The morning news., 1897-11-11
MRS. NAcK'S TALE OF MURDER.
THORN HEARS 1T WITH REMARK
ABLE SELF-CONTROL.


right at the Discontinue of His
Former ParamOur Under the Fire
of His Lawyers Questions - Mrs.
Mack Avoids ThOrn's Eyes on
Every OccasiOn-Her story of the
Crime on the Line OF the Facts Al
ready known ThOrn's Lawyer
Promises a New Sensation.
New York, Nov. 10.-There was an ex-
traordinary turn of affairs to-day in the
Thorn murder trial in Long Island City.
Mrs. Augusta Mack, who was indicted,
together with her erstwhlle paramour,
Martin Thorn, for the murder Of her for
mer lover, William Guldensuppe, for
whom she deserted her legal husband ap-
peared in the role of states witness
against Thorn, to the CONSERVATION of the
latters lawyers.
For several weeks rumors have been
current that both Thorn and Mrs. Mack
were striving to gain a remission of a
possible capital sentence by giving suffi-
cent information to the representa- tives
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 was inclined to turn inform
err Late last night William F. Howe,
Thorn's counsel, was awakened by a mes
senger boy, who brought to him the mes
sage that Mrs. Augusta Mack had made
a full confession, duplicating Martin Thorn
as the murderer of Guldensuppe, and that
through her legal adviser she had offered
to turn states evidence against her former
lover. Thorn was not told of the confess
sion until brought into court this morn
ing.
When he heard of it he showed evidences
of nervousness for the first time since his
arrest He soon regained his composure,
however. and while he leaned forward and
spoke to his lawyers, Mrs Mack entered
the court room accompanied by her law
yer and deputy sheriff. The woman
passed close to Thorn on her way to the
district attorneys table. But while he
carefully kept track of her every move
ment she avoided looking at him.
For two hours and forty minutes, Mrs.
Mack remained on the witness stand, 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 we'll that she was bringing
her paramour to the electric chair.
Frequently their eyes met, but the wo-
man was not equal to the occasion, and
she always had to turn away from Thorn's
steadfast gazes When 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 ss-eXamination, he handled her unspar-
ingly, and made her own up to such acts
OF generalization that the majority of those
who heard her admissions said that she
was the greatest culprit, and
many of those who had
preciously evinced a decided antipathy to
Thorn swerved around and pitied him.
Mrs. Mack told of her relations with
Guldensuppe. They lived together at 439
Ninth avenue, and here the murdered man
was known as her husband. She describ-
ed Thorn's coming there to board and Of
his fight with Guldensuppe. The witness
told of Thorn S threats TO kill Guldensuppe
and detailed the renting of the Woodside
house.
Gradually the lawyer led the witness up
to the morning of Friday, June 25, 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 trolley car, which left them at
the Woodside cottage.
II had the key to the house." she said,
''and 1 opened the front door. L told
GuldensuDpe TO enter and examine the
house, while I went into the yard. He
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's dead He was very excited and 1
was half-dead" said the self-confessed
Enurdaraes hrao thIaSs1y
What did you do then?" asked Judge
Weller.
He asked me to go home and come back
at o'clock. When came back that even
ing Thorn had everything packed in bun
dies He handed me a bundle, which he
said contained Guldensuppes clothes, and
he took another bundle which was wrapp-
ed up in gray colored paper. He said that
it was Guldensuppes head, and that it
was done up in plaster Of paris. We took
the trolley car and went over to New
York on ferry boat"
"On which ferry?"
Il don't know; 1 am a stranger to the
city and can't say. When we reached New
York l went home and Thorn went some
other place. 1 cut open the bundle and
found clothes"
Whose clothes?" asked the prosecu-
ton
William Guldensuppe's," replied the
woman.
u saw Thorn that evening again and he
told me to meet him the following morn
ing Saturday at Thirty-fourth street
ferry"
IN relating what had been done with the
various parts of Guldensuppes corpse,
Mrs. Mack said that when she went back
70 the cottage at o'clock Thorn had
everything tied up in parcels, some of
mem in the 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 contain
eu Guldensuppes clothing and in Thorn's
parcel was the dead mans head which
ne mad incased in plaster of paris In the
wash tub of the cottage. They went di-
,,ecty to a ferry-which one she did not
hnoW-and she went to the front of the
poat and Thorn stayed on the rear.
soon after the boat was In midstream,
morn rejoined her and said that he had
CSnroWn the head overheard. On reaching
NeW York she went to her house. where
sne burned the parcel containing the
On June 26 they went back to the cottage
ouu found the other bundles still there