The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-10

corridors, II would do anything Il
obIige Mr.. Hirsh, but am not going t,
J give my consent TO admit any ladies.
tell you the evidence is positively in
decent. But you can see the sheriff,
and the Voice took itself off with tn,
great little man in tow.
What is it Shakespeare or somebOd
said, about those clothed with 6
little brief authority" Something
about their getting the swelled head oI
words to that effect, Now that Mr.
YouDgs' one important case is ended he
will no dou It be obliged to change the
size of his head. gear.
In striking contrast to the little dis.
trct attorneys high, loud tones and
important air, was Sheriff Doht's low
spoken words and courteous treatment.
When informed that wished to attend
the trial he said in low, persuasive tones,
you would not like to hear heevidence,
| it would not be nice" But when | ex-
planned that was there as a journalist,
and that had a letter from Mr.. Hirsh,
he said, "Oh, all right. Iwould do any
thing to oblige Mr.. Hirsh. Go right up"
John, let this lady up," and as passed
John he said, You're Lucky"
The courtroom is small and WAS VIII
filed. Shortly after took my seat in
the gallery, Martin Thorn was called to
the witness stand. There was buzz OF
suppressed excitement and craning OF
necks 10 get a good view OF one OF the
principals in the most atrocious murder
OF the century.
Thorn, accompanied by Capt. Methren
to whom he was hancuffed, made his
way to the witness chair. The handouts
we're removed and the little barber took |
his seat prepared to do battle for his |
life. He looked like anything but vii |
liam as he sat there and told his story to |
the jury in Glow, apparently truthful
manner that might have carried conyic- |
ton to his hearers had it not been for |
the overwhelming evidence against him. |
1t was the same old story told by that |
other man in the days when earth was
woman did it, No doubt the |
story had been carefully rehearsed with |
lis counsel, the famous criminal lawyer,
William T. HAVE.
1t is scarcely necessary to repeat his |
version OF the case. How he and Mrs, |
Mack rented the cottage to live in, how |
he went there that fatal Friday morning |
and found Mrs. Mack had preceded him |
Tor she opened the door for him as he |
reached the house.
That she said to him as he entered, |
'Guldensuppe is here" As he tells it, 81
said, What is he doing hereP' and she |
said, He's dead Then said, How is |
that? and she said, i shot hun, and I'm
glad OF it. Now my troubles are over l |
said, What did you kill him for?' and |
abe ssid, TO have YOU" And 80
through the whole horrible story. How
,he said he must help dispose OF the body
DR. suspicion would fall on him on ac-
count OF bis quarrel with Guldensuppe.
That he consented in his desire to |
shield her. That he helped carry the body |
TO the bath-tub and then went out at |
her direction to buy plaster OF paris to
ncase the head.
He asked her, he testified, how che
managed to have everything there-.he
knife, the saw, the oilcloth, etc., and
hat she had replied with laugh, 81
5old Guldeusuppe they were rags for
cleaning the windows"
Then came the sickening details OF how
he body was dismembered with knife
and saw by Mrs. Nack-always Mrs.
Nack-while he only held the body for
her.
OF course this story was not told with
out much prompting in theshape OF lead
ng questions from his willy counsel. Sew
,ral times the presiding Judge admon-
shed the latter that he "must not lead
The witness" Finally. with the words,
The witness is yours" Mr.. Have sat
Town.
Thorn had evidently made good i'm
preston, but the cross examination was
ret to come. Judge Weller associated
with Mr.. Youngs In the prosecution,
arose to undertake that task.
As he stood with his back to me. tall.
anky and With shock OF gray hair, be
me Of nothing SO much as a
white chrysanthemum on a long stalk.
When the little district attorney rose
to make a suggestion to bis
colleague bis head came only to thelatter's
'houlder, Then the tall cbrysanthemum
would bend low and gracefully to catch
he whispered words.
Sometimes Martin Thorn's answers in
he cross-examination came out clear.
ean-cut and unhesitating. Again, there
would be distinct pause before an an.
wer was given az though be were fearful
II saying the wrong thing.
The murder az William GuIda,o,no. |