Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-11
MRS. NACK'S STORY.
She Takes the Stand as Wit
ness Against Martin Thorn.
Tells Of Their Relations and Swears
he Killed Vim. GuIdensuppe.
Ihorh's Counsel Declares Hs Will Prove Nlrs.
Mack the Murderess.

Mack the Murderess.
| New York. Nov. 10.-Never in the
history of criminal trials in the United
| States has such a sensation been. ere
ated during murder trail as that
brought about, today, in the criminal
branch Of the supreme court of Queens
county now in session in the Long
Island City court house. Mrs. Augusta
Mack, VINO has indicted together with
her paramour. Martin Thorn, for the
murder of her former lover, William
Guldensuppe, for whom he deserted
her legal husband, appeared in the role,
OF a states witness against Thorn,
much to the CONSERVATION of the lat
ter's lawyers.
| For several weeks past rumors have
been floating around that Thorn and
Mrs. Mack were running neck and neck
| in their endeavOr to gain remission
of possible capital sentence by one
giving sufficient information for the
conviction of the other. Despite these
rumors the legal representatives of the
man and woman have strenuously de-
MED that either Of the prisoners were
inclined to turn infOrmer. The law
yers. whenever approached on the sub
ject invariably replied that neither
client had anything to confess.
Thorn, handcuffed to Captain Meth
ven, came in and shook hands with his
counsel The latter informed the pris-
oner for the first time of the confession
of Mrs. Mack and Thorn's face flushed.
| Mr.. Howe handed his client a copy of a
morning paper bearing a large head
| line which read: Mrs. Mack has turned
| states evidence" Thorn gazed at it
| intently, and then handed the paper
| back
| AT is minutes to 10 o'clock the main
! door of the court house opened and
Mrs. Mack accompanied by her lawyer
and Deputy Sheriff DeBragga walked
up the center of the court. When she
| reached the district attorneys table
she stood within three feet of Thorn
who eyed her closely, but his face
| which had been flushed took on the
same pale color which 1t has borne since
Monday last. His face was study.
His lips We're closely compressed but
otherwise he did not show concern.
q The woman had only stood for a mo-
ment at the side of the prosecutors
table when she was directed to take
the witness stand. To do this she had
to walk within foot of Thorn and she
did not look at him. She passed around
the back of the jury box and walked
directly to the witness chair. She
looked remarkably we'll, considering
her long confinement in prison and her
ably due to excitement.
Judge Weller began the direct exami-
nation of the woman as soon as she
was seated in the witness chair. She
began by telling her name, age and
where she was born, and by degrees
she led up to the time that she left her
husband and was living with Gulden-
suppe at 439 Ninth avenue
Mrs. Mack then went on to tell how
she first met Thorn and Guldensuppe.
She said that in March last she was re-
siding at 439 Ninth avenue with Will
liam Guldensuppe, who was known as
her husband. Thorn came there to
board. Thorn and Guldensuppe had q
fight. Guldensuppe licked Thorn. Gull
densuppe kicked Thorn down stairs.
Thorn pulled a revolver and fired one
shot at Guldensuppe but did not hit
him.
About IA days later a man came to
my house for Thorns 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 swollen. He asked me for
money"
Q.-"Why did he ask you for money!
Ale got no work and I gave him
money. When Thorn went away I
promised to pay his board bill until ne
could get work. / met Thorn after this
at 23d street and Ninth avenue, when I
gave him $50. Thorn was very bitter
against Guldensuppe and wanted to
kill him.
Thorn said. woman I love you,'
said, I am married woman I know
better. you are not replied Thorn.
Your husband lives in Astoria
Thorn again said ne wanted to kill
Guldensuppe. I said Martin, don't kill
Guldensuppe. No, kill me-
Zone day / had another talk with
Thorn and he again said he would kill
Guldensuppe. I said no; he, yes. One
night Thorn and me quarrelled. Mar
tin grabbed me by the throat and held
me till blood came from my nose and
mouth. l then had a talk with him
about hiring house at Woodside. We
went out to see the house and offered
the woman who had the key money,
but she would not take it. We returned
to the saloon in New York. This man
owned the WoOdside house and Thorn
paid him SIS in cash for one months
rent for the house.
II 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 he would kill
in the Ninth avenue
house and put his body in trunk and
send it away. / said no, don't do this.
Thorn then told me to bring Gulden-
suppe to Woodside and he would kill
him there. / had to do all Martin told
me to do"
Gradually the lawyer led the witness
up to the morning of Friday June q.