Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-17
MACK CONFESSES.
II is Said She Told Her Attorney jf the
Killing Of Guldensuppe.
Tho Story That Mrs. Mack Tells Il Pull of
Dramatic Interest Martin Thorn Killed
the Man ami She and--Thorn Then
Disposed OF tho Remains.


day night. 1t was noticed that when
hc came into the lobby that nc appeared
nervous and excited. His extreme
nervousness caused some comment and
he remarked casually that he had lust
come from Il long interview with his
client. Mrs. Mack. lie sat half the
play through and on coming out said
Mrs. Mack has confessed. That is
all ! can say. She has con fcsscd and
will 30 ON the stand Wednesday against
Thorn. can not talk about the mat
ter any further. have made solemn
promise Of secrecy. There j. no use of
trying To see me later; there j. no use
of trying TO see any one else. Even
Mr.. Howe does not know The few
others who do know are pledged to Sc
crecy, rs am. | shall go home, dis
connect my telephone and refuse to see
any one or answer any questions.
Mrs. Mack has made IA full confcs-
sion: that is all can say"
The Herald further says: Mrs. Au-
gusta Mack has made "A full confession.
She had until Monday not uttered
single word that tended to incriminatc
her. She had withstood the efforts
made by the police To cNtort from her
an admission that She had killed VIM
GuldenSuppe or that She had planned
his death and lurcd him TO Woodsidc.
l.. l., where Martin Thorn actually did
the shooting.
The woman had been subjected 20
the 33d degree by the police, to every
known method of torment. She had
been confronted with the horried
masses OF flesh; she had been coaNed.
wheedled and threatened. The promise
of life had been held out to her as n re-
ward for few words that would sure
~ result in Thorns execution. She
had remained firm during her impris-
onmcnt at police headquarters. Atall
hours of the day and night She had
been besieged, but she had kept her
own counsel
Now she confcsscs, by what direct in
hucncc is not known The story that
Mrs. Mack has told and that she will
bc called upon to repeat to the Jury is
full of dramatic interest She has de-
scribcd at great length her life with
Guldensuppc in the little fiat ON Ninth
avenue near Ihirty-fourth street She
quarrclcd with him frequently after
Thorn appeared upon the scene tul-
dcnsuppe was violent, and to rid them
selves of him she and Thorn deter
mined To kill him. She induced him TO
go to Woodside TO inspect n cottare
which she had hired, as she told him.
to conduct her business as midwife.
She sent him upstairs alone. and when
she heard shots she knew that Thorn
had carried out his promise.
The greater difficulty was to oblit-
crate the traces of murder. The only
plan that appeared safe and sure was
to cut the remains into fragments
small enough to be- carried away with
out suspicion. When the packages
had been prepared Mrs. Mack and
Ihorne hired "A surrey in this city and
drove to Woodside. They threw some
of their bundles into the East river.
but were then frightened by the APP
proach of deck hands on the ferry
boat and they drove on until they
found an unfreqdented spot to leave
what remained. The discovery of the
body was followed within a few DAYS
by her arrest
william +. Howe. senior counsel for
Martin Thorn, said at the Park Avenue
hotel Tuesday night: This is afro
N''H'' nav lll' llpnl perfect defense
ever presented in a court. / am ut
terly at a loss to understand how any
lawyer, with the entire absence of evil
dencc against Mrs. Mack, would
nave sanctioned her making a so-
called confession; for. assuming that
her story be true, which / deny. in so
far as it may implicate Thorn. If it
does IN any way, there was noevidence
in the possession OF the district attor
ney to show that Mrs Mack was any
thing but an accessory after the fact if
Guldcnsuppe was killed in the way at.
trlbutcd
NEW YORK. Nov 10. The trial of
Martin Thorn for the murder OF VIM.
Huldcnsuppe began i'm earnest Tuesday
morning. Monday morning the jury
was secured and at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning District Attorney William j.
loungs began his address Thorn.
clean -haveu and well groomcd. sat
with uumoved couutcnaucc a, the pros.
cutting attorney outlined his case. When
he bad concluded the taking OF tr,ti.
mony began. -Four boy, testified 20
tine finding Of q portion OF the severed
trunk in 3D., East river
Game Commissioner ssan-4 Report.