The age-herald., 1897-12-01
GUILTY OF MURDER IN FIRST DECREE So Say the Jury in the Martin
 Thorn Case. TO BE SENTENCED FRIDAY It Required the Jury But Short Time
 to Agree THAT HE KILLED GULDENSUPPE At the Request of Attorney Howe the
 Jury Went TO THE COTTAGE, SCENE OF THE MURDER The Prisoner Did Not Accompany Them and This May Prove Beneficial in Securing
 Him New Trial-Thorn Ac-
 knowledges His Guilt.
At the Request of Attorney Howe the
 Jury Went
TO THE COTTAGE, SCENE OF THE MURDER


 to his cell after the conviction he ad- mitted that the verdict was just and that he and not Mrs. Mack killed Gulden- suppe This acknowledgment of guilt took place while Thorn's cell in the jail was being prepared for him. During the trial Thorn had been under charge of Police Captain Methern, of Lushington. Captain Methern had him under his watchful eye when the jail officials searched the cell Thorn is to occupy for day or two. While this was being dons Thorn talked with the captain. He said:
 "I am glad it is over and the verdict given. I am convicted and I am con tented It was who killed Guldensuppe and I cut up his body. Every word that Mrs. Mack said upon the stand was sub stantially correct When I was on the stand lied whsn telling the story as I did, but Ted to clear myself. It is no use carrying it any farther. I am guilty and am convicted. It is what expected and what I supposs people think I de- serve, and suppose do"
 New York, Nov. s6-Mart.n Thorn was today convicted of murder in the first degree in killing William GuldenSuppe, his predecessor in the affections of Mrs Augusta Mack at woodside Cottage, Long Island on Juns 25.
 On motion of Thorns couns=l the pas sage of the death sentence was deferred until next Friday
 Thorn heard the jurymen boiled on the.r verdict, but his face nsver changed color during the trying ordeal. With lips firmly compress d and jaw hardly set he faced the jury and the court room of spectators witnessed his well-fsigned stoicism.
 About three weeks ago Thorns first trlal on the charge of murder was begun but owing to the illnss of a juror It had to be abandoned after thre= days The second trial was opened a week ago last Monday and counting out three days in which the court did not sit, the trial con- stunned six days only
 Mrs. Nacks testimony during the ms trial made it compulsory fer Thorn's lawyers to chang= their line of -defenss in the second trial and they made a di- rect charge against Mrs. Mack and in sisted that her alleged confession was a Ee and that she herself was th= fnsti- gator and perpetra,or of the murder, Thorn being ignorant of the killing until after Guldensuppe had been shot by Mrs. Mack. The woman was not produced during the second trial. but Thorn went on the sand and substantiated all the assert 'ons made by his lawyer as to the midwcfe's guilt Ills story. as the verdict shows. did not have the dssired effect upon the jurymen- When court opened This merning Lawyer Howe began a sum- ming up in behalf of Thorn.
 Judge Naddoxs charge was carefully prepared and wsll delivered. + was ac- knowledged by the lawyers on both sides to be extremely lucid, fair ard impartial.
 Just Three Hours Out
 The jury remain dSn deiiberatfon just fhcse hours. when they sent word to the judge thar they were ready to rsnder a verdict The facc of their remai ming out So long gave hopes to the def=nse, but as each one of them took his seat in the jury box his facial expression told very distinctly the rssult of the three hours conference.
 Guilty of the charges preferred" were the omlnous words which fell from th> lips of the foreman of the jury.
 Tho-nis lawyers moved for a new trfai on the ground ti1az the verdict was not in accordance wJ.h <he VI ight of the evidence. but the motion was overrulsd. Dust what will become of Mrs. Mack has not been made krown by thss Queens county authorities. but it Is generally thought Eshe people win accept charge for her that will not call for capital pun iShrent-
 The Jury Charged
 Mir. Youngs having concluded, Judge Maddox called on the jurymen to stand up. They compiled. and as they stood in their places Thorn watched them closely. As the judge began his charge Thorn's face took on a slight flush He