Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-03
THORN CONFEsSEs.
Tries to put theMurder of Gull
densuppe on Mrs. Mack,
But fails.
THORN is GUILTY.
He Admitted his Crime After
Being Taken Back to His
Cell. Says Mrs. Mack
Told The Truth.

Martin Thorn, who is on tria
i'll New York for the murder o
William Guldensuppe, went up
on the witness stand and mad,
the following statement:
Beginning with the statemen
that he came to America seven
teen years ago and that his rea
name was Torceswisky. the pris
oner briefly related the facts O
his life up to the time he me
Mrs. Mack, eighteen months
ago. Guldensuppe was board.
ing with Mrs. Mack at that
time.
Il rented a room from her al
two dollars week." said Thorn
"Later understood Guldensuppe
was her husband. She first
made love to Inc and l returned
her love. / was very fond OF
her and loved her up to the
moment she took the witness
stand on my first trial"
The prisoner then told how
he supplanted the bath rubber
in Mrs. Nack's affections and
described the row he had with
Guldensuppe in consequence last
February. During this row
Guldensuppe caught hold of
him. Thorn held a revolver
which went off accidehtly. Then
Guldensuppe took the pistol
from him and gave him a beat
ing. The prisoner lett the
i:ouse and went to a hospital.
Mrs. Mack met him aftel ward,
very often, and they went to
theatres and other places of
amusement. She said she was
sorry Guldensuppe had hurt
him, but that he must not mind
that. Thorn, at the suggestion
of his counsel, then told in his
own way what Mrs. Mack had
said to him after that. The
court directed Mr.. Howe not to
lead the witness.
"Mrs. Mack told me-" said
Thorn, "that she wished to leave
Guldensuppe and wished to live
in some quiet place. We visited
the Woodside cottage and as it
seemed a suitable place we
hired the cottage. I paid the
SIS and got the key. On the
24th of June I gave the key to
Mrs. Mack, as she said she
wanted to do some cleaning at
the cottage. About II or II
o'clock on Friday, June IS, Mrs.
Mack met me at the door. She
said I have Guldensuppe up
stairs l asked her what he
was doing there. She replied ::
He is dead J; l have shot him
She then requested me to help
her dispose of the body. l went
up stairs and helped to undress
the body. Then we carried it
to the bath tub. / went out
and bought some plaster of
paris. When I came back she
began cutting up the body. She
cut the head off with knife.
When she reached the back of
the neck she cut through that
portion with a small saw. Then
she cut through the middle OF
the body. l asked her why she
cut so, and she replied l know
enough not to cut through the
bowels Next she cut off the
legs, after which she went out
for a while, as it was very warm
in there. On her return we en-
closed the head in the plaster of
paris We brought away the
dead mans clothes III a bundle
and l carried the head in an
other bundle. The saw, knife
and revolver were in the bundle
with the clothes. We took the
car to the ozd street ferry, over
which We crossed to New York.
threw the head overheard
while the boat was crossing the
river. Then we went to Mrs.
Nack's house on ninth avenue,
where she burned the clothes
in the cooking stove"
The witness then told Of the
surry ride on the following day,
Saturday, June 26, and the dis
position Of the other portions of
the remains which were wrapped
up in oil cloth, cheese cloth and
paper, which Mrs. Mack had
purchased prior to her visit to
the cottage on June 25th, the
day of the killing.
Thorn told of his meeting
with the woman after this. and
how Mrs. Mack had made prep
arations to go to Europe. Mrs.
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