Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-22
The Convicted Woman Writes
of Murder.
THORN A PAID ASSASSIN
Mack Hired Him to Put End to Gull
densuppe," Is Her Charge.
SLAYER, BEATEN, A MANIAC
Jealousy and Revenge Stirred Muir
derer to Kill Rival in Lonely
Cottage.
SLAYER, BEATEN, A MANIAC


the story of the murder of William Guden-
suppe, at Woodside, l.. L., written by Mrs.
Mack, who was last week released from
prison.
Before l tell the whole story of my life
from the time | left my husband until the
day Martin Thorn killed Willie Guldensuppe
the only man / ever really loved-I want
to say several things that might interest
my readers. First, when / found that my
husband was untrue acted as my own
detective. And. second, it is my belief that
my husband employed Thorn to kill Gulden-
suppe.
Mack and myself were living In a house
on eth avenue, between 4Sd and 44th streets,
and 1t was there that Mack introduced me
to Guldensuppe. My husband and Gulden-
suppe took me TO a theater 1t Sunday,
and didn't want to so. because l thought
1t was not right, but Mack said, "Oh. be a
little smarter" l was what you might call
a greenhorn then. / obeyed my husband
although ! knew he was so jealous that he
got sCuspiciou of me when l talked to al
most any man. 1 couldn't understand his
ways
Gudensuppe at that time did not make
love to me He boarded In our house, and
Just paid his bills and seemed to take no
interest IN me, excepting a friendly one.
Soon we moved to 36th street and 9th ave-
nue.. Wilie-that is Guldensuppe-went
with u.s. We had delcatesSen store on
Amsterdam avenue then. That was in 1896.
when people told me that my husband was
going around with other women At first l
did not believe the stories. but i decided to
play detective, and found that Mack had an
intrigue with a servant girl.
Then she tells Of catching her husband
In an intrigue with a servant; of his at
tempt to strike her; of his desertion and
return to her, asking her forgiveness: of
her finally leaving him; of her growing love
for Guldensuppe; of her attempt to send
the latter away from her house.
Then I told Willie that 1t would not
seem right for him to board with me- be-
cause / had left my husband. and neigh
bors might talk. That was before I learned
to love Willie. friend advised me to
take Willie as a boarder, and finally l
did 30.
1t was not long before Willie told me
he loved me. He said: Mrs Mack. I can't
keep still any longer. ! love you. l love
you more than I love my SOUL but I sup
pose l haven't a chance. You are mar
ried-but you married the wrong man. You
should have married me. ] am not worthy
of you. 1 know 1t Ia not right to tell you
this while you have a husband living. l
have boarded so long with you that have
come to love you. I have heard your hus-
band fighting with you, and you know that
/ tried to interfere, but you told me- He's
my husband, and am his wife, and this
is our business
I told Willie then that I could not love
him. But he pleaded and pleaded day
d1Ier Gay, ana, somehow, COulQ not
sist. You Americans would call his way
sincere" one. l came to know the mean
ing OF that word.
When l moved to 9th avenue. between
34th and 18th streets, Willie-that's Gulden-
suppe-still boarded with me, but he did not
talk about his love. He had hall room
near my apartment / became sick then,
and Willie was always at my side when
ever his work permitted him to be IN the
house. My husband never gave me such
attention Willie gave me. He even
wanted to take me to the country SO that
| could win back my health.
Contrasts "Willie" With Her Husband
l went to Glen Island with Willie. 1t
was the first time in many years that
had had an outing. Ny husband seldom
took me to any place where I could forget
the worries of the household. And I ap-
preciated the little courtesy, you Ameri-
cans call it. l became sick at Glen Island.
When we reached the pier in Manhattan
after the trip Willie told me to remain
In the waiting room. He ran out, ordered
a cab and bought a lot Of cherries for me.
My husband never did that.
Willie, seeing that l was ILL., took off
my hat and carried 1t to the cab, sup
porting me with his arm. When We reach
ed home he took me in his arms and gently
carried me upstairs. He brought me water.
My husband never did that. When l was
thirsty he would say. Go get the water
yourself
1t was from that hour that I began to
love Guldensuppe- love him so deeply that
] would have given my life for him.
That was in May, 1896 ! admit that l
lost affection for my husband and lived
with Guldensuppe. Every pay day Willie
would come home and put his envelope
on the table for me. He didn't once open
that envelope, and what money ne needed
he got from me. Willie gave me his soul.
] gave him mine We were one. So, how
can any one believe that / had any part
in mai ha
for leaving my husband for another man.
but what could l do when there only
misery and suffering in the life L led with
Mack?
You may remember that when the dis
triet attorney, during my trial. asked me
for true statement OF my relations with
GUldensuppe, / told him l would tell the
truth, SO that l might have clear con-
science.
Thorn's Entrance Into Mack Home.
While I was with Guldensuppe I had
hall room rented from the owner of the
house. This hail room was unoccupied so
! advertised for roomer Young man
called early one morning and said he
wanted to take The apartment invited
him TO see the room but he waved his hand
In protest and said he didn't want to do
that. He said he knew the house was all
right and he paid me 81 in advance for the
first week.
1t was then that Thorn came. have
never before told OF just how met him
He came some hours after the young man
do not remember that young man S name.
] told Thorn that the place had been rent
ed, and he was disappointed He pleaded
with me To get rid of the first conner and
give him the apartment, but could not do
that. Thorn looked at me sharply, and I
Was suspicious of him at first. but then he
seemed To be not interested I'm me.
The young man who had paid me the s.
did not return during the week so adver-
tised again. Thorn again appeared, early
IN the morning, and rented the apartment
20 him He did not want 10 look at the
place. That on a Monday. On Friday
he sent his trunk He came to the house
on Saturday. Thorn was in the house a
couple Of months, but l did not see him
once during that time. He would leave the
81 weekly rent on his washstand every
Monday. and when ] went in to clean up
would find IT.
Thorn Declares Love for Woman.
But for tHo weeks he failed 10 pay That
made "a he owed mt, ON one Saturday
night / waited for him. him come
into The house and | said Good evening -
Thorn nodded and went into his ROOM
guess he knew l was going TO wait for him
h.. into