MARK raWS
CABLEGRAM
A SCENE IN AUSTRIAN HOUSE
. - OF DEPUTIES. -
RF.RSION THAT WILL . EVER
; ' REMAIN HISTORICAL. .
AN AU1 0 - RATIO VICTORY FOR
THE GOVERNMENT. '
1" V
GROSS INSULTS HEAPED UPON 1
THE PRESIDENT.
Shouts of "Rascals!" "scounareis;
"Fill the Air, While Down the Superb J
Chamber Came the Spectacle
Flash of Sixty Spiked Helmets
an
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bles to the World, from Vienna:
nf i prill t ies on
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inanKsgivmg ua-y, iu me ..
doafenine tumult. I saw a (motion read I
which nobody heard and passed by no
body knows whom for, "indeed, it was
not passed at all.
It was aimei at the obstructionists
-and nlaoed autocratic powers in the
hands of the president of the parlia
ment. This was a victory for the gov
ernment, but was unlawfully won and
was a simple usurpation.
Naturally, Saturday's session would
be historical. I went early, arriving
when the house was empty. In half an
hour two or three hundred members
were present on the floor and the galler
ies were packed.
T ttioo In tha tralloi-v OTRptlv nrvnnsltP
the-president's tribune, and had a per
fect view. '
There was not much noise then, but
the atmosphere was charged with sus
pense and expectancy. All the vast
house was holding its breath,
A" long wait, then a stir, a craning of
necks? and by a door far to the right the
president and vice presidents entered.
The house arose and a hurricane of in-
,sults and execrations burst from-the
oppositon and blew them to their places
The right answered back and both sides
" roared and shouted and stormed
Two dozen socialists stood in a body
below the ministerial desks, shouted up
- at the president and shook their fists
furiously at him.
He addressed some words to the house
at least one could see his lips move
and he spread his large hand deprecat-
Ingly over his breast. If he is a tyrant,
' he has some beseeching, persuasive ges
tures not seen elsewhere but among the
angels. That holy gesture
seemed to
madden the group of socialists.
All at once they plunged over the bar
riers and up through- the ministerial
desks and benches.. One, in a red era
: vat, reached up and snatched the pres
ident's papers. Another seized , his bell
In a moment they were fighting and
struggling with Uniformed servants of
"- the house, who ejected them
At the same time others of their group
stormed up the side of the tribune,
drove out- the president, the vlce-presl
dents, . and followed them . across the
'.floor, hammering the latter with their
' fists. - But I saw no blow actually reach
the president. The socialists came back,
occupied the president's- tribune and
TniAA it ft fnrt -
' .The, than in the red cravat gathered
up inarmful . of . the president's; paper.
' and threw them over the. front in a sort
of snow- storm.
; 'Meanwhile, the whole-house, ws yell
ing, howling and banging on the desks.
A South African thunderstom is solid
silence -compared to it.
. "Rascals!"
- ."Scoundrels!"
. 'Those and less delicate epithets filled
. the air:'-1 ' .'' " " , -
All p; a sudden the distant door
-t opened and down the floor of the bril
liant and superb chamber came drifting
-..the spectacle and flash .of sixty spiked
i helmets.
It was the most thrilling theatrical
surprise I ever saw. I would not have
i missed it for the succession to the
, throne.
Moreover; it was history, and belongs
: omwfi iuc wunu a ineraoraoie Qays.
. MWMAMM 1 -3 . .
. xnis.iorce was received with a tem-
' P.OfjecraUons from the one party
.imwii.ii yiciory notes irom.tne other;
yei it was a neavy aereat ror all con
. cerned. , -
, J- ne nanasome officer . in ; command
-cared nothing- for the reception. He
1 went', up into the tribune and requested
; tne- socialist garrison to retire. The
declined. - Then he stepped aside and his
men pulled, hauled .;, and drasrered thf
J fighting, struggling garrison down and
- out Qf the door-and the amazing drama
;.vwas nmsned..
THE. CZECH LANGUAGE.
.Vienna, ";Novi. 29. It is stated) h
that, as soon as the new caJblnet. i IsL
formed, Baron von Gautsch vori Frank
LlJ1..
, , .vuuvi IIUIUIOLCI UL. UUJH
.who has been entrusted with the tak
,,Va. """6 umi'ioirjf lusucceea mat or
vaunt Casimir Badeni. -which resieinsd
- yesfterday; -will enter intbs negotiations
with , the leoderB of the 'Germans and
; Czechia ,w4th. the. view. ofTlirlnging about
ttanuu'iircaxion' oi tne oraunances makln
-the German. ; . Tt in tihi .Atnflr,i"th..
caused the riotous scenes in the lower
house 6f "the rHfhfimifh whvn
fwodHwed' among the populace a ferment
bordering cm revolution. In consequence
orwiMoh'the'Badeaii'mlnlstpv rPfi!?ti
AMMUNITION SEIZED - .
Xon'ckwr, Nov. 29, It 'developed todav
froon . the- Investigation 1 made :into th
subject .that tbJe .eight. 1 barges loaded
with "case of gunpowder, false5y 'labeied
arms,'': which have been sized bv' cus.
torn ofBoers., on .the Thames, - were ' con
through', a Paris agent, . and were prob-.
sflbfly , Intended fofi Abyssinia instead of
for the Afridls In Norhern India, v: v, , ;. :
ERRONEOUSLY- ANNOUNCED.
Home, Nov. 29. Father, Fitzmaurice,
who has been appointed "coadjutor to
the Bishop of Erie. Pa., la Father Fitz
maurice, rector ot vaej unurcn 01 t.
Charles Borromeo, Overbrook, Pa. ,It
was- erroneously announced from , here 4
on Saturday last that' the appointee: was
rector of the Church of Annunciation
of Williamsport, Pa., the ' pastor.- of
which church, the Rev. Father Garvey,
was also a candidate for the office to
which Fatter Fitzmaurice has been ap
pointed. ; ' ' . ,
SLOT MACHINES
Council's Orders to Police in Omaha
Cause Trouble.
Omahoy Neb.Nov. 29. The nlckel-tn-the-slot
machine a a gambling devise
was licensed' three months ago, and
thousands of them of various kinds, in
which chance was the only . element,
have been in operation; in this city. In
addition, there were perhaps 1,000 com
mercial machines, such as telephones
and those .' which dispensed - stamps,
rhwiner-enim. 'csandv. etc. . Gambling
Deaame so active that the chief of police
was ordered to take every slot machine
of whatever nature. to the station if tha
proprietors did not stop business. Now
a great nguut is on, provoKea oy wie
'" AiJL
used. Even the slot telephones
were dismantled. .The , slot v machines
which give forth small quantities oi
chawing gum or chocolate in return, for
pennies were also ordered taken down.
The federal government semi-omcially
has recognized' a slot machine, one
which gives 5 cents' worth of stamps for
the 5 cents dieposlted in it. A number
of years ago it avowed the operation of
rl" ,w
one of the first slot machines invented,
one which gave 4 cents in stamps, a
sheet -of paper and an envelope for a
nickel. These were also taken to the
city jail with their treasures of stamps.
It Ss declared1 that, the telephone, gas
and other slot machine which give
specific service, and those which give a
specific amount of merchandise, and all
machdntes into the "playing" of which
the element of chance does not enter.are
not in any way gambling devices, and
that they cannot be suppressed as such.
AGENT WISDOM
MAKES VIGOROUS REPORT TO
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Says the Five Civilized Indian Tribes
Are Intruders and Must Go.
Washington, Nov. 29. A remarkable
and vigorous report has been made to
the interior department by Agent Dew
M. Wisdom, in charge of the Union In
dian agency in Oklahoma, where the
five civilized tribes are located. In this
Mr. Wisdom says:
The intruders moist go. The intrud-
hfetve made the Indians doubt the
good faith of the government and made
it more difficult to treat on the more im
portant issues of allotment and the
backing of tribal autonomy in the na
tion to which the individual Indian be
longs. A sound public policy demands
the eviction of ail declared intruders
and any measure of expediency on the
part of the department that temporizes
with the intruder or postpones his re
moval on mere technicalities is fallaci
ous and misleading. Let all the treaties
be enforced and all the safeguards se
cuired to Indiana be upheld in letter
aiw .J?11. and the Indians will
make liberal concessions and accept
without murmuring that changed con
ditions which contfronitis them."
The report deals with a number of im
ponant inaian OBpreuoipments. it says
the clamor for a change in tribal au
tonomy has produced Indian unrest and
disquietudej resulting in a determined
purpose on the part of many ; of the
full Mood, who will act in their individ
ual capacity, to emigrate to either Mex
ico or oauun. America and tnere pur-
Chase new homes for themselves and
families. This movement, the report
saysfonay grow to the proportions of a:
colony, and it is understood that liberaii
grants of land can be secured from the
countries mentioned.
"This movemeint may settle the Indian
proiblem to a. degree, and thus happily
relieve the, Dawes commission, congress
and others who have combatted with
the qiiesition for years. The movement
may be chimerical or visionary, but. I
am disposed to present it seriously."
Dlsaussing the, judicial .complications
in the territory, the report stamps the
change made, in putting United States
morshlalls back. on a fee basis as a great
mistake.
.The report takes a roseate ; view of
the possibilities' of success of the Dawes
commission, negotiations. .
COMING TO AMERICA.
London Nov. 29. Mr. Sydney James
Low, the retiring editor of the St. James
Gazette, who was enltertained alt dinner
on Saturday last by the most represent
ative 'gathering of English . newspaper.
men- that- has been seen in several years,
starts for America in January on a tour
of the world. Among the givers of the
A ih, -vrmniUnP-fina-
miW 1 mk...n A nMmi I'.llthl-lfl . Q rln
William Ernest Hetvley. . all , of ' whom
. -ul wsf-:.TimM!Property In eaoh property, assessed far
Gazette. 1 Alfred Austin, the.' poet iauT
reate, sent a poem. -, ,
CORPSE WEIGHED 600 POUNDS.
San Francisco, Nov.' 29.-Mrs. Theresa
Cardoza; a-well known-resident of this
city, wno aiea on oaiuraay
was buried
yesterday, in the Italian cemetery. She
weighed over 600 pounds and the under-
takers had to break down; the stairs of
ner iaie residence m praer u wwer.uie
body into the halL A special casket,
Douna wnn iron, was qonstructeu. lur
the remains, and as it was too large for
any hearse In the .city, it;was taken to
the cemetery m a neavy express wagon,
Mrs. Cardoza had been married twice,
and ; leaves' five children; the. youngest
rbeing 18 .months old.
- Sydney, N. S. W., Nov.. 29. An unoffl-
dal estimate places the. wheat yield of
N..South.: Wales' . at -'-elevefl-v'mniton
bushedSr and it Is anticipated that 4 the
exportable surplus of wheat from Aus-
j tralia wlll be five million bushel
THE TREACHERY
OF FRANCE
NEGOTIATING FOR-A. RECIPRO-
t '- 'cfry TREATY- ,
AT SAME TIME WORKING FOR
PROHIBITORY TARIFF
THAT WILL CLOSE FRANCE
AGAINST CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
STATE DEPARTMENT NOTIFIED
OF THE SCHEME.
Bill May Cause the Authorities at
Washington to Go Slow in the Ne.
gotiations for the Reciprocity Agree,
ment Negotiations May Fail. v
New York, Nov. 29. The authorities
in Washington, according . to the cor
respondent of the Herald, have been in
formed that France, while ostensibly
engaged in negotiations with this gov
ernment for a reciprocity treaty, is tak
ing steps to place a prohibitory tariff
upon some American products. The
state department , has been notified that
a bill is pending in 'the legislative as
sembly of France imposing a high duly
upon certain products which will prac
tically make that country a closed mar
ket so far as the United States is con
cerned. Ambassador Porter undoubted
ly will be directed to make an earnest
protest against the measure,
This bill may cause the authorities
here to go slow in negotiations for the
reciprocity agreement. The department
has received no. reply to its proposition
that in exchange for a lower tariff on
French wines the French government
shall remove the prohibition against the
importation of "American cattle. Unless
this concession be granted and the bill
referred to shall be defeated, the recip
rocity negotiations may come to naught.
Should this happen, the French govern
ment may retaliate by imposing the
maximum tariff under its laws upon
American products which now enter un
der the minimum tariff. As those prod
ucts are few. however, the authorities
are not greatly disturbed over the out
look. -.
Dr. Von Hollenben, the new German
ambassador to therXJnited States, will
be formally presented 'to the president
tomorrow. He is expected immediately
to make representations to the state de
partment in regard to tariff matters.
The department is informed that Dr.
Von Holleben's Instructions contem
plate the submission ,of. several proposi
tions designed to lead to a reciprocity
arrangement It is believed the United
States will require in return for any
concession the removal or abatement at
least of restrictions now imposed upon
the importation into Germany of Amer
ican cattle and beef.
WILL NOfTuPOSE.
Washington, Nov. 29. F. D. Hogby,
of Chicago, who says he represents a
syndicate of capitalists who desire to
raise $1,050,000 to cast a gold statue f
President McKtniely, for exhibition at
the exposition in 1900, did not see the
president today, nor -did he even call at
the white house. It is learned that he
wrote recently trying to obtain an op
portunity to talk the matter over, but
it is understood that tlhe president will
refuse to pose for Uhe proposed statue.
THE GERMAN AMBASSADOR.
Washington, Nov, 29. Baron von Hol-i
leben, the recently appointed German
ambassador, presented his credentials
to President McKinley today, qualify
ing as the diplomatic representative of
Germany at Washington. The ambas
sador wore the uniform of his rank and
his decorations. . He was accompanied
to the White House by Secretary Sher
man and the reception, was held in the
blue parlor. The speeches by the am
bassador and the president were of the
usual formal complimentary character.
TENNESSEE TAXES.
TABULATED STATEMENT
COMPTROLLER HARRIS.
BY
Total Values of Farm Property, Town
Lots and Personal Property As
sessed for Taxation,
Nashville, Nbv.9.-Comptroiler Har
ris has preptaired'a tabulated statement
of the tax aggregate of the state for the
year .1897. i . .. . . -
The statement shows rthe ' value . cf
farm property, town lots : and toersona.1
taxation the counties being classified
according to Iccaitiooi in the three grand
divisions of the- state.;--rv--"-- -----
;.. TBue. total asisessed valuation -of all
property; real-' and ' personal in ' Tennes
see for 1897-, is $311,075,545," ; as against
m2tmm3 far i896being a decrease of.
$1,397,088 in the assessment of this year.
a-3 compared' to last. The assessment" if
retal 'proiperty alome'for 1897 is $274,362.
860, showing a decrease as compared to
1869, of $3,897,240.' Personal property for
1897 is assessed at. $36,712,685,. sihowing an
increase over .the. assiessment'of , like
property, of , $2,.500,152. .While the .total
valuation: in round numlbers Is $1,400,000,
oompiared to 1896,: .- there ;; is a . large 1 n -ceose
for 1897 lnf1ihe? amount of revenue
received by the -state, the state tax for
1897 amounting - to $933,226.37," - and T f or
1896 it: was $720,630.l4.an increase : for
1837 of $212,595.23. Thia is due to the in
rwase of the state tax- rate : from 20
Cenits In 1896 to 30.cerJts in 1897 -. All of
! the erand divisions of the state show a
decrease in the totafl valuation of tax.
able property, as compared with 1896, as
fcfliowa
Bast Tennessee, $1,813,485; Middle Ten
nessee, $69,385; West Tennessee $585,802.
The total valuation for this: 4 year,
Oassified according to division, is: .East
Tenmessee; $87,035,829; - Middle Tennes-
seer, : $i34,tz,4v; west awuessw.,..
412,276. ;: 1 . -,. ' -
. Thie largest" valuation shown .in any
county is Davidson, , with $46;949,480, be
ing an increase over 1896 " of $1,010,640.
The nextcoumty to, DavidsonVis Shelby;
with $41,060,889, which1 is an' increase
over 1896 of $881,367.-, Knox co-umty's Val
uation is -$18,617,390,-being a decrease
from 1896 of $887,687; Hamilton county's
valuaJtion for 1897 Is $17,530,770, an in
crease over 1896 of $167,099.
The folHcuwing, is the assessment
pTaaed against Hamilton county:
HamlTton 227,397 acres; $3,632,065 ; 24,
050 town lots, $11419,685; other property,
$2,478,420; totall, $17,530,770; state tax,
$52,592.31.
DEATH BY ASPHYXIATION
Three
Men Smothered in a Grand
Trunk Railway Tunnel. V
Port Huron, Mich.,. Nov. 29. Asphyx
iation caused the death of three men
in the Grand Trunk railway tunnel last
night. The dead are; Henry J. Court
ney, engineer of tunnel engine; Arthur
Dunn, conductor; John Dalton, -brake-man.
The train, which was being hauled
to the Canadian side, broke in two. The
engine backed down to get the detached
portion otf the train, but for hours noth
ing was heard of the crew. Finally a
searching party found the dead bodies
and also rescued William Dunn, fire
man, and William Parter, brakeman, in
an unconscious condition. Three mem
bers of the searching party were also
overcome, but were later rescued by
another, party. The tunnel gas arises
from the hard cool used by the loco
motives. ' '
MUCH DAMAGE
BY
THE GALE THAT SWEPT
THE ENGLISH COAST.
A Long List of Fatalities, Wrecks and
Damages to Property HasBeen
Received.
London, Nov. 29. The gale whdeh
swept the English coast yesterday, do
ing much damage a't Holy and other
places, raged aid night long and had not
abated in fury this morning, when it
amounted aflmost to a cyclone in many
places, and was accompanied by snow
and hail. '
A Icing list of fatalities, wrecks and
damage to property has already been
received. AW the coast towns have suf
fered and a score of bodies have been
washed ashore. Failing walls and fly
ing dehris Wave added to the loss of life.
Vessels are reported on shore on every
part of the coast and many ships are
known to have foundered with the
probalble loss of all hands. There is
much wreckage about the Goodwin
sands.
At Lowestoft, Yarmouth' and else
where the sea has noodied the quays
and neighborhood, washing away the
Esplanades and doing ether serious
damage.
The sea wall at Scarborough has been
washed away and the passenger and
mail services across the chlannel have
been mostly suspended.
DIVIDEINDS DECLARED.
Washington, Nov. 29. The comptroller
of the currency has declared dividends
in favor of the creditors of insolvent
national banks as follows :
First dividend, 30 per cent, to credit
ors of the First National bank of Ben
tan Harbor, Mich. ; a second dividend, 15
per cent, to creditors of the First Na
tional bank of Cheney, Washington; a
fourth dividend, 10 per cent, to creditors
of the Farmers' National bank, of
Portsmouth, Ohio, and a fourth divi
dend,' 10 per cent, to creditors of the Co
lumbia National bank, of Minneapolis,
Minn.
WILL PAT IN FULL.
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 29. A special to
the Evening Post from English, Ind.,
says: Assignee Arnold has gone through
the books of the defunct bank and finds
everything in excellent condition suffi
cient to pay the claims in full and
leave a surplus of $25,000. The non-appearance
of Cashier Williams, in view
of this fact, is a surprise to-everybody.
Fears are expressed for his mental con
dition, as it is known that he has been
subjected to a great strain.
BLACKMIADLElR SENTENCED.
New York, Nov. 29. Wm. C. Wood
ward, allias "Big Hawley," who, . last
week was convicted of attempted black
mail on Samuel 'W. . Bridgeham, was
sentenced today to five years' imprison
menlt. "Big Hawiey" was known prin
cipally under the alias of "Hon. Lionel
Musgrave." He has been unfavonaibly
known in almost every country of the
earth, and probaiblly is the most acute
card sharper living.
THE LOTTERY MUST GO. .
Washington, Nov. 29. The United
States supreme court today affirmed the
decision of the Kentucky court of ap
peals in the case of J. J. Douglas vs. the
State of Kentucky. The case was
brought in behalf of a lottery case, and
is decided adversely to the company.
Justice Harlan gendered the decision. "
SIX TEARS IN LIMBO. .
Memphis, Nov. 29. J. E. Thomas,
alias Thurman, alias Lutz, the notori
ous forger and: jail-breaker,' was today
sentenced :to six years in the peniten
tiary It was a compromise verdict.
ON HIS WAY TO THE KLOND KE.
Portland,; Oregon,' Nov. 29.-CharIes
Dalbney,' representing- a party of about
fifty Michigan people who propose to go
to the Klondlike-region early ; in, th?
spring before navigation opens, 'has
been in thedty for several days., - He
will leave on -the Oriental g'teamer for
Japan on his way to Viadi vostock, S
berlai to secure dogs, camels or reindeer
teams for: his party, s , Mr. Dabney says
he will procure a supply of .' either i of
these anHm!a!!s and will select whichever
he canclud'es will answer his'-purpose.
He expects to return in February and
will ship hls.animals from Vladivostock
or tnait port is rrozen, from . some
more southerly points; to Japan and
bring them to the Pacific coast for, ship
ment noma. -
MARTIN THORN
ON THE STAND
HE TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN BE
' "": ' HALF, " "
TELLS ABOUT . THE GULDEN.
SUPPE MURDER.
LAYS THE DEED AT MRS.
NACK'S FEET. :
CLAIMS THE WOMAN CUT THE
- BODY UP.
Gives a Thrilling Account of How the
Surgical Work Was Performed, and
; .- . - - -.. .
Details How the Body of Gulden
suppe Was Disposed Of
Nenv York, Nov. 29. Word was
passed around among the women who
appeared at the Queers county court
house today to seek admission to the
Thorn trial, that much of the evidence
which the defense would introduce
would be unfit for polite eays. The re-,
suit was that only three women were
among the spectators when Judge Mad
dox reopened; court for the trial of the
alleged murderer o: Guldensuppe. Be
fore Mr. ,Howe began his -opening ad
dress, John Gotha, the barber, was re
called. Mr. Howe asked him if he had ever
been an inmate of an inebriate. -.asylum
at Fort Hamilton. The witness said
"No."v Mr. Howe repeated ,tbe question
pronouncing each word with delibera
tion. Gotha thought a moment and Ut
tered an emphatic "No."
"That is all I want of you," said the
big lawyer, and Gotha' left the room.
Mr. Howe requested the court to dis
miss the charge of murder in the first
degree and the court denied the request.
Mr, Howe then began his address
with a declaration of Thorn's innocence,
supplemented with a terrible arraign
ment. of Mrs. Naek, who was denounced
as the real murderer of Guldensuppe.
At the conclusion of Mr. Howe's ad
dress, he asked that before the case was
closed the jury be , permitted to view
the premises at Woodside. The district
attorney said he would like to think
over the proposition before informing
the court of his views.
The defense called several witnesses
to testify to the prisoner's good char
acter and after a short recess Thorn
was put upon the stand to testify in his
own behalf.
Beginning with -the statement that he
came to America seventeen years ago,
going under the name of Forceswisky,
the prisoner briefly related the facts of
his life upj to the time he met Mrs. Nack
eighteen months ago. Guldensuppe was
boarding with Mrs. Nack at the time.
"I rented a furnished room from her
at $2 a week," said Thorn. "Later
understood Guldensuppe was her hus
band. She first mode love to me and I
returned her love. I was very fond of
her and loved her. up to the moment
she took the witness stand on my first
trial."
The witness then told how he sup
planted the bath rubber in Mrs. Nack's
affections, describing the row. he had
with Guldensuppe in consequence last:
February. During the row Gludensuppe
caught hold of him. Thorn held a re
volver which went, off accidentally.
Then Guldensuppe took the pistol, from
him and gave him a beating. The pris
oner left the house and went to a hos
pital. Mrs. Nack met him afterwards
very often and went to . theaters and
other places of amusement. She said
she was sorry that Guldensuppe had
hurt him, but that he must not heed
that.
Thorn, at the suggestion of his. coun
sel, then told in his own way what Mrs.
Nack had said to him after that. The
court directed ,Mr. Howe not to lead
the witnesp. . -
"Mrs. Nack told me," said Thorn,
"that 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. I paid the $15 and got the
key. On the 24th of June I gave the
key to Mrs. Nack, as she said she want
ed to do some cleaning at the cottage.
About 11 or 12 o'clock on Friday morn
ing, June 25, Mrs. Nack met me at the
door. She said, 'I have Guldensuppe
up stairs.' I asked her what he was
doing there. She replied, 'He is -dead;
I have shot him.' She then requested
me to help her dispose . of the body. I
went up stairs and helped undress the
body. Then we carried it to the bath
tuib. I wend out and bought some plas
ter of paris. When I came back she
began cutting up the body. She cut
the head off with a knife. When she
reached the back of the neck she cut
through that portion with a small saw.
Then she jut through the middle oi the
body and - when I asked her . why ! she
cut so she "replied: 'I know enough not
to cut through the bowels.' Next she
cut off the legs, after which she went
out for' a while, as it was very worm
in there. On her return we encased thi
head in the ' plaster : of paris." We
brought away the dead man's clothes in
a bundle. - The sow, knife, and revolver
were in the bundle with the. clothes. We
took the car to the Ninety-second street
ferry, over which s we crossed ito -New
York. I threw the head overboard
while the boat was crossing the river.
Then we went to Mrs. Nack's house on
Ninth5 avenue, - where she n burned ' the
clothes in .-the, cooking stove." -
'The Witness then, told otf the surrey
ride on ' the 'following, day, Saturday,
June 26," and the disposition of the oth
er portions of the remains, which were
wrapped 1 up in oil; cloth;1 cheese .cloth
and paper, whichMrs., Nack, had pur
chased prior, to- her visit to the cottage
on - June 25,. the day of the killing. -
Thorn told of his? meetings; with the
woman "after thisvahdhow -Mrs. Nack
had made preparations to go to Europe.
Mrs. Nack met him on Tuesday night,
i June 30, and, on the following day he
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learned-from the papers she had been
arrested.
He explained his conversation with
Gotha. He said that he had told Gotha
that Mrs. Nack killed Guldensuppe and
also told the barber how the tody was
cut up and disposed of. He told Gotha
of his intentionVto give himself up to
the police,, .but- Gotha asked . him' to
wait. He gave Gotha some pawn tick
els and made an appointment to meet
him the following night. Thorn kept
the appointment and was arrested.
During his conversation With Oapt.
O'Brien Thorn saidhe told the detect
ive some truths and some falsehoods.
-During the time he was- giving this
direct testimony -Thorn looked direct at
the jury.. He spoke clearly and dis
tinctly, although at times his voice
dropped to a very low tone. He used
very good English with only a slight
trace of German . accent. His direct ex
amination lasted three-quarters of an
hour. ' Surrogate Weller conducted the
cross-examination.
SENTENCE CONFIRMED.
Washington,' Nov. 29. The United
States supreme court today affirmed the
decision of the Georgia supreme court
in the case hi Mrs. Noble, convicted of
the murder of her h,usband. She claimed
the process of law had been denied her.
The result of the decision is that the
sentence imposed by the court can now
be executed. --..- "
LEUDER CASE
THAT CAUSED FRICTION BE.
TWEEN GERMANY AND
HAYTL
The Matter Brought to the Attention
of the State Department for y
the First Time,
Washington, Nov. 29. The attention
of the department of state at length
has been formally directed to the fric
tion that has arisen between Germany
and Hayti as. a result of the arrest by
the. officials of' the latter, country of a
half blood named Lueders. Whale the
department has been unofficially watch
ing the matter for some time past, it
was not until today that the case came
formally before it through the appear
ance there of Mr. Deger, the minister
from Hayti to Washington. The minis
ter came to consult Assistant Secretary
Day and the attitude of Germany in
the Lueders case was discussed. The
intimation was given out at the state
department that our government so far
has gone only to the length of instruct
ing Ambassador White, at Berlin, to
watch the developments and keep his
government informed. He will lodge a
protest only in' the event of the perform
ance of Germany of some act that is not
consistent with justice and internation
al law; something that is not antici
pated bere. In other words, the state
department does not feel that it has a
right-to interpose so long as . the de
mands of Germany for redress are kept
within the bounds of sound practice in
international disputes, following in this
the precedents by . the last administra
tion, when6 it permitted the landing of
British troops at Oorinto, Nicaragua, to
secure Indemnity-: for the ill treatment
of Britishjonisular officers. It does -not
follow front this, however, that the ad
ministration will . look with unconcern
upon any harsh and unjust measures
that may be sought to be-put-In force
by Germany towards the little island re
public.. .' '.-. ' ' -----
The department has been informed
that the statement ' of facts that has
been made., in the 'case of Lueders ia
somewhat misleading, in that it makes
some important omissions. For instance
the foundation of. the claim of Hayti
that It had the right to punish the men
as-; it did lies in ' the assertion that he
was a citizen of Hayti. Lueders was
born in Hayti of a German father, and
a native Hayti woman, and according
to the laws of the republic, that made
the chdld a full-fledged citizen of Hayti.
Again, .as , an explanation for the ap
parently severe treatment of .Lueders,
the Haytian government is prepared to
eQiow. that he had been arrested and
convioted otf the same offense, namely,
resisting and assaulting an officer. The
first "off ense was committed a little over
a year. ago and the Haytian. law, like
that of our country in- some cases provides-for
a much more severe penal ty
in the case of a second conviction. Also,
asan-indication , that there was no dis
crimlnatlon, - practiced toward Lueders
on the score that, he-was a German
subject, it con be shown by. the Haytian
government that the person arrested
with him at the same time for the same
offensei 1 a. native rfull blooded Haytian,
was subjected ; ..to exactly the same pen
alty,; $500 : fine and a year's imiprison
menttbat ; was meted out to : Lueders.
Altogether; the cose is regarded at the
state ' department as , . one that might,
properly be -adjusted: through the regu
lar channels of .diplomatic negotiation, -instead
of through the strong means of
demonstrations of force; particularly in
view . of the fact that Lueders is now
at liberty 5 and in Germany : and the
acute phase : of the 'v' case ' has been
passed -' ' - 4 (