The record-union., 1897-11-11


had to do all Martin told me to do
Gradually the lawyer led the witness
to the morning OF Friday, June 23th.
the day that the crime was committed.
She said that she and Guldensuppe left
New York between 8 and 10 O'Clock that
morning and after they had crossed
the ferry they boarded a trolley car
which left them at the Woodside cot
tage.
Il had the key of the house." she
said, ''and l opened the front door. |
told Guldensuppe to enter and exam
inc the house while / went into the
yard. He went upstairs and l heard
shot. Martin Thorn came running
down and when he met me he said: I've
shot him; he's dead
He was very excited and I was half
dead said the self confessed murder
ess breathlessly.
What did you do them" asked Judge
Weller.
He asked me to go home and tome
back at ) o'clock
In relating what had been done with
the various parts of Guldensuppe' $
corpse, Mrs Mack said that when she
went back to the cottage at o'clock
Thorn had everything tied up in par
cells, some of them in the oilcloth that
she had purchased in Long Island City.
When they We're ready to leave the cot
tage she took one parcel and Thorn
another Hers contained Guldensuppe
clothing and in Thorn's parcel was
the dead mans head, which he had in
cased in plaster of Paris in the wash
tub of the cottage. They went directly
to the ferry-wSich 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 midstream
Thorn joined her, and said he had
thrown the head Over board On reach
ing New York she went to her house.
where she burned the parcel containing
the clothing. June 26th they went back
to the cottage and found the other bum
dies still there. On leaving Thorn car
ried 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 thai he
| had dropped his bundle in the water.
1t contained a part of the dismembered
body.
The woman spoke fairly intellieible
English, with a strong accent.
During the recital Thorns lawyers
left their accustomed seats near the
prisoner and were accommodated closer
to the witness. Thorn listened to every
word with lips tightly compressed his
hands clasped and resting on his knees.
Frequently his lips became dry and
parched and occasionally he would
moisten them with his tongue. His face
bore that same stolid look of indiffer-
ence which 1T has worn all through.
and his eyes We're restless. When he
was not gazing at his accuser, he was
casting furtive glances around the
court room and up into the galleries.
which were crowded with men and
women.
During her direct examination Mrs.
Mack broke down and cried. Thorn
seemed to enjoy her discontinue as the
old-time grin played around his mouth
Attorney Weller showed Mrs. Mack
four photographs of Guldensuppe,
which she identified He asked: why
co you make this statement?''
Mrs. Mack replied, Il don't want to
have it on my mind"
Then she began to cry. She tossed
ADOdl tie WllItSS cIldlT, uSGQ ner na0Q-
kercsief and sobbed for some time. Her
emotion affected nearly every one in
the courtroom. 1t was some minutes
before she resumed her testimony, and
she said: Il make this statement of my
own free WILL l want to get it off my
conscience. No promise of mercy has
been made to me. l wanted to clear my
mind. don't care what hangs over me
or what they do with me-
Mr.. Howe began his cross-examina-
ton in very insinuating way, and soon
made Mrs. Mack acknowledge that the
house in Woodside was rented for the
sole purpose of killing Guldensuppe
there; that she decoyed him there; that
she bought the oilcloth and other wrap
pings for the purpose of packing up the
portions of his body after Thorn would
have finished his murderous task
Adroitly and cleverly the lawyer made
the woman own up to the most damag-
ing and cold -blooded preparations for
getting rid of her lover.
Mr.. Howe continued his cross -exami-
nation 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.
In reply to another qeustion Mrs
Mack said, Il never gave money or Of
fered money to any one to kill my hus-
band. I never said So"
Mr.. Howe changed his tactics after
this and. turning suddenly. shouted at
the top of his voice: Mrs. Mack, was 1t
not you who shot Guldensuppe?"
The woman was startled hut re-
gained herself in a moment and half
shrieked: mo, / did not
Was it not you who cut up the
body?" was the next question.
The woman frantically yelled back a
defiant NO
Mr. Howe asked the permission of the
court to reserve further cross-examina-
ton of the witness, which was granted
Attorney Weller proceeded with the
redirect examination, which was con-
Quoted with the aid of an interpreter
Did Thorn tell you he used ammonia
20 get the blood out of the iioor?" asked
Mr.. Weller.
Mrs. Mack said he did. but that she
did not help him. She answered all
questions in business-like way, and
did not seem much affected. recess
of an hour was taken at 1870 O'Clock
Thorn was then handcuffed to Cap
tain Methven and led out of the side
door, while Mrs. Mack remained seated
until the courtroom was cleared. Then
she was conducted through the side
passage from the courtroom and taken
into the District Attorneys private of
flee.
Mrs Nack's re- direct examina tion was