The Portland daily press., 1897-11-11
THORN WILL CONFESS TOO.
Barber Will Admit To Killing
Guldensuppe.
BUT DID 1T AT MRS. NACK'S
INSTIGATION.

Murdered Mans Paramour Goes on the
Stand and Relates in Detail the story
| of the Hideous Crime, in Which sh.
Admits She Was Concerned.
| New York, November 1O-Never in the
history of criminal trials in the United
States has such sensation been created
during murder trial as that brought
about today in the criminal branch of
the supreme court of Queens county
now in session in the Long Island City
court house.
| Mrs. Augusta Mack, who was arrested
with her paramour, Martin Thorn, for
the murder Of her former lover, William
Guldensuppe, for whom she declared she
left her,legal husband, appeared in the role
Of witness for the state, much to the
CONSERVATION of the formers lawyers
For weeks past stories have been ciroulat-
ed that Thorn and Mrs. Mack were run
ming neck and neck in their endeayor to
gain remission of a possible capital
sentence by one giving sufficient informa-
tion for the conviction of the other.
Lawyers Howe and Hummel, the legal
Representatives Of the man, have strenu.
ously denied that Thorn was likely to
turn state evidence. They denied it when
approached on the subject and invaria-
bly, replied that neither client had any
thing to confess.
Since the arrest of the barber and mid
wife of the murder Of the Turkish bath
circulated to the effect that both of them
had prejudiced their cases by too free
use OF the tongue and pen.
! Lawyers Howe and Moss, who had been
assigned by the people to defend Thorn
were. however, satisfied that they could
establish the Innocence OF their client
and they only cross-examined half doz-
en- of the scores of witnesses put upon the
stand by the prosecution yesterday. Law
yer Friend, who is looking over Mrs.
Nack's interest, congratulated Mr.. Howe
on the manner in which he was conduct
ing the defence of Thorn and could not
see how the people could secure con
with their client last evening and all
three were hopeful Of an acquittal.
About 10 O'Clock last night, Mr.. Howe
was awakened from sound sleep by q
messenger boy who brought him mes
sage that Mrs. Mack had made full
confession, duplicating Thorn as the muir
Il derer of Guldensuppe and that she had
offered to become states evidence against
her former lover.
/ 10 most men this would have been a
staggerer, but Lawyer Howe has been
practicipg too long to give way under
such circumstances and he went back to
bed and slept over 1t. This morning when
hn ohnd th, Lo +nj
answer to many inquiries that all he
knew about the alleged confession he re
ceived last night from Mr.. Friend
Mr.. Howe said
"Thank Sod never did such thing. .
"Did what, ;" asked the reporters.
Lawyer Howe half closed his eyes and
after thinking for few moments, said /:
Is'Allow a client to plead guilty when
the evidence was insufficient to convict -
Later Lawyer Friend volunteered the
information that Mrs. Mack had made a
full confession and would be on the
stand.
i Thorn was still in his cell without the
slightest warning of his impending
fate. When he arrived in the court room
he was informed by his counsel of the
action that Mrs. Mack had taken and for
a moment his face flushed and with
brows contracted and lips compressed, he
showed for the first time since his arrest
that he was in any was perturbed. He
soon regained composure. however.
A minute later the court clerk called
Mrs. Mack to the stand. The jurors who
did not know who the woman was,
were surprised when they saw her sit
down in the witness chair. For two hours
and forty minutes, Mrs. Mack remained
there, the cynosure of all eyes, while she
Guldensuppe to his death. Frequently
their eyes met. but the woman always
turned away from Thorns 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
cross-examlnatlon he handled her un-
sparingly and made her own up to such
acts OF Fermentation that the majority
of those who heard her admissions said
that she was the greater culprit of the two
implicated in the crime
The remainder of the afternoon was
taken up by bath rubbers who had
worked alongside of the murdered man,
Thorn's lawyers have decided to put
MIN on the stand when the proper time
comes and they promise that when ahe
tells oil he knows the court, jury, spec
tators and reading public will be treated
to another sensation. -. ~
ably be concluded early tomorrow after
noon, but Thorn may not be examined as
witness in his own behalf before Fri.
day. ,e
throughout the day Thorn behaved
wonderfully well and his self control,
under the circumstances, was remarkable.
AS yet the prosecution has not stated
what amount of immunity shall be given
Mrs. Mack for the position which she
placed herself in today.
Thorn handcuffed to Capt. AIethyen
same in and shook hands with his ooun
sell.
The latter informed the prisoner for the
first time of the confession of Mrs. Mack
and Thorn's face flushed. Mr. Howe
handed his client a copy of morning
; paper bearing a large line which read
"Mrs. Mack has turned states s evidence .
Thorn gazed at 1t intently and ther
handed the paper back. Mrs. Mack then
entered the court room.
At l6 minutes to ten the main door OF
the court house opened and Mrs. Mack.
accompanied by her lawyer, and Deputy
Sheriff Debaggs, walked into the centre
of the court room and when she reached
the district attorneys table, she stood