The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-12
MRS. MACK coNEEssEs.
Sensation In the Guldensuppe Murder Trial
I'm New York.

I'm New York.
New York, Nov. 9.-Surprisins prog
psss was made yesterday in the trial
Cor murder of Martin Thorn IT. the
Queens county court of oyer anu ter
miner. at Long Island City, and when
court adjourned the jury had been COM
pleted. 1t had been expected that the
obtaining Of the jury would be long
and tedious process, owing 10 the wide
publicity that had been given to the
crime with which, Thorn Is charged.
Thorn is charged with the murder of
one Guldensuppe, who disappeared just
at the time in which mutilated body
was found at different places last June.
all except the head. A woman named
Mack, who was the mistress of both the
men, is to be tried for the same crime
New York, Nov. 1O.-The Herald says
this morning: Emanuel Friend. coun-
sci for Augusta Mack, was at the Har-
lem Opera House last night. 1t was
noticed when he came into the lobby
that he appeared nervous and excited.
His extreme nervousness caused some
comment, and he remarked casually
that he had just come from a long in
terview with his client, Mrs. Mack. He
sat half the play through and on COM
ing out said Mrs. Mack has confessed.
That is all 1 can say. She has con-
fessed, and will go on the stand to-
morrow against Thorn. / cannot talk
about the matter any further. I have
made a solemn promise of secrecy. There
is no use Of trying to see me later
there Is no use trying to see any one
else. Even Mr.. Howe does not know.
The few others whodo know are pledged
to secrecy. as 1 am. Mrs. Mack has
made a full confession-thats all / can
say"
The Herald further says: Mrs. Au-
gusta Mack has made full confession.
She had until yesterday had not uttered
a word that would incriminate her. She
had withstood the efforts made by the
police to extort from her an admission
that she had killed William Gulden-
suppe or that she had planned his death
and lured him to Woodside, L. L., where
Martin Thorn actually did the shooting.
The woman had been subjected to the
thirty third degree by the police-to
every known method of torment. She
had been confronted with the horrid
masses of flesh; she had been coaxed,
Wneculeu anu tuTedlcneu. pTOHiiSt
Of life had been held out to her as
reward for a few words that would
surely result in Thorn's execution. She
had remained firm during her imprison-
ment at police headquarters. At all
hours Of the day and night she had been
besieged, but she had kept her own
counsel.
Now she confesses, by what direct
influence is not known. The story Mrs.
Mack has told and that she will be
called upon to repeat to the Jury is full
Of dramatic interest. She has described
at great length her life with Gulden-
suppe. She quarreled with him fire.
quently after Thorn appeared upon the
scene. Guldensuppe was violent, and
to rid themselves of him she and Thorn
determined to kill him. She induced
Guldensuppe to go to Woodside to in
spect a cottage which she had hired,
as she told him, to conduct her bust
ness as midwife. She sent him up-
stairs alone, and when she heard shots
she knew that Thorn had carried out
his promise. She has also told how they
disposed of the remains