New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-08
THE SOUP VAS "TOO RICH.'
SHERIFF DON'T EXPLAINS WHY 1T MADE
THORN AND MRS. Mack SICK.

IT Is SAID THAT IT WAS LOADED WITH rrrTtR
AND FAT ~ ORDER To N>rSENrE THEM
Avp BREAK THEM DOWN
The dcyclopmcnts I'm the Guldcnsupr" case IN
Long Island city yesterday brought ont ia" iact
that a strong effort was being made To got Mrs.
Augusta Mack or Martin Thorn or both. to con-
fcss TO the murder If William Gudcnsuppe. Sheriff
Don't was somewhat chagrinod az III" appearance
al tho jaiI on Wednesday afternoon Of the counsel
% Thorn and Mrs. Nack. He said yesterday that
had not the two prisoners been visited ny th"lr
lawyers while they were in q hystorical condition
they would undoubtedly have confessed. When
Mr. Friend lcf, Mrs. Nack and Mr.. Howe babe
Thorn eood-day. both were in better spirits and
the cheering words they received from 'hcif coun-
sci braccd them w wonderfullv.
Yesterday Sheriff Don't would not permit r'-
porter to see either Thorn Mrs Nack. bur hr
said tina, both were much cllmcr than on
Wednesday Tho Shoun stated that Thorn had
played cards during o." forenoon. Will" Mr.
Mack talked with h,r $40 women watchers.
Since In. correspondence between thc Two WIS
captured both atc guarded 90 what Tie, say They
are Of he opinion that ne pfisoncrs In th" j'il
arc ready to sIv upon th'm and IT, about them.
they say for the sake - getting in the good
graccs OF the Sheriff and receiving fayors from
him.
There WIS Il report about Tho iul yesterday
that Mr. Nack and Thorn had been made li
Tuesday purposoiy Goo break them down. and
that this had much ., do with the historical
condition IN which tho go prisorers w"r" the
greater par; - Wednc,dAy
II vas said hat ~" soup supplied 10 Thorn md
Mrs Mack OF Tucsdai had been "doctorcd' With
butter ana fe'. which made q TOO greasy for them
to retain ~ their stom3eh9. ard cons qu'uy they
suffered rom nausea
Shorir Don't when asked about this yesterday,
admitted that both the prisoners hII i''H AIKEN
il Tuesday. ana from Other sour vas
learned thai iNe report Ms true. The - I''n
pressed for On answer or thr subject. lit-. ana
said IL was not his business 70 max" publ ff} -
thing that occurred. No added sgn.ht Iult ihat
stitution o. the prisoner which caused them 10
be taken sick The Sh'rin admitted further that
the food served TO Thorn and Mr. Nnck ON Tues
day was not given to auy o. the other prisoners IN
the Jail .
nerve becam" public yesterday. II was learned that
after she had gone t. sleep On Tuesday night a
picture o. mans head was hung IN her room. in
y place where she could plainly soc 10 when 81"
awoke on Wednesday. she noticed the picture ia"
first thing that morning. but did not sho" any
signs that fl affected her She inquired of the
mairons how the picture got In her room: ana ih"V
said IT had been put there In JOKE. Vt h'r re-
quest IL was removed.
Clark. who ran away rom inc itlI on Iu'~i'y
night Is still ~ large. lie + tho man who carried
the correspondence between Thorn and Mrs Mack
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Mothvcn started TO look
for him He will be- used. T. caught rs witness
against Thorn ana Mrs Mack
sheriff Don't thinks Mrs Mack IS becoming insane"
Mack did not recognize the matron % the Jail on
"Wednesday. and would not hci'v" II was me
natron. and wanted the strange woman removed
from the room