The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-11-11
Tells on the Stand How Gulden-
suppe Was Killed by
Thorn.
Portions of the Dead Mans Anat-
omy Tied Up and Dropped
Off a Ferry.
Sensational and Unexpected End
CT New YOrk'S Famous
J Murder Trial.


announcement in the morning papers
that Mrs. Mack had confessed the MUIR
der of William Guldensuppe and i'm
plicated her lover, Martin Thorn, was
confirmed when court assembled by
Judge August A. Weller, who is as
sisung D. strict Attorney Young III tie
prosecution.
Thorn's lawyers We're very reFlcent
on the subject but when Judge Weller
was questioned on the truth OF the
rumor by an Associated Press reporter
he replied: eyes, she has; ,here is no
doubt about it.
Lawyer William F. Howe arrived at
the courthouse at $40 a M.
..Is it a fact, Mr.. Howe. that Mrs.
Mack has made confession?" he was
asked.
Il don't know" he replied with
shake of his massive frame. Then he
continued: Gail I know is the news
which 1 received from. Mr.. Friend.
"Thank God" he exclaimed with dra-
matte fervor, 81 never did such thing
and have been practicing for 80 years. :
did what, Mr.. Hover" asked the re-
porter.
tor a moment the big lawyer looked
bored and then he roared so that all
within a hundred feet of him could
hear him. "Allow client to confess
against whom there was absolutely no
testimony"
Mrs. Nacl<'s Story.
Mrs. Mack was placed on the stand
soon after court opened, and under the
examination of Judge Weller, began
the recital of he1 story, leading up to
the time that she had left her husband,
and was living with Guldensuppe at
439 Ninth avenue.
Gradually the lawyer led the witness
up to the morning of Friday, June %,
the day that the crime was committed.
She said she and Guldensuppe left New
York between and 10 o'clock that
morning, and after they had crossed
the ferry they boarded a trolley car,
which left them at the Woodside cot
tage.
~ had the key of the house." she
said, "and opened the front door. I
told Guldensuppe to enter and examine
the house while went into the yard.
He went up stairs and I heard shot.
Martin Thorn came running down and
when he met me he said: I've shot
him; he's dead He was very excited
and was half Dead" said the self-con-
fessed murderess breathlessly.
ID sposal of the Body.
In relating what had been done with
the various parts of Guldensuppe's
corpse Mrs. Mack said that when she
went back to the cottage at 5 o'clock
Them had everything tied up in parcels,
some of them i'll the oil cloth that she
had purchased in Long Island City.
When they were ready to leave the
cottage she took one parcel. and Thorn
Another. Hers contained Gulden-
suppe's clothing and in Thorn's parcel
was the dead mans head, which he had
encased in plaster of paris in the wash
tuo of the cottage. They went directly
to ferry which one she did not know
and she went to the front of the boat
and Thorn stayed Oh the rear. Soon
after the boat was in mid-stream Thorn
rejolned her and said that he had
thrown the head overheard. On reach
ing New York she went to her house
where she burned the parcel containing
the clothing.
On June 26 they went back to the
cottage and found the other bundles
still there. On leaving, Thorn carried
one OF the bundles with him, and they
again crossed the ferry and Thorn
stayed on the rear of the boat until 1T
had nearly reached New York, when
he came to her and SAID that he had
dropped kis bundle III the water 1t
contained part of the dismembered
body.
Wanted 1t OF H.r Mind.
Attorney Weller showed MS. Mack
four photographs of Guldensuppe,
which she Identified. He asked: "Why
do you make this statement"
Mrs. Mack replied: II don't want to
have it on my mind Then she began
to cry. She tossed about in the wit
hess chair, used her handkerchief and
so.Le,i tor some time. He emotion at
1ected nearly everyone i'll the court
room. 1t was some minutes before she
resumed and she said: 81 make this
atement Of my own free will want
get il off my conscience. No promise
l.. mercy mas ueen made me. l wa;Red
TO clear my mid. don't care what
hangs over me or what they do with
me"