The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-24
HOWE SEES THE REMAINS.
THORN,S LAWYER TRIES TO DIS
CREDIT THE IDENTIFICATION.

nASs ne Has MARKS Hinscir like Those on
Gfeidse1suppe's ~Body-District Attorneys
Assistants tiIi Busy ExamininR Witnesses
IAndindy Corneiia Hovsn Identifies Thorn.
Judge Eewburger in the General Sessions
yesterday signed an order to the keeper OF tho
MorRue directing him TO permit Lawyer VIII
liam +. Howe to view the portions OF the body
Of william Gieldscnsuppo, the bath rubber,
who is supposed to have been murdered by
Martin Thorn and Mrs. Augusta Mack.
Mr.. Howe. who Is counsel for Thorn. went to
tho Morguo later In tho day accompanied by
Lawyer joe Moss and two men, said TO have
been friends OF Gicldsrnsuppc. When tho party
reached the Morgue, superintendent Murphy Of
Bellevue Hospital telephoned to Coroner Tut.
hill, and the Coroner sent his physician, DIR.
O'Hanlon, to tho Morgue, to be present while
The men, who will DO called as witnesses for the
defence, were there.
The portions OF the corpse were laid out on ono
Of the Morguo slabs. Lawyer Howe picked up
tho hand of the doad man and examined the do
formed finger nail.
"There's nothing peculiar about that" said
the lawyer, II have a finger nail myself that 10
deformod in that way
Then tho lawyer examined tho right foot on
the Morgue slab and said:
81 have q foot like that; my second toe grows
over my third toe. So these are the marks Of
accommodation DN WHICH tne prosecution lnleTuS
to prove that this body is that of William Geld
sensuppc! This body is not like the body de-
scribed in the newspapers"
"Yes, 1t Is" said DR.. O'Hanlon, probably q
shrinkage in the body may have caused some
difference in its appearance, but it's all right.
for the Coroner has a photograph Of tho body
taken shortly after it was picked up
"If you have a photograph of It." said Lawyer
Howe, Il will subpoena the Coroner to produce
49, L. --,.-N --l. .n ..in t1,,. NHNtyA
that 1t is not the body of William Gieldsensuppe.
Now, Doctor, do y gu say that this is the body
Of GieldsensuppcT
81 never said 1t" replied DR.. O'Hanlon. "be-
cause I did not know Gieldsensuppe in life"
"Ah." said Mr.. Howe. 81 have obtained an
admission from ono OF the prosecutions wit
nesses. and this admission will help our case."
DR.. O'Hanlon smiled. Then the two men who
were with the lawyers closely inspected the
body. but said nothing. being advised by the
Then the party withdrew, and Gioidsensuppe's
When l SeTi Ru the Us Tor = II Howe sa aid: II
am satisfied that no one could say that this was
not aes'oGsiie eidspenssp TSSs 1 uody Yen We viii Wis Surprise SO
many people WHEN Gieldsensuppe walks into the
SSS hope tie lSo% trial Wn Will I BE- held in New T for 1'I there
is no telling what verdict a jury Of farmers
county %S%la .eh Il the t rhIr IS held Seld in IN New ~ YORK X G t wili
prove e mistrial, anyway, and can then show
chat Thorn. had once been put IN jeopardy,
and that it would be Illegal to try him the sec
while LAWYERS Howe and Moss were at the
and Rosalsky. with Central Office Detectives
Krauch and Donohue, were strengthening the
case for the prosecution. They assembled in Mr..
Mitchell's private Office in the Criminal Court
building and for six hours were closeted with
that Mrs. Mack and Martin Thorn murdered
Amy Miller, the child who slept at Mrs. Nack's
house on the night after the murder. was the
first who was examined yesterday. A stenog-
friend, George Buck. who keeps a restaurant at
746 sixth avenue, was examined. On. the Sun
asked him to go to the Murray Hin baths and
make inquiries about Gieldsensuppe.
Buck. tS and Saff1 sSe@s6. Some sons,h ing % %ss' up sf be;
tween her and Gieldsensuppe; When she asked
oblise her. although i felt that was going e igor on a a
fools GRAND, When ! returned, Mrs. Mack did
Guided that shu had AN OBJECT i, > in sending me to
make the inquiry that day"
berland Hotel, also made a statement, under
oath, at the District Attorneys office Yesterday.
H H,, said s.,t that the he had sn. been Gi a ps.Ton of the :. Murray
The doctor said that he had visited The Morgue
AMI fully identified the body as that OF Gieldsen-
- could not be mistaken" said the doctor.
"for there were certain marks on Gieldsen-
puppe's body that i noticed very many times.
the Morgqe was thai. OF Gieldsenslppe, and /
to tell the truth and thus aid Justice"
Miss Cornelia Haven Of 235 East Twenty
Martin Thorn three days after the murder. was
among those summoned 20 the District Attor-
Tombs with Central Office Detectives Krauch
and Donohue. and picked Thorn out OF a bunch
To-day several more witnesses will make state
ments under oath at the District Attorneys
cheil and Rosolsky have taken the statements OF
forty-four persons who will testify for the
We. have still thirty-three witnesses to e1.
anime said Mr.. Rosolsky, and that will
sevee. 'n Pr R%bmbHIsr w sef m sne have r09f moTe. We Seyfbn ayo
such a complete chain OF evidence against the
to ana eiel tns1 ppts HR head ID to get a co iGr Gs
ton. The police boat and launches are still
sgEE s Pldn ggo1 i0 Full ih Sf s ssSHG; h9 Is e iSc tr %H h says q
these we, have the register from Maloney's
Hotel at Thirty-fifth street and second avenue.
Martin Thorn claimed to have stopped at that
20. but we will prove by tho hotel register
that he had not stopped there since June lS, and
we viii also prove Il by tho hotel clerk. While
he 10 trying to set up an alibi we have succeeded
time he entered and LETT the cottage at Wood.
eide. whore the murder was committed. Lawyer
the body at the Iorrue are iudicrous. He
probably does not know that we have fifteen
identification. They are ali persons Who knew
Gieldsensuppe well and who knew every mark
eble to describe the muscles OF Gleldsensuppe's
body before seeing the body at the Morgue, and
we have Others who identified the body by GER
tain marks that have not yet been made public"
Judge Newburger will render a decision In
the demurrer interposed by rhorn's counsel on
Wednesday. II he decides that the indictment
10 defective. and that Thorn and Mrs. Mack
cannot be put on trial In New York, the couple
will be Immediately discharged, and rearrrsted
on q warrant which is now in the hands of Il
Now York detective. This is a bench warrant,
secured by District Attorney YounRs OF Queens
county. In case II lie decided to try Mrs. Mack
and Thorn over there. Gov. Black viii probably
designate Assistant District Attorneys Mitchell
and Rosolsky az special District Attorneys OF
Queens county.