The record-union., 1897-11-11
Extraordinary Turn Of Affairs in the
Trial of Thorn.
Mrs. Mack Appears in the Role Of State
Witness Against Accused.
Tells the Story Of How She Lured
Guldensuppe to His Death and
of the Disposition OF the BODY
After the Crime Had Been Com
mitted.

extraordinary turn Ol dudAiS eouoS ~
the Thorn murder trial in Long lSiano
City. Mrs Augusta Mack, who was IN
dicted. together with her erstWh1le par
amour Martin Thorn, for the murdef
of her former lover, William Gulden-
suppe. for whom she deserted her legal
husband appeared in the role of a
State witness against Thorn, to the
CONSERVATION of the latter's lawyers.
AS soon as Martin Thorn arrived in
the courtroom he was informed by his
counsel of the action that Mrs. Mack
would take. and just for a moment his
face flushed, and, with brows con-
tracted and lips compressed, he showed
for the first time since his arrest that
he was in any way perturbed. He soon
gained his composure, however, and
While he leaned forward and spoke to
his lawyers, Mrs. Mack entered the
courtroom The woman passed close
to Thorn on her way to the District
Attorneys table, but she avoided look
ing at him. Thorn's eyes followed her
as she walked around back of the jury
box and took a seat in the witness
chair.
For two hours and forty-five min
utes she remained there while she told
the terrible story of how she lured Gull
densuppe 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 woman was not equal to the occa-
sion, and she always had to turn away
from Thorn's steadfast gaze.
When she was asked why she had
confess ed, she replied that she wished
to clear her conscience, and then burst
into tears. But when Lawyer Howe
began his cross-eXamination he handled
her uEsparingly, and made her own
up to such acts of premeditation that
the majority of those who heard her
admissions said that she was the great
est culprit, and many of those who had
previously evinced a decided antipathy
to Thorn swerved around and pitied
him.
Th0rns lawyers have decided to put
him en- the stand when the proper time
comes. and they promise that when he
tells al he knows the court and jury,
as we'll as the spectators and reading
public, Will be treated to another SEN
sation.
There is scarcely any doubt as to
the fate which awaits the barber, but
as yet the prosecution has not stated
what immunity shall be given to Mrs
Mack for the unlooked-for position in
which she placed herself to-day
AT 9:44 the main door of the Court
house opened, and Mrs Mack. accom-
panied by her lawyer and Deputy Sher-
if Debragg, walked up the center of
the court
Thorn eyed her closely as she stood
withing yard of him, but she avoided
his gaze. She was soon placed on the
stand, and, under examination of
Judge Weller, began the recital of her
story, leading up to the time that she
had left her husband and was living
with Guldensuppe at 439 Ninth avenue
Guldensuppe was known there as her
husband. Thorn came there to board
Thorn and Guldensuppe had a fight
and Guldensuppe licked Thorn and
kicked him down stairs. Thorn pulled
out revolver and fired one shot at
Guldensuppe. but did not hit him.
After fourteen days said Mrs
Mack. "a man came to my house for
Thorn's clothes. / told the man that
Thorn was sick in the hospital, but
gave him the clothes Thorn came
back three days later with his face and
eyes black and blue and his neck swol
len. He asked me for money.
When Thorn went away / promised
to pay his board bill until he could get
work. I met Thorn after this at Twen-
ty-third and Ninth avenue and gave him
$50 Thorn was very bitter against Gull
densuppe and wanted to kill him. Thorn
said, Woman, / love you ! said, I am
a married woman know better re-
piled Thorn. Your husband lives in
Astoria
Thorn again said he wanted to Kill
Guldensuppe. l said. Martin, don't kill
Guldensuppe. No: kill me- One day
had another talk with Thorn, and he
again said he would kill Guldensuppe.
I said no, he said yes. One night Thorn
and / quarreled. Martin grabbed me
by the throat and held me till blood
came from my nose and mouth. l then
bad a talk with Thorn about hiring a
house at Woodside. We went out to see
the house and Thorn offered the woman
who had the key money, but she would
not take 1t. We then returned TO the
saloon in New York. This man owned
the woodside house and Thorn paid him
So in cash for one months rent OF the
woodsde house / think Thorn gave
the name of Braun when he hired the
house. Thorn took the receipt and told
the landlord he did not know when he
would move in. Then Thorn told me
that he would kill Guldensuppe in the
Ninth-avenue house and put his body