The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-30

prosecution did not put Mrs. Mack on the
stand and the court ruled against Mr..
Howe's attempt TO introduce the testi-
mony given by Mrs. Mack at the nistrial.
MIR. Howe was very anxious to get an =
other chance to cross-examine the woman
and said tonight: 1.-The lawyers for the
people were afraid to put her on the stand
again. am sorry, exceedingly sorry, that
I did not have an opportunity of show
ing up the murderess in her true colors
before the jurymen who [ think will ac-
quit my client. ."
Before Mr.. Howe began his opening
address for the defence, John Gotha, tn Q
barber was recalled. Mr.. Howe asked
him if he had been an inmate of the
inc riate asylum at Fort Hamilton. Tho
witness said that he had not
Mr. Howe requested the court to dis
miss the charge of murder in the first de-
gree and the court denied the request.
Mr. Howe then began his address say
ing: Martin Thorn is innocent of the
murder of William Guldensuppe. - The
veteran criminal lawyer then launched
forth into a terrible arraignment of Mrs
Mack, who, he declared, was the real
murderer, who hired the cottage at Wood
side, for the purpose of turning it into a
slaughter house where Guldensuppe was
to be murdered,
During Mr.. Howes address Thorn
frequently showed signs, the first since
the trial began. of emotion. Mrs Mack S
life was wildly pictured by the speaker
He told of her having forsaken her lega
husband, her subsequent living with
Guldensuppe and Thorn.
In referring to the testimony of Mrs
Mack given at the previous trial, Mr.
Howe said she had proven herself per-
jurer, murderess and adulteress.
He referred to the fact that the saw
which the people had talked of, had
never been produced, and said when Mar
tin Thorn would go on the stand and I'M
bosom himself, the jury would learn that
he was merely puppet in the hands of
that vile woman.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Howe's ad-
<res, which occupied forty minutes, the
defendants lawyer asked that before the
case was closed, the jurymen should be
permitted to view the premises at Wood
side. The district attorney said he
would like to think over the matter be-
fore he could inform the court of his
views as to the necessity of having the
jury go there.
Before calling Thorn to the stand, the
defence called some witnesses to testify to
the prisoners previous good character.
Martin Thorn was then called in his
Torce- wiskey. I came to this country
fifteen years ago.
II first met Mrs Mack a year and
half ago at her house at 439 Ninth ave
nue.. She occupied four rooms on the
third floor at that number. William
Guldensuppe was boarding there with her
and l understood he was her cousin.
II rented a furnished room from her
at 50 a week. Later understand
Guldensuppe was her husband. She first
made love to me and | returned her love,
l was very fond of her and loved her up
to the moment she took the witness stand
on my first trial. "
The witness then told how he sup
planted the bath rubber in Mrs. Mack
affection and described the row he had
with GuIdensuppe in consequence During
this fight Guldensuppe caught hold of
him. Thorn held revolver which went
off accidentally, then Guldepsuppe took
the pistol from him and gave him beat
ing.
He left the house and went to a hos
pital Mrs. Mack met him afterwards
very often. They went to theatres and
ether places of amusement. She said she
was sorry that Guldensuppe had hurt
him, but that he must not mind that.
Thorn at the suggestion of his counsel
then told in his own way what Mrs. Mack
had said to him after that, and the court
directed Mr.. Howe not to lead the wit
ness.
Mrs. Mack told me-, said Thorn,
THAT she wished to leave Guldensuppe
am wished to live in some quiet place
We visited the Woodside cottage and it
seemed a suitable place. We hired it. I
paid the Sis and got the key. On the
24Jh of June, [ gave the key to Mrs
Mack, as she said she wanted to do some
cleaning at the cottage.
about eleven or twelve o clock on Fri
Il DE ~.
me at the door. She said: L have
Guldensuppe up stairs
- asked her what was he doing there.
She replied, He is dead. I have shot
him.
''She then directed me to help her dis
pose of the body. l went up ftairs and
helped to undress the body. Then we
carried it to the bath tub. I went out
and bought some plaster of paris. When
L came back she ! gan cutting up the
body She cut the head off with knife,
and when she reached the back of the
neck she cut through that portion with
small saw Then she cut through the
middle of the body and I asked her why
she cut it so, and she said, Il know
enough not to cut the bowels.
Next she cut off the legs and then she
went out for awhile as it was very warm
in the house. On her return we encased
the head in the plaster of paris. We
btouSAO away lu6 uedu HAL . GloUH6S III d
bundle and l carried the head in another
bundle. The saw, knife and revolver were
in the bundle with the clothes. We took
the car to the 92nd street ferry over which
we crossed to New York. l threw the
head overheard while the boat was cross
ing the river. Then we went to Mrs.
Nack's house on Ninth avenue where she
burned the clothes in the cooking stove. -
The witness then told of the surrey
ride on the following day, June 10Th,
and the disposition of the other portions
OF the remains which were wrapped up in
oil cloth, cheese cloth and paper, which
Mrs. Mack had purchased prior to her
" isia to the cottage Oh June 25th, the day
of the Killing, Thorn told OF his meet
ing5 with the woman after this and how
Mrs. Mack had made preparations to go
to Europe. Mrs Mack met him on Tues |
day night. June 80, and the following day
he learned from the papers that she had |
been arrested.
He explained his conversation with |
.Gotha. He said that be told Gotha that |
Mrs. Mack killed Guldensuppe and also |
told the barber how the body was put |
up and carried off He told Gotha of his |
intention to give nimelf up to the nolice, |