The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-30
THE SUMMING UP is TO BEGIN
TO-DAY.
THE ACCUSED ON THE STAND
He Was Willing to Die to Save the Woman
A Letter Of Thorn Says: u viii
See to 1t that Only
Shall Suffer-"

morrow morning the lawyers IOE Tie
defendant and the people will sum up,
aud it is expected that Justice Maddox
will charge the jury early in the after
noon Mr.. Howe will begin his final
appeal in Thorn's behalf at half past
nine, and he expects to conclude be-
fore noon.
District Attorney Youngs will then
have his say for the prosecution, and he
expects to finish within two hours. 1t is
not expected that the charge of Justice
Maddox will be very lengthy, so that
by three o'clock in the afternoon the
case may be with the jury.
Opinions both lay, and legal differ
very materially as to the probable re-
suit. Many look for conviction, but
q greater number anticipate a disagree
1ient. A few of Thorn's former en-
ployers were called by the defense to-
day and they ali gave the accused bar
Der an excellent character dating back
some ten gears Thorn himself was
the only other witness called for the
defense. From the moment he was
led to the witness chair until he left
it some hours later the prisoner cor
Quoted himself III cool and impressive
manner. His statements in reply to ger
eral questions end his answer in the dl-
rect and cross exam nations were de-
livered in a moderate tone nf voice which
could be heard distinctly by all in the
court house. A times his voice world
drop SO he enuIi rot be heard o few
feet away but Mr. Howe reminded the
witness. at those times thai he should
speak luu0e- sn1 those admouitions al
ways had the Geiired effect. Thorn III
his stcry Of the murder delibe.at.'s nc
cused Mrs. Mack Of having shot Gu.jea-
suppe.
The prosecution did not put Mrs. Mack
on the stand and the court ruled against
Mr.. Howe's attempt to introduce the,
testimony given by Mrs. Mack at the
mis-trial. Thorn's testimony was as fol-
lows:
THORN'S TESTIMONY.
Beginning with the statement that
he came to America seventeen years
ago and that his real name was Torces-
wisky, the prisoner briefly related the
facts of his life up to the time he met
Mrs Mack, eighteen months ago.
Guldensuppe was boarding with Mrs.
Mack at that time.
81 rented a furnished room from her
at two dollars week." said Thorn.
Later ! understood Guldensuppe was
her husband. She first made love to
me and returned her love. | was very
fond Of her and loved her up to the mo-
ment she took the witness stand on
my first trial"
The prisoner then told how he sup
planted the bath rubber in Mrs. Mack s
affections and described the row he had
with Guldensuppe in consequence last
February. During this row Gulden-
suppe caught hold Of him. Thorn held
a revolver which went off accidently.
Then Guldensuppe took the pistol from
him and gave him a beating. The
prisoner left the house and went to
a hospital. Mrs. Mack met him after
ward, very often, and they went to
theaters and other places of amuse-
ment. She said she was sorry that
Guldensuppe had hurt him, but that he
must not heed that. Thorn, at the
suggestion of his counsel then told in
his own way what Mrs. Mack had said
to him after that. The court directed
Mr.. Howe not to lead the witness.
"Mrs Mack told me-" said Thorn,
shat she wished to leave Guldensuppe
and wished to live in some quiet place.
We visited the Woodside cottage and
as it seemed a suitable place we hired
the cottage. / paid the SIS and got
the key. On the Oath of June / gave
the key to Mrs. Mack, as she said she
wanted to do some cleaning at the cot
tage. About II or - O'clock on Friday,
June 25, Mrs. Mack met me at the door
She said 4 have Guldensuppe up stairs.
/ asked her what he was doing there
She replied: He is dead; / have shot
him. She then requested me to helT
her dispose of the body. i went uf
stairs and helped to undress the body
Then we carried it to the bath tub.
went out and bought some plaster oil
paris. When / came back she began
cutting up the body. She cut the head
off with knife. When she reached
the back Of the neck she cut through
that portion with small saw. Then
she cut through the middle of the body
/ asked her why she cut so, and she
replied: 4 know enough not to cut
through the bowels Next she cut of
the legs, after which she went out foI
while, as it was very warm in there
On her return we encased the head in
the plaster of paris. We brought away
the dead mans clothes in a bundle and
l carried the head in another bundle
The saw, knife and revolver were III
the bundle with the clothes. We took
the car to the 92nd street ferry, over
which we crossed to New York.
threw the head overheard while the boat
was crossing the river. Then we went
to Mrs. Nack's house on Ninth avenue
where she burned the clothes in the
cooking stoye.'
The witness then told of the surrey
ride on the following day, Saturday
June 26. and the disposition Of the
other portions of the remains which
were wrapped up in oil-cloth, cheese
cloth and paper, which Mrs. Mack had
purchased prior to her visit to the cot.
tage on June 10Th, the day OF the
killing.
Thorn told Of his meeting with the
woman after this, and how Mrs. Mack