The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-11

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This e no laughing NATTER. You. you. ron
With The smile dying. out sho said no. very
gently. and the lawyer lot her 20.
During the r~o-Lirect examination the court nd.
journcd for dinner. I'm toconvcnfng. Mr.. Weller
tho telegram IN Thorn handwriting and aligned
tell the bathhousc pcorle that Gicldsensuppc
had gone away for a fow days. She held IL close
II cannot see without my glasses, T" Ahc said.
"Hore. take ininc.' remarked Mr.. Howe sar.
castically, rs ho removed his glasses from his
Thank you."' said Judge Weller. "bnt I'd
prefer she wouldn't see with. your glasses"
well, Two seen through hers for n long
time" was Mr.. Howe's answer. us he turned
the laugh.
ness as that OF Thorn. but on objection from
counsel for the defence tho telegram was not
allowed In evidence.
lowed up tho last few questions, OF the cross.
| Gieidscnsnppc was even dead. us he had done at
tho outset, he began working round 70 show
that Ia. . ne HHd me not Them Tho ap wSs The ~ one sG, C who had
ton and delibcration afforded by the recess
hour ha. evidently convinced him that this was
MIR. Howc's later announcement that Thorn
would take the stand and swear that the woman
"Didn't you prepare to 70 to Eurepel' was
his first question.
" uiun { Know what 10 DO.
Il can readily understand that; but didn't
Yes she said with great hesitation.
why did you hesitate =
Mrs. Mack seemed worried. Sue still hcsitated.
II wanted to wait" sho said finally. and see
what the result was. II 1t Was dangerous I
would have run away.
THORN TOLD HER To SKIP T.
You had 1900 s.cwed on the inside of your
corset. didn't YOU ,,u,,.., 49,,
perinp.
"And you were going to skip out with that T.
No. slr. Thorn told me to skip. bg; said
"oh, don't preach: don't preach. Heavens!'
and the lawyer turned away in disgust.
among the exhibits in the case. HI held il up
so the witness could see It.
she he idNG :, II r " y : IN her ie fo' bonS. II
pointed straight at tho lawyer.
That was found in your house, WASH it o..
YES, IL was GieldsensuDpe's He took all the
closet at the house, He told me that il, over
touched 1t he would do something to me-"
at was found in your house when you were
arrested. and 1t was empty n with strong en-
phasis on the empty.
And yon say"-with the accent on tho you
thu Gieltsensuppe put 1t there =
ii offer the revolver in evidence" continued
the lawyer with q, great flourish, "a 32.oalibre
It was with a 32.calibre revolver that Giclden-
suppo was shot before he was stabbed and dis
memDcred.
Mr.. Howe could not resist a last rehashins of
the gruesone details as to the disposition Of tho
body He made Mrs. Mack tell once more inst
how Thorn had carried the bloody and disiE-
ured breast, concealed in all the wrappineS,
under his arm to the street car running to the
He made her describe again just how he sat
down in the surrey beside her holding the bundle
across his knees, and then how they carried i
overheard. 1t had all been told. and his purpose
in compelling the reiteration was not apparent
,,-1.,. a. ,.as ~ 40 cha nj ne As-z. "a.
he long siege. If this was his desire he failed,
for she rceled it of as though it were some tale
when did you sec the bathtub and the
bloodstains on the floor I" nsked Mr.. Howe.
After the killing. Thorn took me up there
wi it your understanding that Gieldsen.
suppe was to be killed in the front room or the
In The front room. The bathroom was
And where were you to got"
killedr,
That was your understanding. was IT."
MRS. NAcK's INouIsrrIoN ENDED.
That's all; madam and without a sigh or
any other indication Of relief she stepped down.
ing other witnesses to prove Thorn's signature
and other necessary, but embarrassing details.
the stand. He described infinitely the condition
Of the various parts Of the body. The jury ap.
said very positively that the thr, o Darts Be.
longed to one and the same man. In his cross
examination Mr.. Howe tried to get the doctor
to have cut the body up in the bathtub. as had
been testified to. without marrinE the tub. The
xamined him at length upon the quantity Of
blood that would flow from q man whose
fha1t Il G sfseds was sS.' had alS b pe,nt CUT Mas se 70 b pISye
quantity 81 blood would have spurted out.
faid he thought very little would have spurted
owing to the weakened condition OF the hearts
Frank Gartner and Philip Kratz. rubber and
comrades of Gieldsensuppe at the Turkish bath,
identified the remains as those OF Gieldsensuppe,
dead man. Prior to Mrs. SacE's testimony tho
evidence of these men was very essential to the
The last witness OF the day was Bernard Bou-
lee, owner OF the woodside cottage. He identi-
Brown who rented the cottage from him on
June f.; After Mrs, Sack had stood up and
Some. l9s she Wss i saH back Sskf to her ns s seH % TSSe eo uEo
room by this time had become so foul from
lack of ventilation that Justice Smith ordered
The jurors rose in their seats and one of them,
Magnus Larsen. almost foil to the floor in a
faint. He told the Justice that he was very iii.
pale. On his account court was adjourned.
Larsen was taken Immediately to Gar.
was said last night that he was in a danger
Gus condition with appendicitis. In case he
should be too i'll to appear this morning, the trial
will have to be postponed,a and should he die or
be i'll for a long time. It would be necessary to
discharge the jury. This would involve an en-
tirely new trial.
WHAT LAWYER FRIEND SAYS.
The. action OF Attorney Z. A.. Friend in ad.
vising Mrs. Mack to make her confession has oc-
casioned much ommen some of which is not
favorable to Mr., Friend: He told a SUN re.
porter yesterday that he did It because he was
convinced that 1t was for the best interest OF his
client.
Mrs. Mack was breaking down. he said. 'She
could not stand the terrible strain. She wanted
to confess and asked my advice about the mat.
ter. l considered the matter deeply. / realized
that the State WAS making u very strong case
and after looking over the jury ! concluded that
q conviction was certain for Thorn. This would
/. therefore,. concluded that she had better tell
all she knew. As. for the criticisms of me that
Mr.. Howe and his associates are making. |