The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-25

NEW YORK, Nov. a.-The trial OF
Martin Thorn for the murder of VIM.
Guldcnsuppe was continued In the
Queens county court to-day. The gal
leries on each side OF the court room
were mostly occupied by women, for
whom the trial possesses an extraordi-
nary attraction,
a fortnight ago Mrs Mack created q
sensation by going on the stand and ac-
cusing Thorn OF having killed her for
mer lover, Guldensuppe. Since that
time the defense has changed Its base,
and, as Mr.. Howe said In court to-day,
the defendants lawyers will now en-
deayor to prove throisn Thorn as the
principal witness, that Mrs. Mack her.
self committed the crime. The early
part OF the days proceedings was en-
tirely taken up with evidence TO prove
the corpus dellcti Coroner Tuthlll
during his examination stated that the
cause OF death was a stab wound be-
tween the fifth and sixth ribs which
penetrated the heart. Later in the day
the prosecuting attorney, through a
fellow barber OF Thorn. connected him
with the possession OF a stilletto. the
blade OF which was over six inches In
length. hN
The district attorney tried very hard
20 get this witness to testify that Thorn
had spoken OF his relations with Mrs
Mack and Guldensuppe. but Lawyer
Howe was equal 20 the occasion, and
the court invariably sustained his OBJ
jectlons. Some Of the witnesses ex-
amlned to-day reside In Woodslde. and
they told OF the visits Of gally dressed
woman who appeared In the vicinity
OF the cottage with a man in light col
ored clothes on the day OF the alleged
murder, June %,
They had also seen a man wearing
dark blue clothes about the house on
the day in question, and he was seen
by one witness 10 20 In and out OF the
house frequently, Three OF them iden-
tined photographs OF Guldensuppe as
being representations OF the man who
had worn the light suit None OF them,
however. had seen any traces OF the
latter after he had entered the cottage
on that Friday morning.
Lawyer Howe requested the court to
have Mrs Mack produced in order that
she might be Identified by the witneeaes.
The request brought about a legal ar
gument and finally Mr. Howe was COM
pehed to swear out n writ compelling
the sheriff to produce her. Mrs. Mack
was brought into court after the mid
day recess, looking much paler than
when she appeared two weeks ago In
the same court.
The morbid curiosity OF the majority
Of the spectators was gratlfed in the
afternoon session by the production in
the court room OF piece OF the bone
OF one OF Guldensuppes thighs, to
which was attached come shreds OF
flesh This Ehastly exhibit was sealed
In a glass jar. Dr.. 0Hanlon explained
that he cut this portion of TO show how
minutely II fitted into the corresponding
part OF the trunk.
Police Supt. Stephen O'Brlen, for
merly In charge OF the New York de-
tectlve bureau, was on the stand for a
considerable portion OF the afternoon
and told great deal OF what Martin
Thorn had said TO MIN when the pris-
oner was being put through what Is
known among criminals as the thirty
third degree"
Thorn at that time had denied all
knowledge OF the killing OF GuldeB-
suppe. Capt. O'Bren also said that
when he was questioning Mrs. Mack
when she was arrested four days after
the murder was alleged TO have been
committed, she said: "Guldensuppe
did not treat me right l love Thorn,
and would die for him."
Il was at this timer that Mr.. Howe
1t was at this time that Mr. Howe
that Mrs. Mack committed the murder,
and what shs said to the captain Will
bear us out"
Adjournment OF court was taken un-
III Friday.