The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-11
TO EASE HER MIND
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And did you cry then?" asked the
cress examiner.
NO
Did you cry when you hired the
house?"
No
The lawyer continued this line Of in
quiry leading up TO the moment Of the
murder, getting tn esame stolid mo"
for an answer each time.
And now, may 1 ask, did you cry
when Thorn told you ne had shot your
lover, Guldensuppe?" asked Thorn 5
Counsel.
Mrs. Nack's eyes filled with tears and
she replied: 'Yes. L did cry then; 1
Gould not help it,
NEVER KILLED BABIES.
"Wnat did you do when you first came
TO this country? What was your occu-
pation?"
Midwife" was the response.
How many children did you kill, Mrs.
Nack?" was the next question.
Il never killed one, to my knowledge,
and l can prove it by DOCTORS" answer
ed the woman with emphasis.
Several other questions in this vein
followed, to ali of which the witness re-
piled with positive denials.
Mr.. Howe retired from the court room
for a few minutes, during which time
Lawyer Moss and the prisoner held an
earnest consultation.
Thorn seemed deeply interested, and
whispered TO MS counsel, with his lips
close to tae latter's ear.
THE LETTER IN PRISON.
Mrs Mack, in reply to Mrs. Howe,
acknowledged that while in the county
jail she wrote letter TO Thorn.
did you not begin that letter with
the words: My dear boy?"'
The witness would not say whether
these were the words or not.
You said today that you never were
intimate with Thorn; that you only low
ed him because ne threatened you and
because he was a gentleman. Now this
letter was written three months after
the murder and you loved him still when
you used these words in the letter"
The witness nodded an assent.
Mrs. Nack's letter to Thorn, written
in the Queens county prison, with
which she sent him potatoes and ad-
dressed him as dear Martin" and dear
child" and suggested that they end
their lives, was translated.
SHE FEARED THORN.
She acknowledged that she wrote the
letter, but insisted that she had never
loved him at any time and was pre-
tending that she did, only because she
was afraid Of him.
Il did everything / could to satisfy
Thorn" said Mrs. Mack. u gave him
every cent of money 1 had"
why was it you were afraid Of
Thorn?"
Thorn had a syringe and said he
would put something in it that would
destroy my eyesight and that OF Gulden-
suppe."
was II a fear of this syringe that |
made you buy the oil cloth before the
man was dead and the same fear after |
hew as dead That made you burn his
clothing?" !
Yes"
Mr.. Howe continued his cross examin- |
alton step by step until ne had led the
witness 10 repeat qler whole story as Civ
en- in her first testimony. 1t did not diff |
fer materially from that brought out in |
the direct examination.
How many children have you kill |
ed p" asked Mr.. Howe.
Not one that / know Of"
How many children, stillIborn in |
fants, in bottle have you in your
ouse?"
Il have two"
In reply to another question Mrs. Mack
said:
II never gave money or offered money |
to any one to kill my husband. never |
said So"
Mrs. Mack said that she never used in
struments in her profession as midwife, |
end that when she had a case where in
struments had TO be used she always |
called in a doctor.
Mr.. Howe changed his tactics after
this, and turning suddenly shouted at |
tJhe top Of his voice:
Mrs. Mack. was it not you who shot |
Gulnesuppe?"
The woman was startled hut rapaine5