The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-11-30

soNSS "SAASA SOA00OUO0 bAo CIOSS-tAduilLfA
ton.
Mr.. Weller in several ways tried to get
Thorn to write his name on a sheet of
paper. Mr.. Howe objected and was sus-
tanned by Justice Maddox. The court
ruled that Thorn could not be compelled
to write his real name or any other name
except he wished to do SO. He should
do it voluntarily.
Mr. Howe, wnen the witness was asked
to write of his volition jumped up and
sa i'd:
81 direct my client not to do So ,"
Thorn in reply to Mr.. Weller said: 81
will not write, l will take my lawyer S
counsel
Thorn said he gave a false name and
business to the proprietor of the cottage
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 the Gath of June, when he
gave them to Mrs. Mack
Thorn said that Mrs Mack gave him a
gold watch and chain on the Saturday
following the day of the killing. 1t had
belonged to Guldensuppe.
The pawn tickets which Thorn gave
Gotha were shown to the witness and he
identified them None of them called for
q watch and chain and neither the watch
nor chain has been recovered as yet al
though the police have kept up a careful
search for them.
Some Of the articles belonged to Mrs.
Mack One OF them was woman's pin.
Some OF the tickets bore the name of
Braun.
In reply to Judge Maddox, Thorn said
he went for the plaster of paris after he
had gone up stairs and had seen Gulden-
I.y,,, doad no ~
bath room.
This was about twelve O'Clock. He did
not see the girl who testified that she was
in the store when he bought the plaster of
paris. He only saw her on the witness
stand. He recognized Borgess., the man
who said it to him. 1t will be remem-
bered that these two witnesses, the man
and girl. stated that Thorn bought the
plaster of paris about nine O. clock on the
morning of June %,
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 groan.
Thorn was positive of this. Mrs. Mack
did all the cutting. He could not say
how Mrs. Mack got the oil cloth 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 20. He never
bought any cheese cloth and did not tell
Gotha that he did.
Mrs. Mack left the cottage about four
o'clock and came back an hour later.
They then took the two parcels with
them. Thorn carried the head under his
arm. the woman carried the clothes and
weapons, which We're in the other bundle.
They took the trolley cars to the 92nd
street ferry. They did not change cars.
Mrs. Mack went to the front of the boat,
the witness stayed at the back of the ves-
sci and threw the head overheard. There
were only a few passengers ON the boat.
When they reached the New York side
Mrs. Mack and Thorn took the First
avenue Car to 34th street. Mrs. Mack then
went homo and he went elsewhere. Thorn
again acknowledged that he had lied to
Captain O'2rien when he said he was
playing pinochle at 14th street and
Eleventh avenue on the day of the killing.
He said that for the purpose of establish
Ing an alibi.
The cross-examination brought out
nothing of importance. Thorn retold the
story of cutting up the body and its dis
position. He identified letter written by
him to Mrs. Mack in which he asked her
to testify according to some instructions
he had previously given.
After the murder he remained in New
Jersey in the day time coming to New
York at night. His moustache was
shaved off in New Jersey so that he might
not be easily identified.
Referring to the. adjournment of the
first trial of the case until November 8,
Mr. Weller spoke of the supposed coming
of a witness from Germany who was to
testify that Guldensuppe was alive in that
He said: Thorn is it not a
fact that you admitted to Mr.. Howe the
identity of Guldensuppe's body and said
that he might as we'll give in?''
Mr.. Howe objected to the question and
the court sustained him.
Mr.. Howe began his redirect examina-
ton by showing Thorn a telegram pur-
porting to have been sent by Guldensuppe
to Mrs. Mack on June 28. 1t was written
in German and read: "Pleasc go to
where | have worked and tell them viii
not return az l am going travelling. A
letter will follow" 1t was signed VIM.
Thorn said he wrote it at the request of
Mrs. Mack. MIR. Howe then tried 10 bring
in part of the evidence of Mrs. Mack at
the mistrial in reference to her opening
the door Of the cottage the morning he
brought Guldensuppe rhere. At that time
the woman sWore she opened tho door.
The district attorney objected and the
court sustained the objection.
An this time Mr. Weller interrupted MIR.
Howe by going back to the oross-exalnina-
ton as the interpreter had come into
court with typeWritten copies of trans
ation of two letters which Mrs. Mack
wrote to Thorn and one to her by Thorn
while i'll Queens county prison. Mrs.
Mack suggested that they get something
to end their lives with. Thorn in his
etter said he had a prescription which, if
t could be alled would end his life. He
lid not wish her to die, he wanted her to
be free
"You were willing to die yourself and
save the woman?" asked Mr.. Weller.
Yes SIR said Thorn. 81 loved her
md was willing to die for her. -
The prosecution seemed taken by sur
Prise by Thorn S statement. In Thorn's
etter which never reached Mrs. Mack, as
t was captured by the officers, he said
{ II there Is no other way out of it, will
Zee to it that / only shall suffer and you
viii go free"
Thorn left the stand at 400 and the de-
ense then rested.
Mrs Valley was recalled and said she |
Jaw Mrs. Mack leaving the cottage about |
5wenty minutes after she had gone in |
with the man in light suit, She saw
Thorn about twelve o'clock onter the |
cottage.
Clara Pierce, little girl about twelve
Taare If CHI cay0 hfra NooIr -, |