The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-11

Sherin DeDragga, walked up the center
of the court. Thorn eyed her closely as
she stood within yard Of him, but she
avoided his gaze. She was soon placed
on the stand and under the examination
of Judge Weller began the recital OF her
story, leading up to the time that she
had left her husband and was living
with Guldensuppe at 439 Ninth avenue.
Known as Her Husband.
Guldensuppe was known there as her
husband. Thorn came there to board.
Thorn and Guldensuppe had fight and
Guldensuppe licked Thorn. Guldensup-
pc kicked Thorn downstairs. Thorn
pulled a revolver and fred one shot at
Guldensuppe. but did not hit him.
After fourteen days" said Mrs.
Mack. "a man came to my house for
Thorn's clothes | told the man that
Thorn was sick in the hospital, but
gave him the clothes. Thorn came
back three days later with his face and
eyes black and blue and his neck
swollen He asked me for money"
"Why did he ask you for money!
asked Judge Weller
He got no work and | gave him
money" replied Mrs Mack in broken
English. when Thorn went away I
promised to pay his board bill until he
could get work / met Thorn after this
at Twenty third and Ninth avenue and
I gave him 500 Thorn was very bitter
\ against Guldensuppe and wanted TO Kill
I him. Thorn said: Woman, l love
| you ] said: L am married woman.
| L know better: you are not replied
| Thorn. Your husband lives in Astoria.
! Said He Would Kill Guidensuppe.
Thorn again said he wanted to kill
} Guldensuppe. l say, Martin. don't XIII
| Guldensuppe; no, kill me-. One day l
had another talk with Thorn and he
again say he will kill Guldensuppe.
| say no, he say yes. One night Thorn
and me quarreled. Martin grabbed me
[ by the throat and held me till blood
! came from my nose and mouth. |
then had talk with Thorn about hiring
a house at Woodsde. He went out to
see the house and Thorn offered the
woman who had the key money, but she
would not take 1t. We then returned
to the saloon in New York. This man
owned the Woodside house and Tho I'm
paid him SIS in cash for one month $
| rent of the Woodside house. j think
\ Thorn gave the name of Braun when he
hired the house Thorn took the re-
ceipt and told the landlord he did not
know when he would move in Then
Thorn told me that he would Kill Gull
densuppe in the Ninth avenue house
and put his body in trunk and send 7
away. said: No, don't do this
Thorn then told me to bring Guldensup-
pe to Woodside house and he would Kill
him. there. / had to do all Martin toio
me to do.
| Ho Iox led witness
to the morning of Friday. June 25, the
dav that the crime was committed She
said she and Guldensuppe left New
! York between and 10 o'clock tha
morning and after they had crossed the
ferry they boarded a car which lef
. them at Woodside cottage.
The Murder of GuIdensuppe.
"I had they key of the house." sh'
said "and / opened the front door
I told Guldensuppe to enter and exam
| inc the house while / went into tn
ward. He went up stairs and / hear
shot Martin Thorn came runnini
down and when he met me he said
I've shot him; he's dead He wa
very excited and / was half dead" sal
5 the self-confessed murderess breath
lessy.
: what did you do them" asked Judg
, Weller.
} He asked me TO go home and com
? Sack at o'clock. When l came bac
2 that evening Thorn had everythin
= packed i'm bundles. He handed me
5 bundle which he said contained Gulder
suppe's clothes and he took anoth'
bundle which was wrapped up in gra
I. colored paper. He said that ii wa
Guldensuppe's head and that IL Wa
!, done up in plaster OF paris. We toe
the trolley car and went over to Ne
York on a ferry boat. When v
reached New York I went home ar
: Thorn went some other place. 1 Ct
open the bundle and found clothes.