Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-11-17

} ce and Thorn, Who was in Ambush, Shot
Dead)
purpose of packing up the portions of his
body after Thorn would have finished his
| murderOuS task.
| Adroitly and ceverly the lawyer made
the woman own up to the most damning
and coid-blooded preparations for getting
"And did you cry out theu?" asked the
cross-eXaminer.
''No."
did you cry when you hired the
horse?"
NO"
! The lawyer continued this line of in
curry leading up to the moment of the
murder, getting the same stolid mo"
for an answer each time.
| And now, may | ask, did you cry
when Thorn told you he had shot your
lover, Guldensuppe" asked Thorn's
! counsel.
Mrs. Nack's eyes filed with tears and
she replied: yes, 1 did cry then. 1
could not help it,
What did you do when you first came
to this country? What was your occupa-
| tion?"
! Midwife was the response.
She Denies Child Murders.
"How many children did you kill, Mrs.
| Nack?" was the next question.
/ Il never killed one to my knowledge.
and l can prove it by doctors,' an
sWered the woman with emphasis
| Several other questions in this vein
| followed, to all Of which the witness re-
| piled with positive denials.
! Mr.. Howe retired from the courtroom
for few minutes, during which time
Lawyers Moss and the prisoner held an
| earnest consultation.
Thorn seemed very deeply interested
and whispered to his counsel with his
! lips close to the latter's ear.
! Mrs. Mack, in reply to Mr.. Howe's
| question, acknowledged that while in the
! county jail she wrote letter to Thorn
did you not begin that letter with the
words: My Dear Boy?
! The witness would not say whether
! these were the words or not
You said today that you never were
intimate with Thorn; that you only loved
| him because he threatened you and be-
! cause he was gentleman. Now, this
letter was written three months after the
murder and you loved him still when you
used these words in the letter?'
! The witness nodded an assent.
: Her Letter to Thorn.
! Mrs. Nack's letter to Thorn, written in
! the Queens county prison, with which
! she sent him potatoes and addressed him
as Dear Martin" and Dear Child" and
suggested that they end their lives, was
| translated She acknowledged that she
|
had never loved him at any time, and
was pretending that she did only because
she was afraid of him.
II did everything [ could to satisfy
Thorn said Mrs. Mack. Il gave him
every cent of money | had"
"Why was it you were afraid of
| Thorn"' asked Mr.. Howe.
'Thorn had syringe and said that he
would put something in it which would
destroy my eyesight and that of Gulden-
suppe."
"Was it a fear of this syringe that
made you buy the Oilcloth before the
man was dead, and the same fear after
he was dead which made you burn his
| clOthing?'
! sYes''
| Mr.. Howe continued his cross-eXamina-
ton, step by step, till he had led the wit
ness to repeat her whole story, as given
| in her first confession. 1t did not differ
materially from that brought out in the
| direct examination.
How many children have you killed."
asked Mr.. Howe
''Not one that know of
'How many children still-born infants
in bottles have you in your house?'
81 have two"
In reply to another question Mrs
Mack said: II never gave money or Of
Tered money to anyone to kill my hus-
band. L never said So"
Mrs. Mack said that she never used in
struments in her profession as midwife,
and that when she had case where in
struments had to be used she always
called in a doctor.
She Did Not Shoot Gu1densuppe,
Mr.. Howe changed his tactics after
this and turning suddenly he shouted at
the top Of his voice: E'Mrs. Mack was
it not you who shot Guldensuppe?'
The woman was startled, but regained
herself in a moment and half shrieked.
mo, did not"
WAS it not you who cut I'D the
body?" was the next question.
The woman frantically yelled back
defiant NO"
| Mr.. Howe asked the permission of the
court to reserve further cross-examina-
ton of the witness, which was granted
| Attorney Weller proceeded with the re-
direct examination, which was conducted
with the aid of an interpreter.
''Did Thorn tell you that he used am
monia to get the blood out of the fioor?''
asked Mr.. Weller.
| Mrs. Mack said he did, but that she
| did not help him. She answered All
questions in a business-like way and did
not seem much affected.
| AS the examination was proceeding
Thorn sat with his head bent slightly for
ward and listening intently. At times he
would fold his arms and keep them in
that position for five or six minutes. and
then he would clasp either thumb in the
! opposite hand and rest his hands on his
knees.
New York, Nov. 1O.-Mr. Howe conn
sci for Martin Thorn, said today that
he would put his client on the Witness
stand and that it will then De shown
that Mrs Mack and not Thorn Eilled