The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-11
THE CROSS-EXAMINATION


purpose OF killing Guldensuppe there;
that she decoyed him there; that when
she bought the oil cloth and other
wrapplngs 1t was for the purpose of
packing up the portions of his body
after Thorn would have finished his
murderous task.
AdroItly and cleverly the lawyer made
the woman own up to the most damning
and cold-blooded preparations for get
ting rid OF her lover
"And did you cry them" asked the
cross-examiner.
mo" Q
"Did you cry when you. hired the
house?"
mo"
The lawyer continued this line OF In
quiry, 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.
piled: Yes did cry then. could not
help it."
what did you do when you first came
to this country? What was your oceu-
patlon?"
Midwife" was the reply.
"How many children did you kill, Mrs.
Nack?" was the next question.
II never killed one TO my knowledge,
and / can prove It by doctors, answer
ed 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 court room
for a few minutes during which time
lawyer Moss and the prisoner held an
earnest consultation. Thorn seemed to
be very deeply interested and whisper
ed to his counsel, with lips close to the
| latter's ear.
Mrs. Mack, in reply to Mr. Howe, ac-
knowledged that while In the Queens
county Jail she wrote letter to Thorn.
did you not begin that letter with
the words: My dear boyr"
| The witness would not say whether
| these were the words or not.
You said to-day that you were never
| intimate with Thorn; that you only
loved him because he threatened you.
| and because he was a 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.
Mrs. Nacks letter to Thorn, written
in the Queens county prison. with which
she sent him potatoes, and addressed
him ms Dear Martin" and Dear
Child" and suggested that they end
their lives, was translated. She ac-
knowledged that she wrote the letter,
but insisted that she had never loved
him at any time, and was pretending
that she did only because she was afraid
OF him. AsA4A
HER FEAR OF THORN.
'I did everything I could to satisfy
Thorn" said Mrs. Mack. II gave him
every cent of money had"
"why was 1t you were afraid OF
Thorn2" asked Mr.. Howe,
Thorn had n syringe and said that
he would put something in 1t which
would destroy my eyeslght, and that Of
Guldensuppe,"
was Il a fear OF this syringe that
made YOU buy the oil cloth before the
| man was dead, and the same fear after
he was dead which made you burn his
clothing?" ....,-,
"Yes." 'N"
Mr. Howe continued his cross-eXam-
!nation step by step till he had led the
witness to repeat her whole story as
given In her first confession. II did not
differ materially from that brought out
| IN the direct examination.
"How many children have you
killed." asked Mr.. Howe,
mot one that ! know Of"
GLOW many still born Infants In bot
ties have you In your houso?"
II have two"
In reply to another question Mrs
Mack said: II never gave money or
offered money to anyone TO kill my hus-
band. never said So
Mrs Mack said she never used In
struments In her profession MS mid
| wife, and that when she had n case
where Instruments had to be used she
always called In doctor.
Mr. Howe changed his tactics after
this, and turning suddenly he shouted
Mt tho top OF his volce "Mrs. Mack,
was II not you who shot Guldcnsuppe?"
The woman was startled, but regain
cd herself IN n moment and half shrlek-
cd: mo, did not"
"Wns IL not you who cut up the
body2" was the next question.
The woman rrantlcnlly yelled back q
defiant NO"
Mr. Howe asked tho permission OF tho
court TO reserve further croHs-cNnmlna-
ton Of the witness, which was granted,
Attorney Weller proceeded with the
| redirect examination, which was COM
| Quoted with tho htd OF the Interpreter,
"Dld Thorn toll you that ho used nm-
monln to get the blood out OF the iloor"'
asked Mr.. Weller.
Mrs Mack said he dld, but that she
aid not help him. Shc answered all
| questions In n huslncss.llkn way, and
ala not seem much affected.
Az the examination was proceeding
Thorn Bnt with his head bent slightly
forward ana listening lntenlly At
| tlmoa he would fold his arms and koop
them In that position for nyc or nix
minutes, ana then he would clasp either
thumb In the opposite hand aud rOBt
his hlnda on his ltncca.
a feeesg pf an hour was taken at
1850.
Thorn was then hnndouiicd to Cnp.
tain Molhycn and led out " n Side
door, while Mrs Mock remained seated
In the wltnoHB chair In chnrgo Of dep
uly ahorln nnd talked ~ thee ouft In
| turptotCr until The C0ur, room was
cleared Then Bhe was conducted
through the Side passage from the court