Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-29
quarters of an hour. Surrogate Weller con-

quarters Of an hour. Surrogate Weller con-
Quoted the cross-examination
Mr.. Weller In several ways tried to get
the prisoner-witness to write his name on
a sheet Of paper. Mr.. Howe objected and
was sustained by Judge Maddox The court
ruled that Thorn could not be compelled to
write his real name or any other name;
he might do 1t voluntarily.
Mr.. Howe, when the witness was asked to
write of his own. volition, said: 'I direct
my client not to do So" Thorn, in reply to
Mr.. Weller. said: 'T will not write; I will
take my lawy er's counsel E"
Keys to the Cottage.
AS to the hiring Of and getting the keys
Of the cottage Thorn was closely question
ed. He said there were five or six keys
altogether, but 1t did not transpre whether
there was more than one for the street
door. Thorn gave false name and busi-
ness to the proprietor Of the cottage, he
said, because Mrs. Mack did not want any
one to know that he was living with her.
Later on he said Mrs. Mack accompanied
him to the cottage the day he paid the
rent. He got the bunch Of keys from the
caretaker, Mrs. Haftner. He retained them
until pm. on June 26 when he gave them
to Mrs. Mack. Thorn said that Mrs. Mack
gave him the gold watch and chain the day
after the killing It had belonged to Gull
densuppe.
The pawn tickets which Thorn gave to
Gotha were shown to the witness and he
identified them. None of them called for a
watch or chain, and neither the watch or
chain has been recovered. Some of the ar
ticles belonged to Mrs. Mack. Some Of the
tickets bore the rame Of Braun. In reply
Ito Judge Maddox, Thorn said he went for
the plaster Of paris after he had gone up
stairs and had seen Guldensuppe lying dead
in the room near the bath room. This was
about II o'clock. He did not at that time
see the girl who testified that she was In
the store when he bought the plaster. He
recognized Morges, the man VINO SOLD II 10
him. These two witnesses, the man and
girl, stated that Thorn bought the plaster
of paris about 8 o'clock on the morning of
June %.
Helped Undress the Body.
When he returned to the cottage he
helped undress the body, and also to carry
it to the bath tub. He believed Gulden-
suppe was dead, and he heard no shore or
eroan from him. Mrs. Mack did all the cut
ting. He could not say how Mrs. Mack got
the oilcloth and other stuff to the cottage,
when she only got the keys from him on
the night of June "A. She must have
brought them, with her when she brought
Guldensuppe to- the cottage that morning.
June 25.
He never bought any cheese cloth, and
did not tell Gotha that he did. Mrs. Mack
left the cottage about o'clock and came
back an hour later. Theythe took two
of the parcels with them Thorn carried
the head unOer ms arm, the woman car
ried the bundle containing the clothes and
weapons. They took the trolley cars to the
Mrs Mack went to the nont of the boat;
the witness stayed at the back Of the YES
sci and threw the head away. There were
only few passengers on the boat. When
they reached the New York side Mrs. Mack
and Thorn took the 1st Avenue cars at Bath
street. Mrs. Mack then went home, and he
went elsewhere.
Acknowledged He Lied.
Thorn again acknowledged that he had
lied to Capt. OBrien when he said he was
playing pinocjlle at 34th street and 11th
avenue on the day Of the killing. He said
that for the purpose of establishing an
alibi. He said ii. us much to save the wo-
man as himself. He stayed Mt Maloney's
Hotel until II o'clock on Saturday, June
26 He met Mrs. Mack at a4th street ferry
at that time and they went to Woodside
by trolley car. They reached the cottage
about IL: 40 o'clock and found the remain
der Of the. body as they had left 1t the
night before. The first portion they wrap
ped up was the chest and arms.