The times., 1897-11-11
THORN's DOOM IS SEALED
Continued from First Page.

she were but an ordinary witness. The
few preliminaries over, and she plunged
right into the heart of her horrible story
IN blunt and broken English, bur con
vincing as fate itself.
Tne questions OF the lawyer made her he
gin withher acquaintance with Guldeusuppe,
OF her life with him, OF her meeting with
Thorn, through an advertisement for a
I6dger, and then of Thorn fight with the
TURKISH bath rubber, when the latter found
him alone with Mrs. n Nack, ana beathiH III a
Jealous rage. She told Of Thorn fearful
anger, of now he swore he would have the
life, the head Of his assaiian1. Of the knife
ne sharpened for him, OF tie revolver he
carried constantly and OF tie many threats
tie made TO use 1T, OF how she la q given him
money time and again, aud how be begged
her week Ia and week out 10 throw Off
Guldensuppe and come and live with him.
He told me that lie loved me-" she
went on. Bring ,Guldensuppe to your
room and / viii xiii him aud pat his
body in a trunk and get away with it.
/ must have WiIlie,s head. No I said,
XIII me- One Night ne choked NE ana
made me promise to XIII Gariensuppe I
feared him, and / finally agreed 10 rent
the house at Woodside'
She soon reached the details Of the
deed itself. Ehe told OF the hiring OF
the cottage, Of the price they paid for
the rent, She putting up the money. She
told OF thd lufing of GuIdensuppe
to that house. where Thorn lay in wait
upstairs, with gun in hand, with the wrap
pings ready for his victims corpse, and
with plaster OF paris in hard in which
to hide the head-tfle head that he was
at last 10 have.
II turred the laeg, = she said, anf4et
him in | did not 90 inside. 1 went int,
the garden GuieebSuppe went upstairs
In moment heard the shot Then Thorn
came Gown and cut into the yuui 1T is
done he said; i have shot linn Then
vent into the touFe, but did net go up
stairs Thorn told ne to 20 home did
St 1 came back at u'clcck. Then I
saw that Thorn had everything wrapped
mp I'm hundles' so much for the deed
itself
The woman sighed, aud sat back in her
clair. The lawyer called for the oil
cloth she nad bought. the led cncloth
with the gold diamond figure, which had
played 50 great part in the unearthing
the bIoodstaius stfIl on it. 1t was foul
with me sterch Of the dead mas blood.
The cour5 officer held it far from him with
gloves upon his hands.
The woman looked at il stCldly, yes.
that is it," she said, simply.
Then came the grewsome tale Of the
disposition OF the corpse.
After it had been detailed they showed
IL
ct them. she looked at them all with un
concern, anG TO each she gave the ma me OF
William Guldensupp, for 1t was in this way
that she pronounced the name.
Nov. Mrs. Mack asked counsel, WIZ
dc You make this statement"
Il know that I am here for the world
for the people and my Gud, " she said, and
the tears welled up in her eyes II could
not have this on my mind, she went IL,
her lips trembling and the tears rolling
down her face
Il thank God that this day has come
whatever the world may do She plr
her hand to her face and wept, but only
for ar inst ant.
Il do this OF my own free will I
could stand it no longer. 1t has been with
me day and night, l did it to clear my
Conscience gain tile tears came, but
size soUn recovered herself aud after
identifying some letters Thorn had written
ner. and also a Telegram which Thorn had
sent her III Guldensuppe's name, telling
her TO say at the bath-hou that Gulden
suppe would net be there for i few days,
The Ssate closed its examination.
Mrs. Mack" Lawyer Howe began, i'll
the most nsinua ting tone. did you cry
when you burned Guldensuppe's clothes?''
No" snapped the woman
Did you Cry when you brought .he Gil
cloth to " rap his body in?' he asked more
fierceIy,
No" she cried.
You cried tOlay?"
81 cried often"
did you cry when Thorn told you
he had shot Guldensuppe?''
Yes; I cried then
And still you say your object i'll taking
him there was TO kill him your lover?"
The woman did not answer.
Did you love him very much this Gul-
densuppe?''
NO; I didn't love anyone but my hus-
band.''
Tie spectators laughed.
But you stopped loving your husband
and loved Guldpnsuppe?"
Yes"
And yet you formed plan to murder
him.
Il did not
Mrs. Mack, Howe thundered, 'didn
You kill Guldensuppe?''
The woman jumped as though she had
:'een stabbed.
I'M, she screamed.
Didn't You cut Up the body?"
No
Weren't you told to say you didn't cu5
up the bly?
Mrs. Mack laughed outright.
Mr.. Howe got red in the face. He
almost shook his fist at the witness. He
made the witness admit that she had pre-
pared to flee to Europe, and that Thorn
had advised her to skip" He made her
60 all over the details of the grewsome
crime, intending to try the woman's nerves,
but she recited the story as glibly as
though it were some tale of pleasure.