Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-27

New York, November 26.-Lawyera
Howe and Moss, who have diligently
defended Martin Thorn, met to-day
with serious and unlooked-for obsta.
Gle when, after brief adjournment
Distrist Attorney Youngs informed the
court that the people rested their case.
1t was generally expected that Mrs.
Mack would De put on the stand to re-
iterate her confession, and the lawyers
who had been assigned to look after
Thorn's interests thought that she
would repeat her statement of two
weeks ago.
Later in the afternoon District Attor-
ney Youngs said that he was not pre-
pared to say whether Mrs Mack. who
had made such a famous scene in the
first trial by her confession, weuld be
produced or not. The case, as far as
the District Attorneys opinion went,
was fully proved without the woman's
testimony. Later on, however. one of
Mr.. Young's advisers said that in case
the defense put Martin Thorn on the
stand, the prosecution would certainly
produce Mrs. Mack in rebuttal.
The jurymen who were selected last
Monday and Tuesday to try the case re-
sumed their places on time to-day and
few minutes later the accused was
brought into court.
The first witness was the barber.
Keohne, whose examination had not
been completed when the court adj
1ourned last Wednesday evening. In re-
ply to Mr.. Howe's questions, this wit
ness admitted that the stilleto which he
had shown to Thorn had poisoned
point, and he seemed to be very uncom-
Portable after having made this admis-
sion. Then he said he only kept IL az
an ornament, afterwards explaining
that his brother had made him a pres
ent of it.
p Edward Speck, bartender. testified
to seeing Thorn in the saloon in East
Inlrty-fourth street, on Tuesday. luna
20. Thorn was showing a watch n .
driver named Fedderer. Thorn had
also exhibited some money and said.
This is what got out of my carriage
ride last Saturday."
Carl Merich, who keeps a barher
shop, testified that Thorn told him
about living with Mrs. Mack and bav-
ing had row with another boarder
tGuldensuppe), at whom he fired a Dis
tol but did not intend to hurt him.
This row occurred in March or ApriI
last. This witness said that he had
sent Thorn for bottle of "shampoo
mixture" on Wednesday, June %. II
Will be remember that according tn
Police Captain O'Brien the accused
man had told him he was in this bar
ber's place on Friday, June 25. He
had received a letter from Thorn. in
which the prisoner asked him to say
that he was sent for the bottle OF
shampoo mixture on June % and had
been in the place together part OF
that Friday. Witness gave the letter
to Captain O'Brien the day after
Thorn was arrested Merich identified
the letter when it was handed him by
the prosecuting lawyer.
In answer to Mr.. Howe. the witness
said he had known Thorn for a long
time and the prisoner always bore an
excellent reputation.
Detective Dennis Sullivan identified
piece Of the surface from the Wood.
side cottage which had a bullet hole
in it. The witness also identified two
bullets found in the bath room and
that adjoining. These bullets were OF
32-calibre, and evidence was introduced
to show that they fitted the revolver
found ON Martin Thorn when he waa
arrested.
At $3.50 brief recess was taken
and when the court reconvened Dis.
trict Attorney Youngs announced that
the prosecution rested its case. The
court then adjourned until Monday
when the defense will begin its case.