The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-02
THORN HAS CONFESSED
Says He, and Not Mrs. Mack,
Killed Guldensuppe.
TOLD A LIE TO SAVE HIMSELF.
Admitted the Crime After He Had Been
Convicted by the Jury-says Every
Word of Mrs. Naok's Testimony, Was
Substantially Correct.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-Martin Thorn
has confessed that he killed William
Guldensuppe.
When he had been led back to his
cell after the conviction in court he adj
mitted that the verdict was just, and
that he and not Mrs. Mack killed Gull
densuppe. This acknowledgment of
guilt took place while Thorn's cell in
the Jail was being prepared for him.
During the trial Thorn has been under
charge of Police Captain Methven of
Flushing. Captain Methven had him
under his watchful eye when the Jail
officials searched the cell Thorn is to
occupy for day or two. While this
was being done Thorn talked with the
police captain. He said:
al am glad IL is over and the verdict
given. am convicted and l am con.
tented. 1t was / who killed Gulden-
suppe and ] cut up his body. Every
word that Mrs. Mack said upon the
stand was substantially correct. When
was on the stand lied, when telling
the story as l did, but l lied to clear
myself, 1t is no use carrying 1t any
further / am guilty and am convicted.
1t is what | expected and what l sup
| posed people think l deserve, and per-
| haps | do."
Martin Thorn has been convicted of
murder in the first degree in killing
William Guldensuppe, his predecessor
| in the affections of Mrs. Augusta \ aCk,
at Woodside, l.. l., on June 20. At the
request of Thorn's counsel the passage
of the death sentence was deferred until
next Friday morning. Thorn heard the
| iurymen polled on their verdict, but
his face never changed color during the
trying ordeal. With lips firmly COM
pressed and jaws hard set, he faced the
judge, jury and courtroom full of spec
tators with well feigned stoicism.
About three weeks ago Thorn's first
trial on the charge of murder was be.
gun, but owing to the illness of a
Juror it had to be abandoned after
three days. A second trial opened q
week ago last Monday, and counting
out three days on which the court did
not sit, the trial consumed only sis
days.
Mrs. Nack's testimony during the
mistrial made it compulsory for Thorn!
lawyers to change their line of defense
in the second trial, and they made ;
direct charge against Mrs. Mack anC
insisted that her alleged confession wa
stigator and perpetrator Of the murder
Thorn being ignorant of the killinl
until after Guldensuppe had been sho
by Mrs. Mack. The woman was no
produced during the second trial, bu
Thorn went on the stand and substan
J tiated all the assertions made by hi
lawyers as to the midwife's guilt.
The jury remained in deliberatiol
Just three hours. 1t is said one ma
, favored acquittal, but finally changed
Thorn's lawyers moved for a neN
trial on the ground that the verdiC
was not in acc rdance with the weigh
; of evidence, but the motion was over
] ruled.
{ Just what will become of Mrs. Mac
, has not been made known by tn
-. Queens county authorities, but it
generally thought that the people wi
accept plea from her which will nC
call for capital punishment.
Thorn later confessed that he. an
: not Mrs. Mack, killed Guldensuppe.