The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-27


a scuffle his revolver went off but did no
damage. He saw Thorn frequently from
that time up to June, and Thorn showed
him pistol which the prisoner said he
would use on Guldensuppe at the first
opportunity. One Sunday in May, the
witness and Thorn went to Long island
to see game Of baseball. On the way
home Thorn pulled a stilletto out of his
pocket and said:
How would you like jab of that"
Coming to the day of the murder wit+
ness told in detail the alleged confession
made to him by Thorn.
In brief he said Thorn told him he went
to the cottage in Woodside early on Fri
day. June 20, and he took his pistol with
him. He tested it to see IL 1t worked
all right and fired couple of shots out Of
1t. Mrs. Mack and Guldensuppe arrived
at the house shortly after ten clock. Tbs
woman went into the yard and soon
Guldensuppe went up stairs. Thorn was
waiting for him with his shoes OF. Thorn
then shot Guldensuppe in the head, and
went down stairs and told Mrs. Mack it
was all over. He told her to go back to
New York and return about five O'Clock
IN the evening, when everything would
be fixed up.
Thorn also told how he cut up the body.
Recess
After recess Gotha resumed the stand.
He said he had been living in Long
Island City for the past two months. He
had left bis home and gone to Moloney's
hotel, because of misunderstanding
with his wife. He denied that he had
been chronic drunkard. He went to the
police and informed on Thorn voluntari-
ly, Thorn did not say he was going to
give himself up and the witness did not
advise him to wait while.
Mr.. Howe tried to make the witness
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asylum for curing the drinking habit. He
said he was supplied with money by Dis
trict Attorney Oloott and the police
officers. The witness was very stubborn
and reluctantly answered Mr.. Howe's
questions as to his receiving money from
had told him that Mrs. Mack had helped
him to cut up she body Of Guldensuppe. u
MIR. Howe tried in various ways to trip
up the witness but Gotha was very
positive in everything that he stated. Mr..
HoWe's efforts to shake the testimony OF
Gotha were futile.
Herman We'll. who kept saloon at the
corner of 132nd street and Eighth avenue,
testified that Thorn and Gotha called at
his saloon q little after one O'Clock on
Monday July 5, and they sat drinking
and oonyersing until six O'Clock that eve
ming.
Dennis Sullivan, one of the Queens
Woodside cottage in August last. A piece
of the surbase which was taken from the
room in which Guldensuppe is supposed
to have killed WAS shown to the witness
and he identified it. There was bullet
hole in it, Witness also identified two
bullets which were found in the bath
room and adjoining room.
Sergeant Petty, the instructor and
director of revolver practice in the New
York police force, testified that the bullets
which were found in the Woodside cottage
were of 80 calibre and correspondent with
bullets which were in the cartridge that
were in the revolver found on Thorn
when he was arrested. On cross examina-
ton the witness admitted that the pistol
found in Mrs. Nack's apartments would
carry similar bullet.
Detective O'Connell told of the finding
of plaster of paris in the cottage at
Woodside July Attn. He also said that
there was some discolored water in the
trap on the lower floor from which an
offensive odor arose.
A brief recess was taken about $50.
Court reeonvened at 3.45 O'Clock. District
Attorney Youngs addressed the court and
said that after consultation Of counsel the
people have decided to rest their case
right now
This was a surprise to the defendants
lawyers. MIR. Howe stated that as Mrs.
Mack was not going to be produced he
was not ready to open the defense this
evening. He stated, however, that he
would be ready to go on next Monday and
probably would finish very early on Tues
day.
Court was then adjourned until Mon
dey morning