New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-11
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Thorn
At this Mrs Mack became excited. but finally
replied: "No, never did"
Thorns smile grew perceptibly.
Don't you remember place in New Iork
CITY where for two weeks or more you visited
Thorn almost daily? Did you not live with him
there" asked Mr.. How
II did not live with Thorn said the woman
stubbornly.
She then admitted that she had visited Thorns
room in house in East Twenty frst-st., New
York and remained there for two hours at
time, and added Il had TO go TO see him. be-
cause / was afraid he would kill me-
Q.-Why was 1t You were afraid Of Thorn?. A
Thorn had syringe and sa'd that at, he would ~,
Q.NWas it a lear Of this syringe that made you
same fear after he was dead which made you burn
his clothing? Ayes
THORN SAID HE HAD DONE IT.
Q.-Now, Friday, the day Of the alleged killing.
June %, you took Gudensuppe to the house. didn't
you? Ayes.
Q.-You took him there to he killed. Ayes
Q.-Thorn was not with you when you took him
old you see the pistol hred?, A.-No
the pisto; shot? A-Yes IS, .,,, 49,. y. ;, ,o,o
o.-B!q You go in tho house then? A:-Yes.
Q.-Did you see Guldensuppe where he was iyingr
Q.-Did you see him in the house at all? A.
Q.~After Thorn had told you. q have. done
it, did you leave the house right away7 Al went
Q.what made YOU go back to The house where
Q.-I. was again the fear OF the syringe that made
you go7 Ayes
SHE TALKS OF THE CARCASS"
Q-when you got in the house You say everything
was ready and tied up. What do you mean by
Everything was ready? A.-The carcass was all
wrapped up.
Q-How many parcels did you see? A-Two.
Q-Where they in the front room or where? A
They were in the front room; $500, Va
Odd you any blood in the house? Ayes,
in the bathroom
On the floor? Yes; there was not ct. much ,qSh;
room room TO the bedroom and it was on the floor.
o-The parcels were downstairs, in the front
0"Thorn took you in to see them. did he? A.
die told you they were portions of your dead
8B$$ You You help bel hi him sts tie them qR; Ayes
d show you photograph supposed 20 be
the ie'q house, H'A |Yo.
Q."was that covered up? Ayes saw moth
Odd You help tie UP the bundles? A.-oniy
pS2ccs h eRa yhGnd dn !qS y0G 10 N' ~
op you take roll OF f9PP Sda irG in xxx
TO wrap the body? A.-No.
Mr.. HOWE CHANGES HIS GROUND.
From this point in the cross-examination Mr.
Howe frequently changed his ground. without.
however, the slightest effect on the witness
What do you do for a living? he asked.
'I am a midwife" was the sullen reply.
"Not one that | know Of" replied the woman.
but she was evidently not greatly affected by
the question.
In reply to another question Mrs. Mack said:
Il never gave money offered money 10 any
one to kill my husband | never said So
Mr.. Howe called her attention to statement
which she is alleged to have made In German
to Thorn. advising him to keep his mouth shut
at the time of his arrest. She replied that shr
had never made such a statement, and thai a.
the time she merely advised Thorn to get Law
yer. She made her confession because Mr..
Friend told her to, the woman continued lie
wrote IT down. Only the Interpreter was pres
ent
Mr. Howe asked her II she was told that her
confession would her from trial. but all
the prosecuting attorneys objected loudly. and
the question was ruled out.
THE LETTER TO THORN
Then Mr. Howe asked foc the letter which
Mrs. Mack wrote to Thorn in the jail District
Attorney Youngs produced the document, and it
was read This is the letter; It bore no sigma
ture:
Dear Martin: l send you some potatoes II YOU
Dear child. write me a few Hne.. how YOU are eel
ing Dear child believe there is iljtle hope for us
witt, fe Your sister Isu or bro,heri.iaw would ike
that they fst Us 7om'ng 40 SnG 6 SF me- fS So | c
proofs are go strong against US. You have spoken
too much which will do US harm That the PROOF -
very strong. Good night
SHE ONLY PRETENDED LOVE
In that letter YOU called Thorn Dear Martin
and Dear child" continued Mr.. Howe, after
the letter had been read and you meant you
regarded him as a child What did you mean?
Mrs
o.-you told Thorn you loved him? Ayes.
Q-When ala you leave off loving him? Al never /
loved him from the time OF Guldensuppe's death.
done II all TO satisfy him ,,.
Q.-No7;, which IS true-thai you never loved him |
since TIE first tlrae he said he would XIII you or
that you have loved him a,l along" Which f. true:
Since he choked me- io''' and did everything he wanied
me 10 do gave him my last cent OF money;
after he choked you yoa loved Thorn because he !
was a gentleman Al never loved him. but only !
H o.Yon prcterded you loved him? Ale told me
he would Kill me
DIDN'T COMMIT THE MURDER
At THE point Mr.. Howe interrupted tho Wit
ness and told her not TO sermonze. Then he |
changed his ground again.
Mrs Mack" he asked. lis It not true that you /
shot Guldensuppe?"
is 1T not true that You Gu, the body in |
pieces"
NO"
did you help cut the body up in pieces"
NO"
Did you the body cut up"
mo"
Have you been told by any one to deny that |
you shot GulGensuppe?'
NO"
This finished Mr.. Howe's cross.examlnation.
and Mr.. Weller proceeded to ask Mrs. Mack |
some questions bringing out anew the state
ment that the witness acted through fear Of /
Thorn's threats. She went To the Murray Hill |
Baths at Thorn's direction. she said to say that |
Guldensuppe was away. and would be back in a !
few days Referring to the confession, Mr. /
Weller asked what Mr.. Friend said to her.
He said: Tell the truth" she said
At - 80 a recess Of an hour was ordered
THE KNIFE THROWN AWAY
Mrs. Mack again took the stand after recess /
The courtroom was filled by everybody who /
could In any way gain admittance. as In the |