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to the police after Mrs Nacks arrest he said aid
/ he was unable to make up his mind as to the
best course to take. Relating his movements
after the murder. he said he spent the day
time in Jersey City and Brooklyn. and came
! hack TO New-York at night to sleep He had
his mustache shaved off in Jersey City. He
| did this to avoid dentificat ton He admitted
/ pawnng Guldensuppe's watch and chan but
/ said he had lost the tickets.
COOL UNDER FIRE.
Thorn coolly parried the questions asked him
as they were fired at him in rapid succession In
this manner:
DID you admit to CAPTAIN l Brisn that x yen
h. brought it to you you took clothes out and
threw ss v2 ad y a%a 20 aa
was old and WORKOUT. I put the clothes in an
did the sotchcl not contain the clothes of
T% h did m nSi named Constantine
KcehG? Al knew him about Ave weeks chat,
Showing Thorn a pistol. All did at all, 1T
Q.-Thcn both pistols exhibited In this case be-
g. the habit Of Of , GsT.y'1 W.rs
TRor9 ro did buy .r seto
"6sErhcn K"ehn Tie i@d' did he and You only tell
the truth? ,A-Yes sir ~.
WIS always showing it to me:
Odd you show dotha dagger A-No. sir
Q-You did purchase a drk-knife didn't your
Q.-Dd you expect that there would be trouble
when you and Guldensuppe met? A-No
| OWN you swear TO It? Al do.
THE LETTER SEIZED IN JAIL
Q.-Was there n letter In your vestpocket taken
by the Sheriff while you were In Queens County
/ Jail? Ayes
O is that the letter? A-No It Ia not my hand
i writing.
Q-Dld tho Sheriff take a letter from you you
were trying TO get It In your mouth to chew II!
Al did not chew the letter but tore IT,
Here the letter read by the interpreter. In It
Thorn told Mrs Mack that he would post her as to
what 10 testify to and that he would send her few
days before the trial, letter telling her what to
Q.-Dld you tell her to repeat the carpet story
O Then you took the lead in trying to cover this
Another letter was later identified by Thorn
| M being In h!s handwriting. II contained In
| structions to Mrs Mack TO repeat In court the
statements h" had made to Captain O'Brien.
Before closing his cross.examination MT.
90 anxious to save Mrs. Mack he had told
Gotha that It he who had committed the
murder II thought l could trust him. was
Thorn's reply.
MRS MACK STUBBORN.
A fifteen minutes recess was taken at 3:15
n m
room and then Mr.. Howe began his redirect
examination He handed the following tele-
gram purportng to be signed by Guldensuppe.
To Thorn.
Please 20 to where have been working and tell
them that | will not return. that am going tra'-
Cling. and letter will follow
Thorn said he had written this telegram In
obedience to a request by Mrs Mack ,
MIR Howe wished 10 examine Thorn upon the
confession made on the stand by Mrs Nack III
Il, Objected Mr. Howe persisted IN his right 10
this line OF examination for the reason as ne
explained. that 1t would he IN airect corropora-
ton Of what Thorn had testified TO-
Il insist that 1t would be cruel Injustice 70
exclude this woman's testimony exclaimed
Thoru's counsel excltedlv. Why are These
nrosecuting attorneys afraid" he exclaimed.
Justlc. Maddox however. sustained the objec'
! lion md pointed out to Mr.. Howe that II ne
means he could employ 20 compel her attend
Mr. Howe urged that the prosecution should
call the woman but District-Attorney Olcott
,nmnlnr 10 his feet intmated that the prosecu
lion would not call her. because she refused &c
go on the stand. This was the first o1lcial an
| uounccment that Mrs. Mack wouId not taHe INV
stand again.
HOW THE SHOOTING WAS DONE
Proceeding with his examination. Mr.. Howe
uroduced "A letter which Thorn said ne had re-
cciy,J from Mrs Mack. suggesting that they
should both commit suicide
Ibid Mrs Mack tell you how she shot bu'den
sunne?" the lawyer finally asked Thorn
The prisoner. leaning forward In his CHAIR
/ answered the question In low tones she toio
/ mo that sho went upstairs behind him She sale
/ sh. had her pistol in her hand under hanu
Larchief and that she stepped up behind hin
az ne was looking in a closet and shot MN III
/ tho right side OF the head. he said ~
Thorn Ief the stand at ABB o'clock and ther
the defence rested
TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAL-
Mamie Balre. thirteen years old. was the hrs'
i,r.ss called I'm rebuttal The State satisneo
,.soIr in contradlcting Thorn on a single point
Ito had sworn that Mrs Mack was with MIN II
, tho cottage on the day OF the murder all aa'
MIN the exception of a single hour me niue
irl vino lives i'm the same house as dla III .
Tock testified that she saw the latter III ne'
ms ON the afternoon Of the day or the Hlui
,r trimming a bonnet Henry stewart am
iis y.ira who did live In the same buiidhs' Col
rnborated the fact that Mrs. Mack was III ne.
DAT an June % Their evidence was ho' sh"Ao'
Lv cross-examinatlon ,,. ard thor
irbie ended the taking OF evidence ana thet
ms ,' ad;ourned until $50 o'clock this morn
r ing.