Show THOR N GONI says mrs nack hack killed Gulden or OF THE C CASE A SE it was avas one of the most harrl lying 1 Muri lers in criminal Anu annals alls Sw xa w york nov 29 martin gartin thorn tales the stand today in his hia own behalf he ha has openly accused mrs mra nark hack ot the tilling killing of Gulden in a pubis published hEd statement lie he sas margin artin thorn is just a man with v C Cs cis s and virtues just like others and with the ha hope of life just juat as strong in bim as 83 in another he loved an unworthy woman he beloved loved and trust d and shielded hir until he be was waa in the very shadow of the electric chair loved her until eba swore away his existences to sive eava her own to savea save herself from th of her own act the killing of the oe man maa whom she said she feared because of hla bid knowledge of other crimes augasta Augia nack panned and accod the murder of william guldew gulden cuppe gwain 1 got to the cottage that she met me and said eaid I 1 have upstairs he is dead she had bad shot him biln in the face and sed him in the breast she said I 1 was wai not even in the boade at tho the time hut but in the doorway and she was waa out of right eight of oe the people on the street at abe tima aalf way upstairs I 1 knew noising noi hin 61 0 f her purpose that day she had asked me to come to W woodside I 1 went there and when I 1 arrived she told ma aha abe had killed and that all ail her trouble was over for alfor a long time I 1 hardly know knew what to damis nack asked me to help cut the body up ap I 1 hesitated but could not make up my mind you have got to bel help me get rid rd of it he fhe said eaid or both of us will get into trouble double all you yon have to do is to hep help at last I 1 helped her carry the body to t 0 the bath tub it was waa very heavy gul deDo deneu appe ppe was dead he was not breathing when I 1 put pat him ialo the bath bathtub tub mrs Mr sNack nack did the cutting while I 1 held the body first ehe bhe cut the head bead off then she took a saw and sawed the trunk in two and then the legs lege she was afraid the ibe saw would go tle the wrong place in the bady but sha finally RO go the right place she bhe mentioned n ed at the time that it was a good thing ehe knew something about surgery or ese it would be impossible ible to get rid nd of tha body properly before she ehe cut the bod v up the clothes were taken off after arda asada the b dy was rolled up in I 1 the oil cloth bought at mrs highs then we wa talked over the plans to get rid of the body she arranged for the surrey drive and the anav of the pieces she gave me the mosey money to hire biro the surrey sine she nave gave the money to hire hile the woodside Wb odeide cottage where she said she bhe was to start a place to treat women bome who were in trouble and who wanted it kept quiet after we threw the head into the river and disposed of giecas of the body as the papers paper 9 have stated she took Guldensupp ela upper clothes and burned them in a stove it was wab nothing g but bit my love tor for mrs nack that got ma into all this ahia trouble I 1 helped her to get rid of the dead body to shield her and save her from being arrested I has haa led about me ma in this thia case cae principally because I 1 have not talked or explained explain ed 99 they said eaid I 1 told giada t that hat I 1 killed billed ppe it is a lie I 1 told him that mrs nack killed him they say aay I 1 offered to tj confess to captain obrien so I 1 could get free that is another lie 1 I told captain obrien of a private nature that did not dr t concern the case mi n I 1 ave him parmis sian to speak now he will clear ms ML they say tor ton that I 1 threat nei to murder wiliam gu ga den yes I 1 paid eaid I 1 would kill him before he killed me heal he almost I 1 nes t killed me and threat ened my life every time lime lie he mentioned my name to mrs nack augusta told me so BO and told me to look out and have a to snoot shoot him but not to do it in her house she would got get into trouble she said bald I 1 thought she told me that because she loved me I 1 now know she ehe feared and wanted to have me kill him so BO she bhe would not buffer mrs mra nack told the jury that I 1 committed the murder in just the way she actual actually lv did it herself hers if she turned everything around she reversed the whole story accusing me of just juat what she did she is afraid to go on the stand her lawyers will ill not let her go on and beatify te tiby against me because they snow that I 1 can prove her a liar can prove that she herself killed Gulden because he be know knew of aher crimes crimea she bad committed and because she was afraid Gulden would kill her tor for having had anything to do with me I 1 can ask that woman questions that she cannot answer without show abow ing in that she had bad beorn to lies and I 1 have witnesses s to corroborate me MARTIN THORN |