The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-30

Mrs. Mack met him on Tuesday night,
June 80, and the following day he
learned from the papers that she had
been arrested.
He explained the conversation with
Gotha. He said that he had told Gotha
that Mrs. Mack killed Guldensuppe, and
also told the barber how the body was
cut up and disposed Of. He told Gotha
of his intention to give himself up to
the police, but Gotha asked him to wait.
He gave Gotha some pawn tickets and
made an appointment to meet him the
following night Thorn kept the APP
pointment and was arrested. During
his conversation with Capt. O'Brien,
Thorn said he told the detectives some
truths and some falsehoods.
Surrogate Weller conducted the cross
examination.
Thorn said that Mrs. Mack gave him
the gold watch and chain the day al
ter the killing. 1t had belonged TO
Guldensuppe.
Thorn again acknowledged that he had
lied TO CAPTAIN O'Brien when he said
he was playing pinochle at 34th street
and Eleventh avenue on the day of the
killing. He said that for the purpose OF
establishing an alibi. He said it as much
to save the woman as himself.
Mr.. Weller asked Thorn about the let
ter and vest which were taken from
him by Sheriff Don't, in the Queens
county Jail. Thorn had tried to de-
stroy the letter, but the officers res
cued it.
Thorn identified the letter and the
courts interpreter translated it after
Mr.. Howe was over-ruled in Directing to
its being admitted.
In it he asks Mrs. Mack to testify as
he told her and he would send her some
more word before the trial.
.Then you were assisting in framing
the defense?" asked Mr.. Weller.
Eyes, certainly" was Thorn's reply.
"And you were doing all you could to
cover up the crimeV
eyes. | did all / could" said Thorn.
Thorn said the reason he told Gotha
that Mrs. Mack committed the murder
was because he thought he could trust
him as a friend. This finished the cross
examination.
Mr.. Howe began his redirect examina-
ton by showing Thorn telegram pur-
norting to be sent by Guldensuppe to
Mrs. Mack on June 2Sth. 1t was writ
ten in German, and translated it read:
1IeaSp 90 NueIe AiNS NolhSd ohN'
tell them / will not return, as l am GO
ing travelling. A letter will follow.
(Signed) "WM. GULDENSUPPE."
Thorn said he wrote it at the request
of Mrs. Mack.
At this time Mr.. Weller interrupted
Mr.. Howe by going back to the cross
examination. as the interpreter had
come into the court with typewriter
copies of TRANSACTIONS of two letters
which Mrs. Mack wrote to Thorn and
one written to her by Thorn while in
the Queens county prison. These have
been printed before.
Mrs. Mack suggested that they get
something to end their lives with. Thorn
in his letter said he had prescription
which, if it could be filed, would end his
life. He got the prescription from a
man named Clark, who was a fellow
prisoner in the toALs: lie did not wish
her to die, ne wanted to see her free.
''You were willing to die yourself and
save the woman?" asked Mr.. Weller.
''Yes, SIR" said the prisoner.
81 loved her and was willing to die
for her.
The prosecution seemed taken by sur
prise by Thorn's statement In this let
ter, which never reached Mrs. Mack, as
ii was captured by the officers, Thorn
said:
IF there is no other way out of it,
/ will see to it that | shall only suffer
and you will go free"
When Thorn left the stand the defense
rested.