The San Francisco call., 1897-11-30

on the following day, and of the DISPOSE
ton of the other portions of the remains.
which were Tr. p2ed up in oilcloth,
cheese cloth and paper, which Mrs. Mack
had purchased prior 10 her visit 10 the
cottage on June 25, the day of the killing.
Thorn told OF his meetings with the
woman after this, and how Mrs. Mack had
made preparations to so to Europe. Mrs.
Mack met him on Tuesday night, June
30. and the following day he learned from
the papers that she had been arrested.
He explained his conver, alton with
Gotha He said that he had told Gotha
that Mrs. Mack killed Guldensuppe and
also told the barber how the body was Gu
up and disposed of. He 10 d Gotha of his
intention to give himself up to the police,
but Gotha asked him TO wait. He gave
Gotha some pawn tickets and made an
appointment to meet him on the follow
ing night. Thorn Kept the appointment
and was arrested. During his conversa-
tions with Captain O Brien Thorn said he
told the detective some truths and some
ia ehoods.
During the time he was giving this di-
rect testimony Thorn looked directly at
the jury. He spoke clearly and d stincly,
although at times his voice dropred 10 d
rather low tone. He used good En- lish
with only a slight trace of German accent.
His direct examination lasted lhree-quar-
lcIS VI all uOui. Oui AOSotS w CAiS1 WI
Quoted the cro5s-eXamlnatlOn.
Thorn continued his story of the doings
at the cottage on the day OF the murder.
the narrative not differing materially
from the accounts hltnerto printed, eX-
cept that he admitted having lied to Cap
| tain o. Brien as TO his whereabouts on the
dav of the killing with a view to estab-
fishing an abb He said he helped Mrs.
Mack undre>s Guidensuppe, but heard no
grCan ana saw nothing that would lead
hlm o believe the man TO be alive while
being cut up.
Mr. Weller in several ways tried to get
the principal witness to write his name on
| a sheet of paper. Mr.. Howe objected, and
was sustained by Justice Maddox. AS to
the hiring of the cottage Thorn was closely
questioned. He gave a false name and
business to the proprie tor 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 accom- panied
him to the cottage the day he paid the
| -ent. Thorn said Mrs. Mack gave him the
gold watch and chain the day after the
| Killing 1t had belonged To Guden-
| suppe. Thorn did not say how Mrs. Mack
| got the ollcIoth and other stuff to the cot
! tage 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
| -
4oc!ock, and came back an hour later.
| They then took two OF the parcels with
! them.
In the further cross examination Thorn
| said that the most money he ever had at
! one time from Mrs. Mack was the $15 that
| he paid for the rent of the w Woodslde cot
! tage. After the arrest OF Mrs. Mack he
spent his days in New Jersey and only
came to New York at night. Thorn was
| asked regard ing the letter which as taken
| from him by the Sheriff. Thorn had tried
to destrov the letter, but The officers res
cued it. In 1t he asked Mrs. Mack to tes-
tify as he told her, and ne would send some
word before the trial.
| "Then you were assisting in framing
the defense?" asked Mr.. Weller.
! .IYes, certainly" was Thorn's reply.
"And you were doing all you could to
| cover up the crime?'
Yes cid all l could" said Thorn.
Thorn said tue reason he told Gotha that
Mrs. Mack com mitted the murder was be-
| cause he thought he could trust him as a
friend. This finished the cross-examina-
| ton.
Mr.. Howe began his redirect examina-
ton by showing Thorn telegram pur-
| porting to be sent by Guldensuppe TO Mrs.
Mack on June IS. 1t was written in Ger
! man ana, translated. 1t read: PLEASE go to
where l have worked and tell them l will
| letter wilt follow. William Guldensuppe."
| Thorn said he wrote IL at the reques; OF
| Mrs. Mack. Mr.. Howe tried to bring IN
! part OF the evidence of Mrs. Mack III the
mlstrial in reference to her opening The
| door of The cottage the morning she
brought Guldensuppe there. At that time
| the woman swore she opened the door
with a key which Thorn gave her The
| night before.
The District Attorney objected to Mr..
| Howe referring to that testimony OF M RS.
! Mack or using any of it before the jury.
| The court sustained the objection.
At this time Mr.. Weller interrupted
MIR. Howe by going back to the cross
examination, as the Interpreter had come
INTO the court with type written copies of
| translations OF two letters which Mrs.
| Mack wrote 10 Thorn and one written TO
| her by Thorn while IN the Queens County
| prison. These have been printed before.
| Mrs. Mack suggested that they get some
| thing to end their lives with. Thorn in
| his letter said he had prescription
which, if it could be filled, would end his
| life. He did not wish her 10 die. He
| wanted TO see her free.
''You were willing to die yourself and
save The woman?' asked Mr.. Weller.
'Yes, sir, said the prisoner, ~ loved
her and was willing TO die for her."
TAe prosecution seemed taken by sur
PRISE by Thorn's taement. In this let
ter, which never reached Mrs. Mack, as it
was captured by the officers. Thorn said
IF there is no other way OUT of it, l will
see to it that l shall only suffer and you
will go free"
When Thorn left the stand the defense
rested.
Mrs. Kelly was recalled, and said she
saw Mrs. Mack leave the cottage about
twenty minutes after she had gone in with
man with light suit. She saw Thorn
a bout II o'c ock enter the cottage.
Toree Witnesses testified TO seeing Mrs
Mack at her home on Ninth avenue in this
CITY, on the afternoon OF June %.
This closed the case for the people and
the defense. The court adjourned for the
day.
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