The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28

fered to confess to Captain O'Brien so
could get free. That is another lie. / told
Captaln o Brien something of private na-
ture that did not concern the case init
mately l give him permission to speak
now. He will clear me- They say too
that / threatened to murder William Gull
densuppe. Yes. said l would kill him be-
fore he killed me. He almost killed me and
threatened my life every time he mentioned
my name to Mrs. Mack. Augusta told me
go; and told me to look out and have pis-
tol TO shoot him. but not to do it in her
house. She would get into trouble, she
said. 1 thought she told me that because
she loved me. know she feared Gulden-
suppe, and wanted to have me kill him so
she would not suffer.
Mrs. Mack told the jury that l COM
mitted the murder in just the way she ac-
tually did it herself. She turned everything
around. She reversed the whole story, ac-
afraid to go on the stand. Her LAWYERS will
not let her go on and testify against me-
because they know that l can prove her a
liar-can prove that she herself killed Gull
densuppe because he knew of other crimes
she had committed, and because she was
afraid that Gudensuppe would kill her for
having had anything to do with me. / can
ask that woman questions that she cannot
answer without showing conclusivcly that
she has sworn to lies, and, what is more
nave witnesses to corroborate me.
MARTIN THORN
There is every probability that the case
of Martin Thorn will go to the jury not
later than Wednesday next, and possibly
Tuesday night. William F. Howe, Thorn's
lawyer, has promised to finish his side of
the case on Monday. Thorn will testify in
his own behalf and accuse Mrs. Mack of
killing GuldenSuppe. Other witnesses for
the defense will probably be Mrs. Zeigler
of West Farms, of whom it is alleged Mrs
Mack, with Guldensuppe, wanted to hire a
house. the negotiations failing because the
house did not have q sewer and Herman
Mack, Mrs. Nack's husband 1t is a ques-
ton whether Mack will be allowed to tes-
tify against his wife when she is put on
trial for her life. 1t is understood that
after the defense closes Mrs. Mack will be
called by the prosecution in rebuttal to re-
peat her confession and accuse Thorn of
the murder. District Attorney Yourgs does
not want to put Mrs. Mack on the stand
again, because she made an unfavorable
impression on the jury at the first trial as
she related the details of the horrible crime
If Mrs. Mack is again called as a witness
for the state it will be because the district
attorney is compelled to take this course to
offset the statement of Thorn. Mr.. Youngs
says the reason he closed the case for the
state without calling Mrs. Mack as a wit
ness was because, in his opinion, the people
had presented case strong enough to con-
sion. District Attorney Olcott, of New
York, concurs with Mr. Youngs in his
opinion.
When Thorns fate has been decided Mrs
Mack $ case will come up 1t is generally
supposed that she will be allowed to plead
guilty either to murder in the second degree
or mansaughter in the first degree For
murder in the second degree she would re-
ceive a sentence of Imprisonment for life
and for manslaughter in the first degree the
extreme penalty is twenty years.