Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-22
MRS. NACK'S OWN
STORY OF CRIME

lONS you. L lONe you!
| asked Thorn IL he was crazy. He said
No! l just love you-love you more than
l love my life" He fell on his knees in
front of me and cried. He said: Il have
was only eighteen I a vision of you in
my dreams. l saw your face just you
look now, and 1 have hunted through Eu-
rope and this country to find you. l have
gone 70 many boarding houses because be-
Ileved l would find you in one of them.
Later l was going to marry wealthy girl
IN Brooklyn, but your face came UP before
me and 1 threw her over because 1 knew
Ia meet you"
He added: IF you don't mary me, will
kill you"
In answer. said: II am thirty-six years
old. l have false teeth, false hair, and 1
have paint on my face that hides the wrin-
k!es. If l took out my teeth and took off
my hair and removed the paint you would
mt love me. So don't be a foolish boy
Insists on Love, Threatens Death.
But Thorn insisted. crying out: IF you
hadn't any teeth or hair, and If you had
only half foot, I'd love you just the same
and If you don't learn to love me I'll kill
YOU
Il have been married eighteen years." I
said. land 1 have two children. For Gods
sake go away and leave me in peace"
Thorn was thrty-two years old then, but
there was something so bad in his look
many years. l told him that, and he got
furious He said he would give me a little
time. but In a second he shouted "Gulden-
suppe isn't your husband" That excited
he changed his manner and said, in
rather soft voice: IF you go back to your
husband l will not kill you"
l now tell the newspaper readers that 1t
my husband had hired Thorn to kill Gull
densuppe. Mack wanted me back. although
he treated me like a brute But my love
for Guldensuppe was my only love.
1 know that at first Mack loved me. for
before We were married, and when he
thought 1 would be the bride of some one
else, he tried to end his life by hanging.
His employer caught him in the act and
cut the rope, saving him. Mack was in
sanely Jealous, too. and l am almost GER
tain that after left him he employed that
monster, Thorn, to sweep Guldensuppe out
of my existence.
Proclaims Love for Guldensuppe.
1 told Thorn that no power on earth
could separate me from Guldensuppe, and
said: You can kill me at any time you
choose. but you can't kill my love for
Willie"
One night Guldensuppe and 1 were eating
when Thorn knocked three times at the
door. l went to 1t, but he had gone back
to his room. across the hall. Again the
knocks came, and l did the same thing.
When the third raps were heard l went
to Thorn's room and told him II he wanted
to come to my apartment to come openly
He didn't say anything, but walked after
me- Guldensuppe was eating, and didn't
make any disturbance at the time He
greeted Thorn, but Martin did not say a
word. Willie got up, slapped Thorn on the
shoulder and told him If he didn't want to
be sociable to get out.
Thorn pulled revolver and pushed It
against Willfe'S chest CuIdepSIInno en-
afraid. He said to Thorn: Young man,
If you think am afraid, just go ahead and
shoot"
In second after he had spoken Willie
had Thorn by the wrists and both rolled all
over the floor, Guldensuppe saying: If
you don't give me that gun I'll kill YOU"
He battered Thorn's head on the floor and
against the walls. Just as 1 cried out:
aged to fire shot. The bullet ploughed
into the wall.
Willie finally got the revolver, and, after
again thrashng Thorn, threw him down.
stairs. Thorn shouted that he would kill
Willie, and Gudensuppe shouted back that
he would kill Thorn. I had the revolver
Willie took from Thorn. even after the
murder.
Sent Beaten Mans Clothes to Hospital.
After much pleading l made Willie send |
Thorn's clothes to a hospital, where he had |
gone after the beating. Just to show that |
had no relations with Thorn other than |
those Of boarder and landlady, showed |
letter to the district attorney during the |
rial. which began with Dear madam |
and hadn't suggestion of affection in 1t. |
The note was cold request for the mans |
clothes.
After Thorn came out Of the hospital he |
met me on the street. 1t was showing. and |
and was shivering. l pitied him then be- |
cause God directed me to have mercy on |
people who did not keep on the right path. |
Thorn asked me for IS. saying he wanted |
to redeem his coat, which he had pawned. |
gave him the money.
I felt sorry for Thorn. week later |
that sorrow had not gone from me, and |
when he saw me on the street and asked |
for $40 l gave 1t to him. Another week |
passed and l saw Thorn once more. He |
needed $40 to get instruments used by bar |
bers. gave him the money again. |
fourth time he met me- and wanted $50. l |
handed him 80 and the next day drew $40 |
out of my bank account for him.
The fifth demand for money was made |
In strange way. Thorn sent messenger |
boy to me with note stating that a client |
of 1nine-1 being a m1dwife-was Ill, and !
the street Thorn was there. He said:
Mrs. Mack, If you don't give me $50 right |
away. III tell the police you have fol- |
lowed me all over the city, and III have you |
arrested" refused to give the money.
Thorn Had Mania on Vanished Head. |
You'll have to buy Guldensuppe," he
said. II want money from you at differ |
emit times. and If you don't give me the |
money I'll get Guldensuppe's head" That |
is the strangest part of the story for 1t |
seems to me Thorn became insane on this !
point-the point about the heau--for nobody |
has ever discovered Wille's head, which |
Thorn hacked off In the Woodsi1e cottage
For weeks Thorn followed me- In the |
street and In the cars he bumped into me,
put his hands on my shoulders, and an
noyed me in many ways. He always want
ed money. | never told Guldensuppe about |
these things.
Willie and l decided to go to Long Is
land to live. / went to Woodside and en-
gagged a little cottage for S15 q month.
Thorn followed me in the car, on the ferry
boat and clear to Woodsde. In some way
he never explained. he got key to the
house, and / think he must have slept
there all night. He knew l would come
back the next day with Willie, and / did
So
Reaching Woodside Willie entered the
house. while | went into the yard. Soon !
heard a shot. and | back to the cot
tage. where | found Thorn pacing up and
down the floor ike some Gagged wild beast
He couldn't remain still instant. He
was smiling. He had taken OF his shoes,
and was in his shirt sleeves. A revolver
was in his back pocket.
Thorn Became Like a Maniac.