The herald., 1897-11-11
Spoiled by His Param0ur's
Confession
MRS. NAcK's HIDEoUs STORY
REVEALS EVERY DETAIL OF THE
MURDER
Thorn's Defense Reduced to a Des-
perate Attempt to Prove the
Woman the Murderer

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-There was ar
extraordinary turn of affairs today in
the Thorn murder trial in Long Island
City. Mrs. Augusta Mack, who was in
dicted, together with her erstwhile
paramount Martin Thorn, for the mur-
der of her former lover, Mr.. Gulden-
suppe. for whom she deserted her legal
husband, appeared in the role of state
witness against Thorn to the consterna-
ton of the latter's lawyers.
AS soon as Martin Thorn arrived In
the court room he was informed by his
counsel of the action that Mrs. Mack
would take. and just for 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 court
room. The woman passed close to
Thorn on her way to the district attor-
ney's table, but she avoided looking at
him. Thorn's eyes followed her as she
walked around back of the jury box and
took seat in the witness chair.
For two hours and forty-five minutes
she remained there, while she told the
terrible story of how she lured Gulden-
suppe to his death, and in telling the tale
she knew full we'll that she was bringing
her paramour to the electric chair Ere
quently their eyes met. but the woman
was not equal to the occasion, and she
always had to turn away from Thorn's
steadfast gaze. When she was asked
why she had confessed, 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 unsparingly. and made her
own up to such acts of generalization
that the majority of those who heard
her admission said that she was the
greatest culprit, and many of those who
had previously evinced a decided antip-
athy for Thorn swerved around and
pitied him.
Thorn's lawyers have decided to put
him on the stand when the proper time
comes, and they promise that when he
tells all he knows, the court and jury, as
we'll as the spectators and reading pub
lie. will be treated to another sensation.
There is scarcely any doubt as to the
fate which awaits the barber, but as yet
the prosecution has not stated what i'm
munity shall be given to Mrs. Mack fol
the unlooked-for position in which she
placed herself today.
MRS. NACK'S STORY
Guldensuppe was known there as her
husband. Thorn came there to board
Thorn and Guldensuppe had a fight and
Guldensuppe whipped Thorn and kicked
him down stairs. Thorn pulled revol-
yer 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. I 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 swollen. He asked me
for money"
"Why did he ask you for money!"
asked Judge Weller.
'He got no work and I gave him
money" replied Mrs. Mack in broken
English.
"When Thorn went away promised
to pay his board bill until he could get
work. 1 met Thorn after this at Twenty
third and Ninth avenue and gave him
500. Thorn was very bitter against
Guldensuppe and wanted to kill him.
Thorn said: Woman, love you I said
I am a married woman I know better;
YOU are not replied Thorn. Your hus-
band lives in Astoria Thorn again said
he wanted to kill Guldensuppe. I said
Martin, don't kill Guldensuppe. No,
kill me-
zone day 1 had another talk with
Thorn and he again said he would kill
Guldensuppe. I say no, he say yes. One
night Martin and me quarreled Martin
grabbed me by the throat and held me
till blood come from my nose and mouth
then had talk with Thorn about hiring
a house at Woodside
1--WE went out to see the house and
Thorn offered the woman who had the
keys money, but she would not take it
We then returned to the saloon in New
York. This man owned the Woodside
house and Thorn paid him SIS in cash fol
one months rent of the Woodside house
I think Thorn gave the name of Braun
when he hired the house. Thorn took
the receipt and told the landlord he die
not know when he would move in.
'"Then Thorn told me that he would
kill Guldensuppe in the Ninth-avenu'
house and put his body in trunk ant
send it away. I said, No, don't do this
'"Thorn then told me to bring Gulden
suppe to the Woodside house and h:
would kill him there. I had to do al
Martin told me to do
LURED TO HIS DEATH
Gradually the lawyer led the witness
to the morning OF Friday June 25th, tn,
day that the crime was committed. Sht
said she and Guldensuppe left New Yorl
between and 10 o'clock that morning
and after they had crossed the ferry
they boarded a trolley car which lef
them at the Woodside cottage.
Il had the keys to the house." she
said, "and l opened the front door,
told Guldensuppe to enter and examine
the house While I went into the yard
He went upstairs and I heard shot
Martin Thorn came running down ant
told me: I've shot him; he's dead
''He was very excited and was hall
dead" said the self-confessed murderess
breathlessly.
what did you do then?" asked Judge
! Weller.
"He asked me to go home and come
back at O'clock
In relating what had been done witt