The herald., 1897-11-30
MRS. MACK IS THE MURDERER
BUT THORN HELPED TO CUT UP
THE BODY
A Majority Of Those Who Heard the
Testimony Expect the Jury to
Disagree
Associated Press Special Wire.

suppe was closed tonight so far as the
taking of evidence was concerned. To-
morrow morning the lawyers for the de-
fendant and for the people will sum up,
and it Is understood Justice Maddox
will charge the jury early in the after
noon.
Opinions, both lay and legal, differ
very materially as to the probable re-
suit. Many look for a conviction, but a
greater number anticipate disagree
ment. A few of Thorn's former employ
ers were called by the defense today and
they all gave the accused barber an ex-
cellent character for the past ten years.
Thorn himself was the only witness for
the defense. From the moment he was
led to the witness chair to the time he
left it some hours later, the prisoner
conducted himself in a cool and impress
sive manner. His statements in reply
to general questions, his answers in the
direct and cross-examinations were de-
livered in q moderate tone of voice which
could be heard distinctly by all in the
court room. At times his voice would
drop so that he could not be heard few
feet away, but Mr.. Howe reminded the
witness at these times that he should
speak louder and those admonitions al
ways had the desired effect. Thorn in
his story of the murder deliberately ac-
cused Mrs. Mack of having shot Gulden-
euppe, and declared that when he
(Thorn) reached the Woodside cottage
between II and IL o'clock on Friday,
June 25, the woman met him at the door
and told him that Guldensuppe was
lying dead upstairs and that she had
shot and killed him. This, said Thorn.
was the first intimation he had of the
purpose for which Mrs. Mack had rent
ed the Woodside cottage. Up to that
moment he had understood she was 60
ing to start baby farm there and that
he was to live with her and share the
profits.
The prosecution called in rebuttal
three witnesses who swore that they
had seen Mrs. Mack in her rooms in New
York between half past two and four
o'clock on the afternoon Of June 25, and
Mrs. Valley said that she had seen Mrs.
Mack leave the cottage about twenty
minutes after she and the man with the
did not put Mrs. Mack on the stand and
the court ruled against Mr.. Howe's at
tempt to introduce the testimony given
by Mrs. Mack at the mis-trial
THE TESTIMONY GIVEN
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Word was
passed around to the women who ap-
peared at the Queens County Court
House today not to seek admission to the
Thorn trial, that much of the evidence
which the defense would introduce
would be unfit for polite ears. The re-
suit was that only three women We're
among the spectators when Judge Mad
dox reopened court for the trial of the
alleged murderer of Guldensuppe.
Before Mr.. Howe began his opening
address. John Gotha. the barber, was re-
called.
Mr. Howe asked him if he had ever
been an inmate of an inebriate asylum
at Fort Hamilton. The witness said
mo"
"That is all want of you," said the big
lawyer, and Gotha left the room.
Mr.. Howe requested the court to dis
miss the charge Of murder in the first
degree and the court denied the request.
Mr.. Howe then began his address with
a declaration of Thorn's innocence, sup
plemented with terrible arraignment
of Mrs. Mack, who was denounced as the
real murderer of Guldensuppe.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Howe's ad-
dress, he asked that before the case
was closed, the jurymen should be per-
mitted to view the premises at Wood
side.
The District Attorney said he would
like to think over the proposition before
informing the court of his views.
The defense called several witnesses
to testify to the prisoners good charac-
ter and after short recess, Thorn was
put on the stand to testify in his own
behalf.
Beginning with the statement that he
came to America seventeen years ago,
the prisoner said his real name was
Forceswsky, and briefly related the
facts of his life up to the time he met
Mrs. Mack, eighteen months ago. Gull
densuppe was boarding with Mrs. Mack
at the time.
II rented a furnished room from her
at 50 a week." said Thorn. II under
She first made love to me and returned
her love. I was very fond of her and
loved her up to the moment she took the
witness stand on my first trial."
The prisoner told how he supplanted
the bath-rubber in Mrs. Nack's affec-
tions and described the row he had with
Guldensuppe in consequence last Febru-
airy. Guldensuppe caught hold of him.
Thorn held revolver which accidental
ly went off. Guldensuppe took the pis-
tol from him and gave him q beating.
The prisoner went to the hospital. Mrs.
Mack met him afterwards very often;
they went to places of amusement. She
said she was sorry that Guldensuppe
had hurt him, but that he must not heed
that.
"Mrs Mack told me-" said the prisoner,
that she wished to leave Guldensuppe
and live in some quiet place. We hired
the Woodside cottage. I paid the $15
and got the key On the oath of June i
gave the key to Mrs. Mack, as she said
she wanted to do some cleaning at the
cottage. About II or IL o'clock Friday,
June 25, Mrs. Mack met me by the door,
She said: I have Guldensuppe up
stairs / asked her what he was doing
there. She replied, He Is dead. have
shot him..
"6he then requested me to help her dis
pose Of the bQqy. 7 went upstairs and
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