The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-11
MRS MACK CONFESSES
A Sensation in the Trial OF
Martin Thorn.
The MURDER DESCR IBED
HE REMAINED SELF-COMPOSED
DURING HER TESTIMONY.
SHE NEVER LOVED THORN, so SHE SAYS
Thorn Killed Gundensuppe in the Cottage, Cui
His Body in Pieces and Together She
and He Carried These Bundles
Over the Ferry.

Over the Ferry.
New York, Nov. 10.-Ihere was an
Extraordinary turn OF affa.rs to-day III
the Thorn murder trial i'll Long Island
City.
Mrs. Augusta Mack, who was indicted
together with her erstwhile paramOur.
Martin Thorn, tor the murder OF he-
former lover, William Guidensuppe, for
whom she deserted her legal husband,
Iapl cared in the role of a States witness
against thorn, to the CONSERVATION of
the latter's lawyers.
For several weeks rumors have been
current that both Thorn and Mrs Mack
we're striving to gain Il remission of Il
ipossib.e capital sentence by giving fl
cent information to the representative
of the people for the conviction of the
other. Despite these rumors, the legal
representatives of the man and woma4
have strenuously denied that either If
ttle prisoners were inclined to turn in-
former.
Late last night William +. Howe,
! Thorn's counsel, was awakened by Il
messenger boy who brought to him the
message that Mrs. Augusta Mack had
made a full confession. duplicating MIR
tin Thorn as the murderer of Gulden-
Isuppe, and that through her legal adj
wiser she had offered 10 turn States evi-
dence against her former lover. Thorn
was not told of the confessional until
brought into court this morning When
he heard of it he showed evidences OF
nervousness for the first time since his
larrest. He soon rega:ned his composure,
lhowever. and while he leaned forward
and spoke TO his lawyers Mrs. Mack en-
/ tered the court room. accompanied hy
her lawyer and n deputy sheriff The
woman passed close to Thorn on her
way to the District Attorneys table.
But while ne carefully kept track of her
every movement she avoided looking at
him.
For two hours and forty minutes, Mrs.
Mack remained on the witness stand. the
ssynosure of all eyes, while she told the
terrible story of how she lured GuIden-
lsuppe to his death and in telling the
tale she knew fun well that she was
bringing her paramour TO the electric
chair. Frequently their eyes met, but
the woman was not equal to the Occn-
s.on, and she always had to turn away
from Thorn's steadfast gaze When
asked why she should confess she replied
that SIZE wished to clear her conscience.
and then burst into tears. But when
lawyer Howe began his cross-examina-
ton he handled her unsparingly and
lmade her own up to such acts of premed-
itation that the majority of those who
heard her admissions said that she was
the greatest culprit, and many of those
who had previously evinced a decided
antpathy to Thorn swerved around and
ipitied him.
Mrs. Mack told of her relations with
Guldensuppe. They lived together at
439 Ninth avenue and here the mur-
dered man was known as her husband.
She described Thorn's coming there to
board and of his fight with Gulden-
suppe. The witness told of Thorn's
threats 70 kill Guldensuppe, and detailed
the renting of the Woodside house.
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 8 and 10 o'clock that
morning, and after they had crossed the
ferry boarded n trolley car, which left
them at the Woodside cottage.
81 had the key of the house." she
said, "and / opened the front door.
told Guldensuppe to enter and examine
"
went up stairs and heard shot Mar
tin Thorn then came running down and
when he met me he said: I've shot him
he is dead He was very excited and
was half dead" said the self-confessed
murderess breathlessly.
"What did you do thenW asked Judge
v ller.
fHe asked me to go home and come
back at five O'Clock. When / came back
that evening, Thorn had everything pack
ed in bundles. He handed me abundie
which was wrapped up in gray colored
paper. He said that it was Gulden-
Isuppe's head and that it was done up in
plaster of paris. We took the trolley
ear and went over to New York on
. ferry boat"
"On which ferry?
Il don't know: | am stranger to tho
city and can't say. When we reached
. New York / went home and Thorn went
to some other place. I cut open the
, bundle and found Clothes"
, "Whose clothes?" asked the prosecu-
ton.
| William Guldensuppe's replied the
woman.
[ 81 saw Thorn that evening again
= and he told me TO meet him the following
morning Saturday at 34th street fer
ry."
: In relating what had been done with
the varin-ls parts Of Guldensuppe's
corpse. Mrs. Mack said thar when she
went hack to the cottage ut : o'clock
Thorn had everything tied up in parcels.