Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-10

she was dressed in black, with a white
lace corsage. and over her shoulders was
thrown black figured silk cape Her hat
vas also black. trimmed with green She
looked remarkably well. considering her
long confinement in prison. and her face
was flushed, but this was probably due to
excitement
Mrs. Mack Tells Her Story.
Judge Weller began the direct examina-
tion of the woman soon as she was
seated in the witness crair
She began by telling her name. age and
where she was born, and by degrees she
led up to the time that she had left her
husband and was living with Guldensuppe
at 439 9th avenue.
Guldensuppe was known there as her
husband Thorn came there to board
d.f,S morn ard Guidensuppe had a fight and
kicked Thorn down stairs. Thorn pulled a
revolver and fired one shot al Cumbersome
but did not hit him.
After fourteen days later" said Mrs
Mack. "a man came to my house for
Thorn's clothes i told the man that Thorn
was SICK In the hospital, but gave him the
ciethes- Thorn came back three days later
with his face and eyes black and blue and
his neck swollen. He asked me for
money"
Why did he ask you for money?" asked
Judge Weller.
He had no work. and I gave hin, mon-
ey. replied Mrs. Mack in broken English.
w hen Thorn went away / promised to
pay his board bill Until he could get work
l met Thorn after this at 23d street and
9th avenre. when i gave him $40 Thorn
was very bitter against Guldensuppe. and
wanted TO kill him. Thorn said: Woman
l love you. said. L am a married wo-
man i know better: you are not replied
Thorn. Your husband lives in Astoria
Wanted TO Kill GuIdensuppe,
Thorn again said he wanted to kill Gul-
G.ns
densuppe; no. kill me- One day 1 mad an
other talk with Thorn. and he again said he
would kill Guldensuppe. l said no: he said
yes. One night Thorn and me uuarreIed
Martin grabbed me by the throat and held
me till blood cane from nv nose and
mouth then had talk with Thorn about
hflnS a house at Woodside. We went ont
To see the house. and Thorn offered the
woman who had the key money but she
would not take il. We then returned tn
the saloon in New York This man owned
the Woodside house. and Thorn paid him
SlJ IN cash for one months rent of the
Woodside house. i think Thorn gave the
name OF Braun when he hired the house
Thorn took the receipt, and told the land
Ioru he did not know when he would move
IN Then Thorn told me that he would kill
Guldensuppe in the 9Th avenue house and
put his body in a trunk and send II AWAY
l said: No, don't do this Thorn then told
me TO bring Guldensuppe to the Woodside
mouse, ana ne would Kill him there l had
TO DO all Martin told me to do
Gradually the lawyer led the witness I'D
TO the morning of Friday. June % the day
that the crime was committed. She said
sac and Guldsnsuppe left New York be-
tween and 10 o'clock that morning and
after they had crossed the ferry boarded a
trolley car. which left them at the Wood
side cottage.
II had the key of the house." she said
''and j opened the front door. / told Gull
densuppe to enter and examine the house
while 1 went into the yard. He went up-
stairs. and 1 heard shot Martin Thorn
then came running down. and wee ne met
me he said: I've shot him: he is dead He
was very excited and i was half dead -
said the self-confessed murderess, breath
lessly.
Disposition of the Remains
What did you do then?' asked Judge
Weller.
He asked me to go home and come back
at o'clock. When l came back that even
ing Thorn had everything packed in bum
dies. He handed me bundle. which he
said contained Guldensuppe's clothes and
he took another bundle which was wrapped
up in gray colored paper. He said that II
was Guldensuppes head, and that il was
done up in plaster of paris. We took the
trolley car and went over to New York on
D ferry boat"
"On which ferry?"
Il don't know; / am a stranger to the
city and can't say. When We reached New
York / went home and Thorn went some
other place. i cut open the bundle and
found clothes"
Whose ciothes?" asked the prosecution.
William Guldensuppe's.' replied the wo-
man emphatically.
Il saw Thorn that evening again and he
. told me to meet him the following morning
Saturday at Gath street ferry
In relating what had been done with The
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