belonged to the same person. A few minutes after o'clock the air in the court room was unbearable and short recess was taken. During the recess one of the jurymen was taken ill and an adjournment was taken until to- morrow morning.
 Thorn's lawyers have decided to put him on the stand when the proper time comes and they say the public will be treated to another sensation.
 Throughout the day Thorn behaved wonderfully we'll and his self-control under the circumstances was remarka- ble. At times he seemed deeply inter- ested and his lurking sheer which has always been in evidence was not so perceptible as on previous days. On two occasions, when Mrs. Mack was closely pressed by Lawyer Howe, Thorn enjoyed her discomforture and laughed | outright
 | As yet the prosecution has not stated what amount of immunity shall be giv- en Mrs. Mack for the position which she placed herself in. New York, Nov. 10-Mr. Howe in an interview to-day declared that Mrs. Mack killed and cut up Guldensuppe. | Wait" said MT. Howe, land I will put Thorn on the witness stand, and he will tell the jury the truth--that it was Mrs. Mack who killed Guldensuppe and who cut him up in the bathtub. | Mrs. Nack's confession will prove a boomerang. She has confessed that she bought the oilcloth while he was yet alive, and bought it to wrap up his body. She has confessed that she lured him into that house so he would be kill ed. She has confessed to murder and the jury will consider long time before they will convict my client on what she has said"
 1 Late this afternoon Lawyer Moss said that the defence admitted that Thorn killed Guldensuppe and that the con- | fession he made to Barber Gotha was true. Mir. Moss said that the defence would put Thorn on the stand and that the latter would tell that he killed Gull | denSuppe to satisfy Mrs. Mack.