The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11

So ~--are-s and reading public. win be
r>ited 20 another sensation.
There Is scarcely any Seant as 10 The
fate which awaits .he barber. oat as yet
the prosecution has not stated what i'm
n1Qnity shall be given % Mrs Mack sor the
unioeked-for position in which she placed
herself today.
When Mrs Mack took she stand sAe
said Gasdsnsaro@ had Aaen known "a her
husband. Thorn boarded with ther-. Quar-
rels II the family were frequent On one
occasion GuldsasOone kicked Tacrn down
stairs, Thorn shereuocr fred AZ Cfuiien-
sur2s with = ris,ol eu: did not bit hina-
On another occasion Thorn said he want
ed 20 kin Gulaensappe. bsIt witness OBJ
iec'ed ard told HIN 20 s.i her.
Gradually Lawyer Weller led witness I'd
to The evenss az Friday morning. June =,
the day an which the crime was committed.
Witnsss said she ard Guidensupre left
New York about u a. IA. and after cross
ias sha ferry 5oarded ear for Woodsias
cottage.
''T had the key Of the houss." she said.
''and opened the door told Guliensap9e
10 examine the house while weat into the
YARD. lie went up ssairS and | heard n
SHOT. Thorn came running down. and when
he NET yne. said:
- have shot him. He Is dead
Tie was excited and I vas half dead"
said the witness The witness said that at
. O'Clock in the afternoon Thorn had vari-
Gus parts Of 6aldensunps's corrSe tied tgp in
parcels When they were ready 20 leave
the cottage. she took one nacNage and
Thorn took another. both going TO the
ferry. where tire head was thrown over
board. On June IS shsy returned 90 the
cottage for the remainder Of the body,
which they also threw in the river
ns,~fr- ~ this story Thorn
listened 10 every word with his lips closely
compressed.
Attorney Weller asked Mrs. Mack. why
do vou make this stasenfent?"
She replied: II don't want 10 have II on
my rnAnd."
She then saia: 'I make this statement OF
my own frse win. No promise os mercy
my mind. I don't care what they do with
me-"
During the croSs-examination by Attor-
ney Howe Mrs. Mack admitted tha, the
Woodside cottage was rented for the sole
purpose OF killing Guldsnsunpe: that she
Gecoyed him there, and that she bought
tbs material in which parts Of his body
were wrapped Adroitiy the lawyer made
witness own up to the most daInning and
cold-bIooded preparations fer getting rid
OF her love-.
Mrs. Naok's letter to Thorn. written in
the Queens county prison. in which she
addressed him as Dear Martin and
Dear Child and suggested that they end
their lives. was translated. She acknowi-
edged that she wrote the letter bat insist
ed that she had never loved him, and pre-
tended that she did only because she was
afraid OF him.
II did everything could to satisfy
Thorn" said ars- Mack. II gave him ev-
cry cent Of money had
why was Ii you were afraid or Thorn
Thorn had syringe and said he would
put something In II which WOULD destroy
my eyesight and that Of Guldensuppe."
WAS IL 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 elothins?'
Yes
Attorney Howe changed his tactics after
this and. turning suddenly. shouted at the
top OF his voice:
Mrs Mack. was it not you who shot
The woman was startled. but regained
her sslf-possession in moment, and half
shrieked.
mo. I did not"
s.was IT not you who cut UP the body?"
was the next question:
The woman frantically yelled back n de-
Mr.. Howe asked the permission of the
court 10 reserve further cross-examsnation
of the witness, which was granted.
Attorney Weller then proceeded with the
redirect examination.
A recess Of an hour was taken at 12,so
o'ciock.
Mrs Nack's redirect testimony was re-
sumed after recess. but no evidence OF
Importance developed. Coroner Tuthili.
OF New York. was then called TO prove
that the several portions Of A human body
found In the threa bundles belonged 10
the same person. He said the bones had
marks OF a saw. During her exaipination
Mrs. Mack never mentioned saw being
used: neither did Gotha In his report of
Thorn's alleged confession 20 him.
Other witnesses were called, whose tes-
timony was mainly on the line OF identl-
flying the body of Guidensuppe. Bernard
Bonn. the owner OF the Woodside cottage.
followed the bath attendants on fhe wit
ness stand. He identified Thorn and Mrs.
Mack as two persons who. representing
themselves as Mr.. and Mrs. Braun. hired
the cottage from him last June.
Adjournment of court for the day was
hastened by the prostration Of Juror Mag