The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-11


densuppe's clothes and he took another
bundle which was wrapped up in gray
colored paper. He said that it was
Guldensuppe's head and that 1t was
done up in plaster of Paris. We took
the trolley car and went over to New
York on a ferry boat"
BODY DISMEMBERED.
In relating what had been done with
the various parts of Guldensuppes
corpse, Mrs. Mack said that when she
went back to the cottage at 8 o'clock
Thorn had everything tied up in par
cells, some of them in the oil cloth That
she had purchased in Long Island City
When they were ready to leave the
cottage she took one parcel and Thorn
another. Hers contained Guldensuppe's
clothing and in Thorn's parcel was the
dead mans head, which he had encased
in plaster of Paris in the wash tubs of
the cottage. They went directly to a
ferry-Which one she did not know
and she went to the front of the boat
and Thorn stayed on the rear. Soon
after the boat was in mid-stream
Thorn rejoined her and said that he
had thrown the head overheard. On
reaching New York she went to her
house, where she burned the parcel
containing the clothing.
On June 26 they went back to the
cottage and found the other bundles
still there. On leaving Thorn carried
one of the bundles with him, and they
again crossed the ferry and Thorn
stayed on the rear Of the boat until
it had nearly reached New York, when
he came to her and said that he had
dropped his bundle in the water. 1t
contained a part of the dismembered
body.
Mr.. Howe began his cross-examina-
ton in q very insinuating way and
soon made her acknowledge that the
house in WOodside was rented for the
sole purpose of killing Guldensuppe;
that she decoyed him there, that when
she brought the oil cloth and other
Wrappings it was for the purpose of
packing up the portions of his body
after Thorn would have finished his
murderous task.
Adroitly and cIeverly the lawyer
made the woman own up to the most
damning and cold blooded prepara-
tons for getting rid of her lover.
And did you cry out then?" asked
the cross-eXaminer.
NO
Did you cry when you hired the
house?"
NO"
The lawyer continued this line of
inquiry leading up to the moment of
the murder, getting the same stolid
mo" answer for each.
And now, may L ask, did you cry
when Thorn told you he had shot your
lover, Guldensuppe?" asked Thorn's
counsel.
Mrs. Nack's eyes filed with tears
and she replied: Yes, L did cry then,
1 could not help it"
Mr.. Howe continued his crOss-eXam-
inatiOn, step by step, till he had led
the witness to repeat her whole story,
as given in her first confession. 1t did
not differ materially from that brought
out in the direct examination.
Mr. Howe changed his tactics after
this, and, turning suddenly, he shouted
at the top of his voice: Mrs. Mack,
was it not you who shot Gulden-
supper"
The woman was startled, but re-
gained herself in a moment, and half
shrieked: mo, L did not"
"Was it rot you who cut up the
body?" was the next question.
The woman frantically yelled back
defiant no.
Mr.. Howe asked the permission of
the court to reserve further cross-ex-
animation of the witness, which was
granted.
THORN HAD A KNIFE.
Mrs. Nacks redirect testimony was
resumed after a recess. Replying to
Attorney Weller's question she said
that Martin Thorn had long bladed
knife. She said Thorn gave 1t to her
the evening Of the killing and she re-
tanned it until they were both riding
together in the wagon on Saturday,
Thorn asked her about it and she gave
it to him. When she did so he threw
it away on the side of the road some
distance from WOodside, but she could
not locate the exact place.
Later on Mr.. Howe asked for the
revolver, which the detectives found
in Mrs Nacks apartments. When it
was produced it was carefully eX-
amined by the attorneys and then Mr.
Howe handed it to the witness.
She said it belonged to Guldensuppe,
and after he ard Thorn had quarreled
Guldensuppe unloaded it and put it
away in a closet.
Coroner Tuthill, of New York, was
then called to prove that the several
portions of human body found in the
three bundles belonged to the same
person. He said the bones had marks
OF saw.
During her examination Mrs. Mack
never mentioned saw being used,
neither did Gotha. in his report of
Tborn's alleged confession to him.
Other witnesses were called whose
testimony was mainly in the line OF
identifying the body Of Guldensuppe.
Bernard Donna, the owner of the
Woodside cottage. followed the bath
attendants on the witness stand. He
| identified Thorne and Mrs. Mack as
| the two persons who representing
| themselves as Mr.. and Mrs. Braun
hired the cottage from him last June.
Adjournment of court for the day
was FASTENED by the prostration OF
Juror Magnus Larsen. He will pro-
baby be able to resume his place in
the jury box tomorrow.
terview today. declared that Mrs
Wait" said Mr.. Howe, land I will
put Thorn on the witness stand, and
he will tell the jury the truth-that it
was Mrs Mack who killed Guldensuppe
and who cut him up in the bath tub -
During recess District Attorney Oh
colt, of New York, made the following
statement: IF it were not for the
legal requirements that the confession
OF an accomplice must be corroborated
before it can go to the jury, l would
advise Mr.. Youngs to close his case al
once, so thoroughly am L convinced
that the jury realizes that Mrs. Mack
is telling the truth. The confession is
sound and true in every particular and
amply corroborated by the evidence
which we already have. All Of the
witnesses will be called that we eX-
pected to use, so as to furnish the COR
roboration of an accomplice's testi-
mony, which the law requires"