Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-25


Il said to Thorn l believed he had
killed Guldensuppe and that anything
he might say would be written down
and used against him. He denied that
he had ever seen Guldensuppe after the
night he and Guldensuppe had the
fight in Mrs. Nacks house in New
York. The witness went on to say that
Thorn spoke Of that row and said that
he grabbed q revolver and it accident
ally went off.
Thorn went to the hospital and had
his head and face dressed after which
he went to a hotel in Third avenue
lie wrote to Mrs. Mack three weeks
later, and asked her To meet him. She
met Thorn and he acknowledged hav-
ing gotten money from her.
1.-The prisoner acknowledged that the
pistol found in Mrs. Nack's house had
belonged to him and was the one which
accidentally went off
Thorn had pistol in his possession
when arrested. O'Brien told him that
Mrs. Mack had said that both men had
threatened to go for each other II
they ever met"
said to Thorn that if he had met
NuidthSoPlt III Tic w DOuSlut cOltdSt
and was assaulted by the bath rubber
and had shot him in self defence, he
had better make a clean breast of It,"
explained the witness. Thorn said he
knew nothing about it at all.
At this juncture District Attorney
Olcott of New York, entered the room
and sat down among the attorneys for
the prosecution.
Thorn told the captain that he had
stopped at Moroney's hotel on Thurs
day night. June "a. and. on Friday
morning, he ate breakfast at Walsh's
restaurant on Third avenue and
walked over to 34th street and 18th
avenue where he remained "A good part
OF that day playing pinochle The bar
Der. Paul Merich. was sent for and denied
that II was on Friday June a. that
Thorn was In his place. 1t was some
days prior to that. Merich gave the cap
tain a letter which Thorn had written
him, saying the police were trying to get
him into trouble. and II anyone called
that Merich should say that Thorn was
there on Friday. Thorn persisted in say
Ing that Merich was mistaken. Mr.. Howe
objected to the letter being admitted as
evidence.
Captain O'Bricn told how Thorn had
said that he had met Mrs. Mack on the
night of June %. She told him she had
had kick with Guldensuppe about 10
o'clock in the morning about money: that
she had drawn 80 from the bank and
Guldensuppe took il away from her and
went away, which was the last she saw
OF him.
He then described Thorn's explanation
of his movements on Sunday. Thorn told
him he got the surrey. which Mrs. Mack
hired at the undertaker's. and how he
and Mrs. Mack drove TO Woodside with
bundle of carpets.
Mr.. Howe asked the captain whether he
had told all he could remember of what
Thorn had said To him.
Well. no. not all. We had some other
conversation OF confidential nature
which l promised Thorn on my honor
would not he repeated" was the reply.
The prosecutors then tried TO get this
conversation into evidence, but Mr. Howe
objected and said it was very kind and
chvalrous on the captains part to act
as he did
Judge Maddox sustained the objection
on the ground that ii was a privileged
communication.
The captain said that Mrs Mack had
told him that Guldensuppe had not treat
ed her right; that she had loved Thorn:
that she loved him still and would die
for him if necessary.
After being directed by the court to he
on hand. Friday morning. Capt. O'Brien
retired
Mrs. Mack was then brought away by
the sheriff. but Mr.. Howe asked the
court to let the writ remain alive until
Friday. as he might require her for fur
Their identification.
Judge Maddox agreed TO this.
Constantine keehn. barber. al one
time a fellow workman in the same shop
with Thorn was the next witness The
district attorney put number of ques-
lions to him, trying to get him to say
what Thorn had said to the witness re-
gardng Mrs. Mack or Guldensuppe or
Thorn's relations with the woman. Mr..
Howe objected to series of such ques-
tons. and in every case he was sustained
by Judge Maddox.
Mr.. Weller tried to explain to the court
what the people wished to prove. Mr..
Howe objected to .Weller's making
statement TO the court. Judge Maddox
stopped both lawyers and asked them to
meet him in the ante-room. where he
would hear them. All three then retired.
While the judge and lawyers We're out
side, Mrs. Mack was brought back to the
room at the request of the district at
torney.
When the judge and counsel returned.
Mr.. Youngs asked the witness: Did you
ever see this woman tMrs. Nack) before?
Is she the woman you saw in company
man he said he was living WITH" lob
jected to- said Mr.. Howe. objection
sustained said the Judge
The witness then identified Thorn's re-
volver and said that Thorn had asked
him where he could buy noiseless cart
ridges. Witness had stiletto which.
Thorn saw. Did Thorn want to buy it
from your Objected to- said Mr..
Howe. objection sustained said the
Court.
The witness told how Thorn when he
went to the workshop of the witness in
March. said he was going to living at 21st
and Sd avenue; that he had previously
lived with midwife and had a row with
another boarder. Thorn had fired a re-
volver at the boarder but missed him.
The other man took the revolver from
him and put Thorn out of the house. then
said: mo more revolver for me-
Some weeks later Thorn bought a sti-
letto. which he showed the witness and
said: II bought this down town for 81
and I'm going to have it ground down
and the other side sharpened."
At Mr.. Howes request, he was permit
ted to reserve his cross-examination of
the witness till Friday morning. The
court then adjourned till Friday morning.