The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-29
.4HORN'S HIDE0US STORY
Cold Blooded Recital Of the
Butchery in the Lonely
Woodside Cottage.
SAYS MRS. MACK SLEW
William F. Howe's Sickening Dis
play Of Sympathy for
the Self Confessed
Monster.
SAYS MRS. MACK SLEW


record for the numbers.
Among them were several score OF
women, but after the females had been
informed by Sheriff Doht that some of the
evidence to be presented in the defense Of
Thorn would be of a character which
ladies would not care to hear, only three
of the sex mentioned appeared in the
southern gallery.
Messrs. Howe and Moss, the prisoner $
lawyers, greeted Thorn effusively when
the accused barber took his accustomed
seat in the court room, fanked by the
Sheriffs officers.
Good morning, friend Martini said
Mr.. Howe, 'hoW do you feel this morn
ing?"
.'Oh, pretty we'll, thank you" replied
Thorn with a smile.
Before Mr. Howe began his opening ad-
dress for the defence John Gotha, the
barber, was recalled.
Mr.. Howe asked him if he had ever been been
an inmate of the inebriate asylum at Fort
Hamilton. The witness said NO
Mr. Howe repeated the question, pro-
nouncing each word with deliberation.
Gotha thought moment ana then Ut
tered an emphatic NO..
THAT is all l want from you,' said the
big lawyer, and Gotha left the room. MI
charge of murder in the first degree ana
the Court denied the request.
Mr. Howe then began his address, say
ing ,an na oan+,e-
men of the jury, Martin Thorn is inno-
cent of the murder OF William Gulden-
suppe." ~,
launched forth into terrible arragnment
of Mrs Mack, who he declared was the
real murderer who hired the cottage az
Woodside for the purpose OF turning II
into slaughter house where Gulden-
suppe was to be murdered. - s
During Mr.. Howe's address Thorn fre-
quently showed signs, the first since the
trial began of emotion. his eyeAds
winked nervously and occasionally he
seemed to be swallowing big lump which
was evidently continually forcing Its way
upwards in his throat.
Not once did Thorn look at the lurymen,
but looked straight ahead towards Where
the District Attorney and his assistants
evidently studying the effect of Mr..
Howe's rhetoric on the lawyers for the
people.
the speaker. He told Of her having for
saken her legal husband Her subsequent
living with Guldensuppe and Thorn.
'She was a midwife" said he; "a name
which is only convertible term, in many
instances, for murderous abortionlst.
In referring to the testimony of Mrs.
Mack, given at the previous trial, Mr.
Howe said she had proven herself
perjurer. murderess and adultress.
He referred to the fact that the saw
which the people had talked Of had
Martin Thorn would go on the stand and
unbosom himself the jury would learn
that "he was merely puppet in the
hands of that vile woman
Mr.. Howe described the occurrences in
the cottage that Friday morning, and
said the people had failed to produce any
evidence against his client, other than
the testimony, given by Gotha; -
conversation with Gotha came about. The
defence would also prove that the bar
Der Gotha was an inebriate, who, Judas
like made another appointment with
Thorn and then betrayed him to the
police.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Howe's adj
dress, which occupied forty inmates, the
defendants lawyer asked that before the
case was closed the jurymen should be
permitted to view the premises at Wood
side
The District Attorney said he. would
like to think over the matter before ne
could inform the court of his views, as
to the necessity of having the jury go
there.
Before calling Thorn to the stand the
defense called some witnesses to testify
to the prisoners good character.
Samuel Ipp, who has a barber shop at
Seventy-fifth street and Lexington ave
nue., said the prisoner had worked for him
during four years and he was the best
man he ever had.
Che witness on cross-examination said
that he might have told Detective Price
two years, but after that he was not SO
good.
Ehrick Schlalwitz, a barber at No. 157
Franklin street, Green Point, said that
Thorn worked for him for about year
some six years ago. He was always a
good steady workman.
Adam Schmidt, barber, Of No. 2O5
East Thirty-first street, testified that
Thorn worked for him about nine years
ago, he was with him for two years He
did not know him as. Martin Thorn, but
as Martin Thornewitsky.
A recess of ten minutes was then order
ed after which Thorn will take the
stand
During the brief recess Thorn conversed
eleven the trial was resumed, and Thorn
was conducted to the witness stand by
Captain Methven: He was calm and
he looked around the court room.
In reply to Mr.. Howe, Thorn said:-.iMy
proper name is Torceswisky. ], was born
in Germany and am 80 years old. came
to this country II years, ago."
The witness then told of the different
shops in which he worked.
ago at her house. No. 4S9 Ninth avenue;
She occupied four, rooms on the fhlrd
suppe was boarding there with her and
understood he was her cousin.
l rented a furnished room from her at
50 a week. Later | understood Gulden-
suppe was her husband. She first made
love to me and / returned her love. was
very fond Of her and loved her up to the
moment she took the witness stand on my
first trial.
The witness then told how he supplanted
the bath-rubber in Mrs. Nack's affections
and described the row he had with Gull
densuppe in consequence last February;
During this row Guldensuppe caught hold
of him Thorn held revolver which Went
off accidentally; then Gulensuppe took the
pistol from him and gave him beating.
He left the house and went to a hospi-
tai Mrs Mack met him afterwards very
often they went to theatres and other
places of amusement. She said she was
sorry Guldensuppe had hurt him,
but that he must not heed that. Thorn at
the suggestion of his counsel then told
to him after that and the court directed
Mr.. Howe not to lead the witness
aMrs. Mack told me- said Thorn that
she wished to leave Guldensuppe and
wished to live in some quiet place. We
visited the Woodside cottage and as it
cottage. paid the SIS and got the key.
on the 24th of June I gave the key to Mrs.
Mack as she said she wanted to do some
cleaning at the cottage About eleven
or twelve o'clock on Friday morning,
tune Is. Mrs. Mack met me at the door;
She said: I have GuldenSuppe up stairs,
I asked her what was he doing there.
She replied. He is dead; have shot him.
She then requested me to help her to dis
e343f the body. went up. stairs and
helped to undress the body. Then we
Z carried 1t to the bath tub. went out and
bought some plaster Of Paris. When
came back she began saa f sptslng HItg up n,9a the