The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11

photographs OF Gu.denSuppe Wnlcn
| identified. He then asked:
'Why do YOU make this statementT"
| Mrs. Mack replied: II don't want 10
have it on my mind.
| Then she began to cry. She tossed a bout
| the witness-chair, used her handkerchief
| and .obbed for some time. Her emotion
| affected nearly every one in The court
room. 1t was some minutes before she
| resumed her testimony. Then she said:
81 make this statement OF my own
free will. l want to get it off my con-
science. No promise of mercy has been
made me. | want to clear my mind
don't care what hangs over me or what
| thew do with me-.
Mr.. Howe began his cross-examination
| in a very insinuating way, and soon Mrs.
| Mack acknowledged that the house in
! Woods side was rented for the sole purpose
of killing Guldensuppe there; that she
deceived him there; that she bought the
| oilcIoth and other wrappings for the pur-
| pose OF packing up the portions OF his
| body after Thorn should have finished his
murderous task.
Adroitly and cleverly the lawyer made
| the woman own up to the most damaging
| and cold-blooded preparations for getting
| rid OF her lover.
And did you cry then2" asked the
| cross-examiner.
NO"
Did you cry when you hired the
| house?"
No"
The lawyer continued this line of in.
ouiry, leading UP to tie moment of the
| m urder, 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 2' asked Thorn's counsel.
Mrs Mack eyes filled with tears, and
| she replied: Yes, l did cry then. !
| could not help it"
to this country? What was your occu-
pation?"
midwife" was the response.
"How many children did you kill, Mrs.
Nack?'' was the next question.
Il never killed one TO my knowledge,
| and can prove it by doctors,' answered
the woman, with EN- phasis.
Several other questions in this vein fol-
| lowed, to all Of which the with SIS replied
! with positive denlals.
Mr.. Howe retired from the courtroom
| for a few minutes. during which time
LAWYER Moss and the prisoner held an
earnest consultation.
Mrs. Nack's redirect testimony was re-
sumed after recess, but no evidence OF i'm
portance was developed.
Coroner Tuthill of New York was then
! of human body found in the three bun
dies belonged to the same person. He
said the bones had marks OF a saw.
During her examination Mrs. Mack
never mentioned saw being used, nei-
ther did Gotha in his report of Thorn's
alleged confession 10 him.
Other Witnesses were called whose tes-
timony was mainly on the lines OF identi.
flying the body of Gu.densuppe.
Bernard Bonna, the owner of the Wood
side cottage, followed the bath attendants
on the witness and. He identified Thorn
and Mrs. Mack The two persons WHO.
representing themselves as Mr.. and Mrs.
Braun, hired the cottage from him last
June.
Adjournment of the court for the day
was hastened by the prostration of Juror
Magnus Larsen. He will probably be BILE
to resume his place in the jury box to-
morrow.
| MIR. Howe, in tho course of an interview
to-day, declared that Mrs. Mack killed and
cut up Guldensuppe
Wait" said Mr.. Howe. "and | will
put Thorn on the witness-stand and he
| will tell the jury the truth-that it was