The herald., 1897-11-11


had purchased at Long Island City
When they were ready to leave the cot
tage, she took one parcel and Thorn an
other. Hers contained Guldensuppa''
clothing and in Thorn's parcel was th'
dead mans head, which he had incases
in plaster of paris in the washtub OF tht
cottage. They went directly to ferry
which one she did not know-and sht
went to the front of the boat and Thorr
stayed on the rear. Soon after the boa'
was in mid-stream Thorn Joined hci
and said he had thrown the head over
board.
On reaching New York she went te
her house, where she burned the parcel
containing the clothing.
| June 26th they went back to the cot
| tage and found the other bundles there
On leaving, Thorn carried one of this
| bundles with him and they again crossed
| the ferry and Thorn stayed on the real
end of the boat until it had nearly
reached the New York side, when he
came to her and said that he had
dropped his bundle into the water. II
contained a part of the dismembered
body.
The woman spoke fairly intelligible
English with a strong accent.
During the recital Thorn's lawyers
left their accustomed seats near the
prisoner and were accommodated closer
to the witness.
Thorn listened to every word with lips
closely compressed. Frequently his lips
became dry and parched and OCCASION
ally he would moisten them with his
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look of Indifference which it had worn
all through. but his eyes were restless
When he was not gazing at his accuser
he was casting furtive glances around
the court room and up into the galleries
which were crowded with men and wo-
men.
During her direct examination, Mrs
Mack broke down and cried. Thorr
seemed to enjoy her discontinue as the
old time grin played around his mouth
Attorney Weller showed Mrs. Mach
four photographs of Guldensuppe, which
she identified. He asked:
"Why do you make this statement?'
Mrs. Mack: Il don't want to have ii
on my mind"
Then she began to cry. She tossed
about in the witness chair, used her
handkerchief and sobbed for some time
Her emotion affected nearly everyone in
the court room. 1t was some minutes
before she resumed her testimony, and
she said:
"I make this statement of my own free
will. want to get it off my mind. No
promise of money has been made to me.
l wanted to clear my mind. don't care
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with me-"
THE CROSS S-EXAMINATION
Mr. Howe began his cross-examina-
tion in very insinuating way and soon
made Mrs. Mack acknowledge that the
house in Woodside was rented for the
sole purpose of killing Guldensuppe
there; that she decoyed him there; that
she bought the oilcloth and other wrap
pings for the purpose of packing up tbs,
portions of his body after Thorn should
have finished his murderous task.
Adroitly and cleverly the lawyer made
the woman own up to the most dam
aging and cold -blooded preparations for
getting rid of her lover.
"And did you cry then?" asked the
cross-examiner.
NO
did you cry when you hired thu
house,"
mo"
The lawyer continued this line of in
quiry leading up to the moment of the
murder, getting the same stolid mo
for an answer each time.
"And now, may I ask, did you cry
when Thorn told you he had shot you1
lover, Guldensuppe?" asked Thorn's
counsel.
Mrs. Nack's eyes filled with tears and
she replied, Eyes, I did cry then. 1 could
not help it,"
What did you do when you first came
to this country? What was your occu-
pation?"
Mid wife," was the response.
"How many children did you kill, Mrs
Nack?" was the next question.
'I never killed one to my knowledge
and I can prove it by the DOCTORS" an
swered the woman, with emphasis.
Several questions in this vein fol-
lowed, to all of which the witness replied
with positive denials.
Mr.. Howe retired from the courtroom
for a few minutes, during which tint
Lawyer Moss and the prisoner held ar
earnest consultation. Thorn seemed
deeply interested and whispered to his
counsel with his lips close to the others
ear.
Mrs. Mack, in reply to Mr.. Howe, ac.
knowledged that while in the County
Jail she wrote letter to Thorn.
Did you not begin the letter will
the words, My dear boy?'"
The witness would not say whether
these We're the words or not.
you said today that you never were
intimate with Thorn; that you only
loved him because he was gentleman
Now this letter was written three
months after the murder, and you lovef
him still when you used these words il
the letter."
The witness nodded assent.
NEVER LOVED THORN
Mrs. Nack's letter to Thorn, writer
in the Queens County Prison, in which
she addressed him as Dear Martin" ant
Dear Child" and suggested that the,
end their lives, was translated. She ac
knowledged that she wrote the letter
but insisted that she never loved him
and pretended that she only did it be
cause she was afraid of him.
Il did everything I could to satisf!
Thorn said Mrs. Mack. II gave hin
| every cent of money had"
"Why was it you were afraid O
Thorn?"
Thorn had a syringe and said h