Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-10

The Accused Man.
with his tongue. His face bore that same
stolid look of indifference which it has
worn all through. but his eyes were rest
less. When he was not gazing at his accus-
er he was casting furtive glances around
the court room and up into the galleries,
which were crowded with men and women.
She Purchased the Oil Cloth.
Mrs. Mack told of the purchasing of the
oil cloth and other wrappings, and identi-
fled some letters which she got from
Thorn.
telegram was put in evidence which
purported to be from Guldensuppe to Mrs.
Mack, telling her to go to the Turkish
baths and tell his employer that he had
gone away and would write his reasons
later
The prosecution tried to get the witness
to identify the writing on the telegram as
Thorn's, but Mr.. Howe objected, and he
was sustained by the court.
During her direct examination Mrs. Mack
broke down and cried, but this had no eff
feet on the prisoner, and, if anything, he
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 do you make this statement"
Mrs. Mack replied: II don't want to have
it on my mind"
Then she began to cry. She tossed about
in the witness chair, used her handkerchief
and sobhed for some time. Her emotion
affected nearly every one in the court room
her testimony, and she said:
make this statement of my own free
WILL l want to get It off my conscience
No promise of mercy has been made me
L wanted to clear my mind. / don't care
what hangs over me what they do with
me"
Cross-ExaminationB Begins.
Mr.. Howe began his cross-eXamination in
a very insinnuating way and soon made her
acknowledge that the house in Woodside
was rented for the sole purpose of killing
Guldensuppe there; that she decoyed him
there; that when she bought the oilcloth
and other wrappings 1t was for the purpose
of packing UP the portions of lis body af-
ter Thorn would have finished his muir
derous task
Adroitly and cleverly the lawyer made
the woman own up to the most damnins
and cold-blooded preparations for getting
And did you cry. them" asked the cross
es aNn n:
. Did you cry when you hired the house?'
Did you cry when you bought the OIL
cloth?"
NO"
your lover to be butchered?"
No, stolidly replied the woman
Guldensuppe was your lover, was he
not?' asked Mr.. Howe.
No, he was not" said Mrs Mack dog
gedly Il never loved any man outside Of
my husband
The answer caused many of the spec
tators and several of the Jurors to la;Ieb
| and Thorns set features relaxed for a mo-
ment and he smiled also.
For how long had you lived with Guild
ensuppe prior to the time you lured him to
| Woodsde?'
about a year." she replied
You loved Thorn, too, did you not?'
NO; he made me. He choked me and
threatened to Kill me if did not love him. -
she said, shaking her head slowly from
| side to side.
Made the Prisoner Smile.
This answer made Thorn smile again.
And now, may ask did you cry when
| Thorn told you he had shot your lover.
Guldensuppe?" asked Thorn's counsel.
Mrs. Nack's eyes filled up and she replied:
Yes, j did cry then I could not help il.
Lawyer Howe's manner toward the wit
ness was aggressive in the extreme, and he
asked his questions in scathing tone.
Nv hat did you do when you first came to
this country. What was your occupa-
tion?'
Midwife" was the reply
How many children did you kill, Mrs.
II never killed one to my knowledge and
| l can prove it by DOCTORS" answered the
woman with emphasis.
Several other questions in this vein fol.
lowed. to all of which the witness replied
with positive denials.
Mr.. Howe retired from the court room
for few minutes, during which time Law
yer Moss and the prisoner held an earnest
consultation. Thorn seemed to he very
deeply Interested and whispered TO his
counsel with lips close to the latter's ear
Mrs. Mack, In reply to Mr. Howe ar
| knowledged that while in the Queens conn
| ty jail she wrote a letter to Thorn.
Did you not begin that letter with tho
words, My dear boyT"
The witness would not say whether these
wore the words or not
You said today that you were never
intimate with Thorn; that you only loved
him because he threatened you. and he
cause he was a gentleman. Now, this let
ter was written three months after the
murder, and you loved him still when Won
used these words In the letter?''
The witness nodded an assent.
Acknowledge Her Letter.
Mrs. Nack's letter to Thorn, written in
| the Queens county prison, which she sent
| him With some potatoes and In which she
addressed him as Dear Martin" and dear
| child" and suggested that they end their
lives. was translated. She acknowledged
that she wrote the letter, but insisted that
she had never loved him at any time, and
was pretending that she did only because
she was afraid CT him. In answer to fur
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