The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-11
Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Naok's Testimony Against Her
Former Lover.
THORN WILL ALSO TESTIFY.

His Counsel Declares That tho 40.
cused Mans Testimony win Show
That Mrs. Mack Herself Murdered
and Dismem bored Guldensuppe.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE expected
happened at the trial in Long Island
City yesterday of Martin Thorn for the
murder Of William Guldensuppe. Mrs.
Augusta Mack took the witness stand
Ind gave O detailed account Of the trag-
edy as already published, declaring
that Thorn alone committed the MUIR
der and dismembered the body, and
that she only aided in the disposition
of the remains. She declared that she
acted as she did wholly through fear
Of Thorn, whom she asserted that she
never loved. She had, she declared,
never loved any man but her husband,
and this statement caused q litter in
the court room.
For several weeks rumors have been
current that both Thorn and Mrs. Mack
were striving to gain remission of
possible capital sentence by giving
sufficient information to the represent
atives of the people for the conviction
Of the other. Despite these rumors
the legal representatives Of the man
and woman have strenuously denied
that either of the prisoners were In
clined to turn informer.
Soon after the court room was OPEN
ed Emanuel Friend, Mrs. Nack's coun-
Bel, put in an appearance, and he vol
unteered the information that Mrs.
Mack had made full confession, and
would be put on the stand at once.
During all this time Martin Thorn was
below in a cell at the back of the court
his impending danger. As soon as he
arrived in the court room he was in
formed by his counsel Of the action
that Mrs. Mack had taken, and just for
a moment his face flushed, and with
bgows contracted and. lips compressed
he showed for the first time since his
arrest that he was in any way per-
turbed.
He soon gained his composure. how
ever, and while he leaned forward and
spoke to his lawyers Mrs. Mack en-
tered the court room accompanied by
her lawyer and a deputy sheriff. The
woman passed close to Thorn on her
way to the district attorneys table,
which was only three feet away from
where Thorn was sitting. But while
he carefully kept track Of her every
movement she avoided looking at him.
The Jurors at this time did not know
who the woman was. and were ignorant
nP ho 70 ho hu1 oda
q confession and was so close to them.
A minute later the court clerk called
her name. saying Mrs. Augusta Mack,
take the stand" Every man of the 70
in the jury box heard the name called,
and each one of them was startled.
when he saw the woman turn away
her head from the prisoner, whose'eyes
her as she walked around the
back of the jury box and took a seat
in the witness chair. For two hours
and 40 minutes she remained there, the
cynosure of all eyes, while she told the
terrible story Of how she lured Gulden-
suppe to his death, and in telling the
tale she knew full well that she was
her paramour to the electric
chair. Frequently their eyes met, but
the woman was not equal to that occa-
sion. and she always had to turn away
from Thorn's steadfast gaze.
When she was asked why she had
confessed she replied that she wished
to clear her conscience, and then burst
Into tears. But when Lawyer Howe
began his cross examination he han
died her unsparingly, and made her own
up to such acts Of generalization that
the majority of those who heard her
admissions said that she was the great
sst cufprit, and many Of those who had
previously evnced q decided antipathy
TO Thorn swerved around and pitied
him.
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up by bath rubbers who had |
worked alongside of the murdered man !
n the Murray Hill baths. One of them |
was Guldensuppe's nephew, and he as
we'll as the others positively identified |
he portions of the mutilated and head |
ess body which had been picked up |
within week after the awful crime |
had been committed. The prosecution !
produced one expert witness, Coroner |
FULFILL, of New York, who described |
he different portions of the body which
we're brought to the morgue and
proved conclusively that they belonged
o the same person.
Thorn's lawyers have decided to put
lin on the stand when the proper time
ZONES, and they promise that when he
ellis all he knows the court and jury,
Is well as the spectators and reading
public, will be treated to another sem
;ation.
The evidence for the people will prob
lbly be concluded early this afternoon
tut Thorn may not be examined as a
witness in his own behalf before tomor-
ow. Throughout the day Thorn be-
control under the existing circum
tances was remarkable. At times h
eemed deeply interested, and his Turk
ng sneer, which has always been in
was not SO palpable as on the
'reviOus days. On two occasions when
Hrs. Mack was closely pressed by Law
'er Howe Thorn enjoyed her discom-
lture and laughed outright. There is
carcely any doubt as to the fate which
waits the barber, but as yet the prose-
utioN has not stated what immunity
hall be given to Mrs. Mack for the
Unlocked for position in which she has
'laced herself.
Mr.. Howe, counsel for Thorn. in the
curse Of an interview after the adj
ournment Ct court, declared that Mrs.
lack killed and cut up Guldensuppe.
Wait" said Howe, land I will put
horn on the witness stand, and he
viii tell the jury the truth-that it was
frs. Mack who killed Guldensuppe and
Who cut him up in the bathtub. Mrs.
lack's confession will prove a BOOM
rang. She has confessed that she
ought the oilcloth while he was yet
live, ard bought II =: wrap up his
ody. She has confessed that she lured
i'm to that house, SO he could be killed.
he has confessed to murder, and the
ury will consider long time before
hey wifi convict my client Oil what she
las said"
As Surely As Sparks Fly Upwards.