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back an hour later. Then they took
two of the parcels with them.


Thorn again acknowledged that he
had lied to Captain O'Brien when he
said he was playing pinOchle at Thirty
fourth street and Eleventh avenue on
the day of the killing. He said that for
the purpose of establishing an alibl,
He said it also as much to save the We
man as himself In the further cross
examination Thorn said that the most
money he ever received at one time
from Mrs. Mack was the SIS Jlat he
paid for rert of the Woodside cottage.
After the arrest of Mrs. Mack he spent
his days in New Jersey and only came
to New York at night He knew Con-
stantine Keehn and worked for him
for five weeks, but never showed him
stilletto or dagger. Keehn showed
him stilletto, but the witness never
tried to buy it from him. He never
talked Of noiseless cartridges to
Keehn. Thorn was asked regarding a
letter which was taken from him by
Sheriff Don't. Thorn had tried to de-
stroy the letter, but the officers rescued
it. In it he asked Mrs. Mack to tes-
tify as he told her and he would send
her some word before the trial.
Then you were assisting in framing
the defense?" asked Mr. Weller.
yes, certainly was Thorn's reply.
and you were doing all you could
to cover up the crime?'
Eyes, | did all | could" said Thorn.
Thorn said the reason he told Gotha
that Mrs. Mack committed the murder
was because he thought he could trust
him as friend. This finished the cross
examination.
Mr.. Howe began his redirect exam
nation by showing Thorn a telegram,
purporting to be sent by Gul6ensuppe
to Mrs. Mack on June 2S 1t was writ
ten in German, and translated it read:
please go to where | have worked
and tell them I will not return, as l am
going travelling. A letter will follow"
tSigned) WIN. GULDENSUPPE."
Thorn said he w:ote it at the request
of Mrs. Mack. Mr.. Howe tried to bring
in part of the evidence OF Mrs Mack
in the ris-trial in reference to her
opening the door of the cottage the
morning she brought Guldensuppe
there. At that time the woman swore
she opened the door with a key which
Thorn gave her the night before
The district attorney objected to Mr..
Howe's reference to the testimony of
Mrs. Mack, or using any of it before
the jury. The court sustained the OBJ
lection.
AT this time Mr.. Weller interrupted
Mr. Howe by going back to the cross
examination, as the interpreter, having
come into court with the typewriter
copies of the TRANSACTIONS of the two
letters which Mrs Mack wrote to
Thorn and one written to her by
Thorn while in the Queens county
prison. Mrs. Mack suggested that they
get something to end their lives with.
Thorn, in his letter, said he had pre-
scription which, if it could be filled,
would end his life. lie did not wish
her to die: he wanted to see her free.
You were willing to die yourself
and save the woman?" asked Mr.. We'll
Ter.
Yes, SIR said the prisoner, 81 loved
her and was willing to die for her"
The prosecution seemed taken by
surprise by Thorn's statement. In this
letter, which never reached Mrs. Mack,
as it was captured by the officers,
Thorn said:
IF there is no other way to get out of it
I will see TO it that L shall only suffer and
you will go free
When Thorn left the stand the defense
rested.
Mrs. Waller was recalled and said she
saw Mrs. Mack leaving the cottage about
twenty minutes after she had gone in with
the man in a light suit She saw Thorn
about u o'clock enter the cottage.
Three witnesses certified to seeing Mrs.
Mack at her home en- Ninth avenue in this
city on the afternoon of June %.
This closed the case for the people and
the defense. The court adjourned until
half-past nine o'clock tomorrow morning.