The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-25
Said SHE LOVED TRORNE.
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continued from Il rage.
he and Guldensuppe had the fight in Mrs.
Nack's house in Ninth avenue.
The witness went on to say that Thorn
spoke of that row and said that he
grabbed a revolver and it went off acct
denally. Thorn went to the hospital and
had his head and face dressed, after which
he went to a hotel on Third avenue. He
wrote to Mrs. Mack three weeks later and
asked her to meet him. She met Thorn
aud he acknowledged having gotten money
from her.
The prisoner acknowledged that the
pistol found in Mrs. Nack's house had be-
longed to bin and was the one which
went of accidentally.
Thorn had a pistol in his possession
when arrested; O'Brien told him that
Mrs. Muck had said that both men had
threatened to Ego for each other" if they
ever met.
II said to Thorn that if he had met
Guldensuppe in the Woodside cottage a nd
was assaulted by the ba h rubber and had
shot him in self defense he had better
make clean breast of it," explained the
witness. Thorn said he knew nothing
about it at ALL
At this juncture District Attorney Oh
colt OF New York, entered the room and
sat down among the attorneys for the
prosecution.
1AOIA UO1Q bAO tDbetAA bitdb Nc Atu
stopped at Moroney' S hotel on Thursday
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 re
manned a good part of that day playing
pinochle. The barber Paul Merich was
sent for and denied that it was on Friday
June Gath that Thorn was in his place 1t
was some days prior to that. Merich gave
the captain q letter which Thorn had
written him saying the police wera try
ing to get him intostrouble and if any one
called that Merich should say that Thorn
was there on Friday. Thorn persisted in
saying that Merich was mistaken.
< Mr. Howe objected to the letter being
admitted as evidence.
Captain o. Brien told how Thorn had
said that he had met Mrs. Mack on the
night OF June 25 She told him she had
had kick with Guldensuppe about ten
O'Clock in the morning about money that
she had drawn, so, from the bank and
Guldensuppe look it away from here and
went away Wien was the last she saw of
him.
He then described Thorn's explanation
of his movements on Sunday. Thorn told
him be got he surrey, which Mrs. Mack
hired at the irdeTtaker's and how he and
Mrs. Mack drove to Woodside with a
bundle of Gu pets.
MI HOW .#shSA bH6 OdpIdlu Wl6GQ6r
he had told ~. he could remember of
what Thorn A;id said to him.
'tWell, not all. We had some other con-
versation of a confidential nature which
L promised Thorn on my honor. would
not be 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
chiValrous on the Captains part to act as
he did.
Judge Maddox sustained the objection
on the ground that it was privileged
communication.
The Captain said that Mrs. Mack had
told him Guldensuppe had not treated 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 be
on hand Friday morning Captain 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 further
Identification.
Judge Maddox agreed to this
Constantine keehn, barber at ms
time fellow workman in the same shoI
with Thorn was the next witness.
The district attorney put number O.
questions to him trying to get him to say
what Thorn had said to the witness re
garding Mrs. Mack or Guldensuppe OF
Thorn's relations with either Mr. Howe
objected to a series of such questions and
n very case he was sustained by Judge
Maddox.
Mr.. Weller tried to explain to the court
what tn e people wished to prove Mr.
Howe objected to Weller's making state
aren't 70 the court.
Jadge Maddox stopped both lawyer.
aHa asked them to meet him in the ante
room where he would hear them.
all three then retired.
While the judge ana lawyers were out
side Mrs. Mack was brought back to thu
room at the request of the distri 1t attor
uey.
When the judge and counsel returned
Dir. Youngs asked the witness: did
you ever see this woman (Nrs. Nack) be-
fore? Is she the woman you saw in com
pany with Thorn?'
Yea
rs this the woman he said he was
living with?''
Objected to, - said Mr. Howe
Objection sustained said the judge.
The witness then identified Thorn's re-
velver and said that Thorn had asked him
where he could buy noiseless cartridges.
Witness had a GtileftO which Thorn saw