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piled: Both of these matters are in the
discretion of the court"


After court adjourned Mr.. Howe and
Mr.. Moss had a brief talk with their
client, Thorn. before he was taken back
to his cell. Later, Mr.. Howe outlined
his proposed plan of defense, which he
has been compelled to adopt owing to
the confession Of Mrs. Mack.
Thorn will take the stand tomor-
row. he said. He will testify that the
murder was conceived and plotted and
planned by Mrs. Mack. We shall prove
that she wanted to get rid of Gulden-
suppe in order that Thorn might take
his place. Thorn will state that when
he got into the cottage at Woodside on
June 25. he found that Mrs. Mack had
shot Guldensuppe, and that 1t was she
who said: 4 have killed him. In 9TH
er words. Thorn is going to tell the
whole truth about it-absolutely the
whole truth" said Mr.. Howe with a
dramatic gesture.
will Thorn testify that Mrs. Mack
took away the head, or will he state
that it was he. himself, who threw 1t
into the river" Mr.. Howe was asked.
The big lawyer hesitated for a mo-
ment and then replied: Wait till We
put Thorn on the stand tomorrow. He
will tell about it."
Lawyer Moss. who is associated with
Mr.. Howe in the affairs OF Thorn. was
asked II in the case of a new trial be-
ing ordered, the defense would accept
an offer from the people for a plea of
murder in the second degree from
Thorn.
Certainly not" he replied. We
would spurn such an offer"
When this wal told to District At
torney Youngs. he said that it was ridi-
culous and unworthy OF a moments
attention.
District Attorney Youngs and Judge
A. N. Weller, who have charge Of the
case for the people. had a conference
today with Judge Wilmot N. Smith.
They were closeted for nearly an hour.
and after they separated, Judge Weller
said the prosecution had adopted the
following program:
"IfJurorLarsen be not sufficiently re-
covered to attend to his duties in the
jury box tomorrow friday the peo-
pie will ask for an adjournment until
Monday, and then II, in the opinion of
the physicians. the juror will not have
sufficiently recovered. the. district at
torney will ask that the present jury
be discharged and a new panel be
drawn. from which will be selected i'm
mediately a new Jury. and the trial will
be pushed through during the present
term"
THE CONFESSION.
New York, Nov. 11.-Rev. r. H.
Miles, pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church of Ravenswood, L. l., to whom,
it is alleged. Mrs. Mack made her con-
.fession, said that he had not attempted
to work on the woman's feelings, as has
been alleged. Mr.. Miles said that he
began to visit the Jail at the request Of
the Jail physician. who thought that he
could do Mrs. Mack good. Mr.. Miles
said that during his first visit to the
Jail, Mrs. Mack ridiculed his religion.
but that he kept on preaching in the
Jail corridor. On Sunday last he took
as his text: Those who claim Him,
yet l will trust"
During the sermon Mr.. Miles said
that he noticed hat Mrs. Mack was
greatly agitated, and was crying and
when he had finished, he says, Mrs.
Mack came to him and told him that
she wanted to confess the murder. Mr..
Miles say that he told her that he did
not care to hear the confession, but
told her to pray to the Lord. She got
down on her knees and prayed, and lat
er she told him that the prayer had
greatly relieved her. and that a great
load had been lifted from her mind. He
then left her without hearing the con-
fession. He says that on Tuesday Mrs.
Mack sent for him and that when he
arrived at the Jail she confessed the
crime to him in all its details.
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