The sun., 1897-11-11

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sho Lured Him TO InIs Death-Did II ne.
cause she Feared Her Latest Lover. whs
'Wanted NNiiiie's sHeadr-HnvInE Betrayed
Thorn. she TonrruIIy Asserts That sho D,a
20 Becauso cor God and the Peopien-A
Most Dramatic sceno In tho Great Criiut-
nal Trinl-Thorn Apparently Unmovcd by
the pesortion or Hts Acconpiice-Thoru,s
Counsel to Put Him on tho stsnd-ne MAY
in Turn Conress ana Accuse HIs Betrayer
or tho N1urder-A Jurors Illness CompIi.
Gates Matters and May Cause n MIstrIaI
After four months of terrible mental agony,
with the burden OF a great crime upon her con-
science. the will of Mrs. Augusta Mack has At
last been broken and sho has told the story of
William Gieldsensuppe's death. Before Judge
and jury. under the eyes Of the man she once
loved, but now must hate, sho plodded through
1t all aud almost without quaver. Only once
did she falter and then but for moment. An
she went from point to point In the bloody re-
cital 1t did not seem possible to those who heard
her that she could have been the woman to have
acted as she confessed she did. Tho story a.
she told 1t was almost as remarkable AZ the
tragedy itself.
But IL she was remarkable and abhorrent in
the stolidness of her manner Ms she told the
story, stlll more SO was Martin Thorn, her lover
and accomplice. who sat less than dozen yards
away and listened to the weaving OF his doom.
Not culver OF an eyelash, not a frown, not q
single expression save that Of normal interest
could be noted on his face. Hour after hour
he kept his eyes fastened on the woman for
love OF whom he Is on trial for his life,
and listened, AS did the others. while the law
yers wrangled. Tho crowd gaped and tho wit
ness kept remorselessly on, bit by bit corrob-
Grating every single fact and circumstance
that the State has been piling up against them
both. And when the day was done Thorn went
back to his cell as calmly and as stolidly al
though all that Mrs. Mack had told had been in
his defence.
IT WAS THoRN's LIFE OR HERS.
The confession of Mrs. Mack brought out not
one single detail Of the killing that has not been
known, and yet when it was concluded the en-
tire character of the trial had been changed.
Instead Of the State bringing home tho crime to
| the murderers by chain of circumstantial evil
| dence. forged together by multiplicity Of wit
| nesses. q single witness was thrust to
| the front, with all the others merely
serving to corroborate her. Instead of q
man and woman bound together by tics
| OF love and a common danger helping
each other to fight on impending death, there
were two creatures mad with fear and hate,
! cdcu etrlNiuB u the aW1ul Duruen or gum
| to the shoulders Of the other. 1t was her lifo
or his. his life or hers. The lawyers, who on
Tuesday stood shoulder to shoulder working
| together for the interests of their respcctiv .
clients, were ready to fly at each others throats.
Only last Tuesday morning before the keepers
shacEled Thorn to guard and led him up stairs
to faco the jury, the woman had sent him q
bunch Of flowers and bade him be OF good cheer.
| This was in keeping with all her conduct since
the day the law first enmeshed tho pair. But
| there came q change. As the hour grew nearer
for the decision which would settle Thorn's fate.
the strain on the woman increased. The fear of
death kept working on the troubled conscience.
Religion, with its appeals to the emotional sida
OF womans nature, helped to undermine her
loyalty to her lover and SO at last she collapsed.
and in her panic clinched the case against him.
THORN WANTS REVENGE.
Whether or not Bhe has gained immunity from
punishment by this sacrifice of her accomplice
those who arc in q position to know decline ia
tell, but certainly II Thorns lawyers can accom-.
plish 1t she will go with him to tho death
chair. Thorn 10 to go ON tho witness stand
to-day probably-and he 10 to tell his
| story. This much his lawyers have said,
openly and with vindictiveness. As she shielded
herself in her statement, throwing all the
| blanc upon him and making him the
and tell how through her evil influence he wal
led to be her accompnce, maintaining to tho end
that she is guilty OF the actual killing. Then, II
| this docs not save him, 1t may at least aid in
her conviction. He would no doubt 60 to his
death with less reluctance II he could feel him
| self revenged upon his betrayer.
| Tho day began with the most intense interest
| in the case. which for the two preceding days
had dragged along in dull. uninteresting way.
IT t.,
| Mrs. Mack had confessed. and would probably
appear upon the witness stand, had served to
| draw to tho Court House q throng of curious
persons. They came long before the opening of
the doors, for they had heard of tho little space
allotted to spectators, and were anxious to be
among the favored ones. Not one-tsnth of
| those who came could gain admission, but all
day long they hung around tho corridors and
gossiped eagerly with those who from time to
time left the courtroom. For the first time
there was fair Bprinkling Of women, many Of
whom succeeded in getting into the galleries.
LAWYER HowEs DILEMMA.
All the lawyers were on hand early. for there
| WAS much to be done. The confession had only
been obtained from Mrs. Mack late the night
before, and the attorneys for the State woro un-
decided as to whether they should use hor This
had TO be decided before the convening OF the
court. Messrs. Howe and Moss were putting
| ON q bold front, but they could not hide their
apprehension. They must talk with theiI
client. So 1t was that before 8 o'clock there
were whispered conferences on all sides, with
tho curious spectators all about lighting to GET
within the courtroom.
In tho District Attorneys room there were
Mr. Youngs. District Attorney Olcott of this
city; his assistant, Mr.. Rosalsky, and Emanuel
Friend, Mrs. Nacks lawyer. to whom she had
confessed. Mr.. Friend had copy OF her con-
fession with him. Mono Of the conferees would
say that it was agreed to accept plea from Mrs
Mack, but It was learned that this question wIts
discussed. At9:l5 o'clock Mrs Mack was sent
for, and 1t is understood that some sort OF q
promise was made to her. At any rate. she con
sented to go upon the witness stand, acting
upon the advice OF her counsel.
THE PRISONER FACES HIS BETRAYER.
When this was settled, tho attorneys hur
riedly left the room for the hour of convenin0
Nals. .tln EnH