The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-10

New York. Nov 10.--The Herald says:
Emanuel Friend, counsel for Mrs. Mack,
was at the Harlem Opera House last
night 1t was noticed when he came
into the lobby that he appeared nervous
and excited. His extreme nervousness
caused comment. and he remarked
casually that he had just come from
long interview with his client, Mrs.
Mack He sat half the play through and,
on coming out, said: Mrs. Mack has
confessed. That is all ! can say. She
has confessed and will go on the stand
tomorrow against Thorn. cannot talk
about the matter any further. l have
made a solemn promise of secrecy. Ihere
is no use OF trying to see me later; there
Is no use trying TO see anyone else. Even
Mr.. Howe does not know. The few oth-
ers who do know are pledged TO secrecy
as / am. shall go home, disconnect
my telephone and refuse TO see anyone or
answer any questions. Mrs. Mack has
made a full confession; that's all can
saw"
Mrs. Augusta Mack has made full
confession. She had until Monday not
uttered a single word that tended 10 in
oriminate her. She had withstood the
efforts made by the police TO extort from
her an admission that she had killed
William Guldensuppe. or that she had
planned his death and lured him TO
Woodside. L. l.. where Martin Thorn
actually did the shooting.
The woman had been subjected 10 the
thrty-third degree by the police-to
every known method OF torment She
had been confronted with the horrid
masses of flesh; she had been coaxed,
and threatened. The promise of life
had been held out 10 her as a reward for
q few words that would surely result in
Thorn's execution. She had remained
firm during her imprisonment at police
headquarters. At all hours OF the day
and night she had been besieged, but
she had kept her own counsel. Now she
confesses: by what direct influence is
not known.
District Attorney Rosalsky said: "1
left Mr.. Youngs only i0minutes ago. and
MIR. Youngs knew nothing of the confess
sion. l do not know how Mrs Mack
could have made the alleged confession.
j have heard nothing about il. We are
able to convict both Thorn and Mrs.
Mack We can do so beyond doubt.
However, IL she has made the confession.
IL may have been to Mr.. Friend. We are
going on in the morning TO prove our
case in the usual way"
w. +. Howe, senior counsel for Martin
Thorn, said: This is atrocious / had
the most perfect defense ever presented
I'm court. / am bitterly at a loss TO
understand how any lawyer with
the entire absence OF evidence against
her could have sanctioned her making
a so-called confession. For assuming
that her story he true. which ! deny in
so far as IL may implicate Thorn, If II
does in any way, there was no evidence
in the possession of the district attorney
70 show that Mrs. Mack was anything
more than an accessory after the fact.
II Guldensuppe was killed in the way
attributed"
Those at the jail said that they had no
knowledge at all about any confession.
The sheriff, however. was not there. hav-
ing gone to Glendale. Night Jailer
Leonard said that he had been talking
with the matron just before she went ~
bed, and he was sure she knew nothing
of it, He declined TO send any word 10
Mrs. Mack
Sheriff Doht OF Queens county knows
nothing OF any confession made by Mrs
Mack. He states. however, that Mr.
Friend was closeted with Mrs. Mack for
q long time.