The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-01
Says She Saw the Man Last
Saturday Afternoon.
This Was After Part of Body Was
Found in the East River.
Captain O'Brien Has Information That
Will Lead TO Murderous Arrest.

New YORK, July I-Mrs. Augusta
Mack. the midwife, who is under arrest
in connection with the murder Of the
man supposed TO be William Guldensuppe,
spent the night prisoner at police head
quarters. She still insists that Gulden-
suppe has not been murdered and that he
will turn up alive before long. Mrs.
Mack was exceptionally cheerful. con-
sldering the awful suspicion which sur
rounds ner, and did not appear 10 mind
her position very much. She seemed to
be so satisfied with the idea that ner in-
nocenoe would be proven that the situa-
tion does not bother her. She slept we'll
all night and was up bright and early
this morning.
A reporter found her in cheerful mood
this morning. She insisted that she saw
GuldonsuDpe on Saturday afternoon, two
hours after the first portion of the body
was found floating in the East river at
the foot of 1lSUh street. She will proha-
bly, he put through another line of close
questioning today, and will be taken TO
court again this afternoon and remanded
back to police headquarters TO be held to
wait any further Developments that may
arise in the mysterious case.
The detectives arc making vigorous
search for the man who supplantedGulden-
suppe in Mrs. Nack's affections. There
was considerable activity about tho detec-
tive bureau this morning and thaJ Cap.
tain % Brien is ip'possession of important
facts which will lead Co the discovery of
the actual murderers Is tho general i'm
preston. Ii was said that some important
and sensational Developments would be
brought to light during the day ia the
case. There Is considerable skopticism
among the police as TO tho murdered man
being Guldensuppe notwithstanding tho
positive identification by the missing
mans friends.
Dr. Crosby, four attendants from the
bath house ard AN unknown man called
at the morgue today and positively iden-
titled the legs as those or Guldensuppe.
The police found in Mrs Nack's fat a
saw, and "a knife and pistol. They
were taken to police headquarters. The
police theory, now strongly substan-
tiated, is that Guidensuppo was murdered
in that fiat, and his body cut to pieces
there. The knife found has 10-inch
blade. The coroner's physicians who ex-
amined the stab wound in the apex OF the
heart. which they, say caused death, de-
clared at the time that ID must have been
made by knife with 10-inch blade.
Mrs. Mack is midwife of long exper-
fence. she knew some surgery. IL Is one
of the requirements in Germany that a
midwife shall serve a year and half as
attendant at operations in some hospital
before she can receive diploma she
has n knowledge of drugs, especially OF
astringents From every incision made
upon the body she knew what to expect,
and could 80 utilize her knowledge that
the flow OF blood would DO SIN all, and
stains should rot be left.
Floor Ripped Up.
There was washstand I'm the room.
The oilcloths which were tackled to the
wall behind it. were taken to head
quarters, where they will be microscopic
cally examined for traces Of human
blood.
All the woman's papers were also
seized. The floor was ripped up in the
belief that she might have hidden there
tools, clothing or some other evidences OF
the crime
The saw and knife were found on tho
second floor of her home, 339 Ninth ave-
nue.. Both of these were discovered TO be
stained and bore evidence of an attempt
to clear away the stains that were upon
them. The stains were not cleared away
Discovery of the Saw.
The iron rivets in tho handle were
stained. This saw was ragged as II it had
been broken through some hard usage.
/ Tho further end was cut of short but In
an irregular way, as II IL had broken OH
in meeting stubborn obstruction. De-
tectiyes Price ana O'Donohue found the
saw hidden away in corner. lt was
/ jccted stuff which accumulated in every
| apartment of tho kind. 10 all appearances
| it had been thrust there hurriedly after
q meagre attempt had peen made TO clean
away tho stain 1t was found aftor an
almost endless search by the detectives
for some implement by Which the murder
might have been done. The tool by
which tho dismeIuberment was accofa-
plished If such IL may prove to be, VIII
loo "a monaco TO those who committed
| the awful deed.
The detectives all agreed that tangible
and convincing evidense of crime had
been brought To light.
stains on the Butcher knife.
Later on butchers knife was found.
| There were stains on IT, It is just such
weapon rs might have been used IN tho
! killing of Guldensuppe; just such knife
ns has been predicted all along TO ho tho
| implement used In this murder The blaco
| IL ten inches in length, the handle throe.
Like the saw, it is smeared and stained
with marks which look like human blood.
The saw and the knife lay upon table
last night I'm the dining room In tho
apartments OF Mrs Mack. There the DE-