The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-10
ngBTh mack CONFESSEs
r.ffeed Him to wosdside, ana
49, Parfner I'm Crime Shot MIN
The Remains Carved CD.
a. the Pieces Carrtea Away.

1HW YORK. Nov. Sine desaio 70
-..,vnw vii, say: Mrs Augusta Mack
!. -. made a full confession. She had I'm
= vesterday not uttered word that
..rlA iucrininate herself. She had with
...A the efforts made by the police 70
.-torf from hsr an admission that she
- k1liad Guidensuppe or that. she had
leaned his death and lured him 20 Wood
! -. where Martin Thorn actually did the
abeotinS.
j rhe eory that Mrs. Mack has told and
4Sxnes she will DC called upon 10 repeat 20
! -. s,,ry is full Of dramatic interest. She
80 I 3. a<scr;bed at great length her life with
u,sensuppe She quarreied with him fire.
after Thorn appeared on the
Es.e. GuIdsnsuppe was violent. and TO
~ shernselvss Of him she and Thorn de-
ss.....sned 10 kill him. She inducsd him TO
s 10 woodslds 10 fnspec, cottage which
+ - had hired. As she told aim. 10 conduct
= austness as a midwife In Sac sent
4 y. upssairs alone. and when sne ne@fa
/ -. .he knew tina. Thorn had carried out
= promise
8 - creates, difficulty was TO obiiterase
1 =. races OF the murder. The only plan
& 81 appeared safe and sure was TO cut
/ - snrains into fragments, small enough
I. i cartsd away without suspicion.
u..n the proceedings had been prepared
M Esck and Thorn hired surrey In
~ city and drove TO Woodside. They
49, some Of their bundles into the
- liver. but were then frightend. and
lrove on until they found an unfreauervsd
- 10 leave what remained. The dis
eaverr Of the body was followed within
fsr days by her arrest.
witnesses ~ the Trial.
me trial Of Tnora began II carnes. this
norutux. At 20 O'Clock District Attorney
Tiluan J. Youngs began his address.
fharu. clean shaven. sat with unmoved
euuntenancs as the prosecuting attorney
eutiinsd his case When he had concluded
~ taking Of testimony began. Twenty
pfsnssses were summoned for exanina-
n today, and the district attorney took
tt1m one BY one. just AZ the finding OF the
0koxeut portions OF the body opened up
y ~ public the fact that terrible crime
Ia heen committed. The first four wit
penem we're the boys who. while swim
Hlne II the East river, had found the up
~ portion Of the severed trunk, and then
feloWsd the policemen who were called
d the sesne OF the finding. They in turn
Nese followed by witnesses who testified
y the bringing OF that part OF the body 10
~ moFgue,
The discovery of the lower part OF the
bank. from which the legs were severed
M way between the thighs and knees,
NJ then taken up and every person who
! I'D handled 1t until Ii was deposited with
~ moryue keeper was examined. and each
b urn Identified the paper, oil cloth and
eheesecloth In which the parts were
whipped.
N descriptions OF those who found and
bs5ss.si the bundle floating al the Brook
IN essr yard. and. as in the other two
nsssa.ea. tie carrying Of these limbs. was
toieFea nom the navy yard dock TO the
nolsse It Bellevue hospital.
s5s hsss witness called was John Nc
GuIrs one Of the boys who found the up
pes portion Of the body said TO be that
Guldensuppe. Mcclure identified a
siece Of oilcloth produced in court. also a
1Aeto1Taph OF q part Of the body. James
Aeksnna. who was McGure's companion,
eorroborated Mcclure in every detail
Ihe prosecution. through several wit
nessts who had found parts of the body
tlisEed to be Guldensuppe's. put In testi-
Ssny leading up TO the corpus deficit
sought 70 be proved.
Attorney Howe objected that unta Cub
.eensappe's death was proved. testimony
y % the finding of his remains was In
eompstent and premature but the objec-
non vas overruled. and successive wit
aesses testified TO the finding OF parts of
ns body and their removal TO the New
Tori morgue
iaAc Newton. the morgue keeper, then
esofe to their arrival there, and identissd
photograph OF the assembled parts lie
admitted to Lawyer Howe thar he had
rfkief the parts for preservation and
Msuu Identification. whereupon the de-
'ense took an exception to the Judges
taco.
me witness then identified the wrap.
mes On the bundles. His statement that
~ portions OF the body fitted one another
.aetv called out an objection from the
wlsase. Mr.. Howe stating that II was the
rpose 70 show that they were insists.
/, le sitness tEea proceeded 10 describe
1ln marks on .he pieces OF the body,
shansies OF the toes. scars and noies
As9 testimony as 10 the photographing
Ms remains, counsel for the prosccu-
"a ae'd consultation and then informed
eop.t that they were not prepared %
sss further today, as all their witnesses
s.s ~ aad been summoned 10 attend today
1s oess examined
+ 5acee Smith adjourned eour. np.t, an
Nnosrow morning