The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-11-30
TO SAVE MRS. MACK
MARTIN THORN WAS WILLING TO
YIELD UP his LIFE


They Both Were, Had She Not Told ON
| Bim-This 10 His Plea on the Witness
| stsnd. Where He Repeats the story
| Hitherto Published In the Newspaper
| as His Confcssion-Jury May Take the
| Case Today.
| New York. Nov. 29-The trial Of Mar
| tin Thorn for the murder OF William
| Guldensuppe was closed tonight so far
| as the taking evidence was concerned.
Tomorrow morning the lawyers for the
defendant and the people viii sum UP
| and it is expected that Justice Maddox
will charge the jury early IN the after
noon.
Opinions both lay and legal differ very
| materially as to the probable result.
Many look for a conviction but a greater
| number anticipate a disagreement A
few OF Thorn's former employers were
called by the defense today and they all
gave the accused barber an excellent
character. dating back some ten years.
Thorn himself was the only other wit
ness called for the defense. From the
moment he was led to the witness chair
until he left il, some houre later. the
prisoner conducted himself in a cool and
impressive manner. His statements in
reply TO general questions and his an
swers in the direct and cross-exam NINA
tions were delivered in a moderate tone
OF voice which could be heard distinctly
by all in the court room. At times his
voice would drop SO mat he could not
be heard few feet away. but Mr..
Howe reminded the witness at these
times that ne should speak louder and
those admonitions always had the de-
sired effect. Thorn, in his story of the
murder. deliberately accused Mrs. Mack
of having shot Guldensuppe and de-
clared that when he CThorn) reached the
Wood side cottage between II and u
o'clock on Friday, June 25. the woman
met him at the door and told him that
Guldensuppe was lying dead UP stairs
and that she had s;>ot and killed him.
This, said Thorn, was the first intima-
ton he had OF the purpose for which
Mrs. Mack had rented the Woodside cot
tage. Up to that moment, he had under
farm there and that ne was 10 live with
her and share the profits.
The prosecution called in reouttal
three witnesses who swore that they
had seen Mrs. Mack in her rooms in
New York Between half past 2 and
o'clock on the afternoon of June %, and
Mrs. Valley said that she had seen Mrs.
Mack leave the cottage about twenty
minutes after she and the man with the
light suit had entered. The prosecution
did not put Mrs Mack on the stand and
the court ruled against Mr.. Howe's at
tempt 10 introduce the testimony given
by Mrs Mack at the mis-triaL
New York, Nov. 29.-Word was passed
around to the women who appeared at
the Queens county court house to seek
admission to the Thorn trial that much
OF the evidence which the defense would
introduce would be unfit for polite ears.
The result was that only three women
were among the spectators when Judge
Maddox re-opened court for the trial Of
the alleged murderer OF Guldensppe. Be
fore Mr.. Howe began his opening ad-
dress, John Gotlla, the barber, was re-
called.
an inmate of an inebriate asylum at
Fort Hamilton.
The witness: mo"
Mr. Howe repeated the question, pro-
nouncing each word with deliberation.
Gotha thought moment and then ut
tered an emphatic no
THAT is all / want Of you" said the
big lawyer; and Gotha left the room
Mr. Howe requested the court to dis
miss the charge Of murder in the first
degree and the court denied the request.
Mr.. Howe then began his address with
a declaration of Trorn's innocence, sup
plemented with terrible arraignment
OF Mrs. Mack, who was denounced as the
real murderer OF Guldensuppe
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Howe's ad-
dress he asked that before the case was
closed the jurymen should be permitted |
to view the premises at Woodside.
The district attorney said ne would !
like to think over the proposition before |
informing the court OF his views.
The defense called several witnesses /
to testify to the prisoners good character |
and after short recess Thorn wa. put !
on the stand to testify in his own be- |
half
Beginning with the statement that ne |
the prisoner said that mis- real name was |
Forceswisky, and briefly related the |
facts OF his life up to the time he met |
Mrs. Mack. eighteen months ago Guld- |
ensuppe va. boarding with Mrs. Mack /
az the time.
Il rented furnished room from her /
et 8. a week" said Thorn. Later I 4
understood Gul9ensuppe was her hus- /
band. she first made love 10 me and I 4
returned her love | was very fond .,
her and loved her up to me moment sle
took the wit1es. stand on my first trial"
The prisoner then told how ne sup
planted the bath rubber in Mrs. Nack's
affections and described the row he had \
with Gulden.uppe in consequence last
February. During mis- row Guiiensuppe
caught hold os hin. Thorn held a re-
volver. which went of accidentally. /
Thsn Guidensuppe took the pisto. from
him ami zavehim beating. The pris-
Onsr left the house ani went % a 5os-
pital- Mrs. Mack met MIN a,terwar5.
ye- yoftsn, ard they went 20 places o<
amusement Sae said sae Ess xo-ry ths.
Guliensgppe had hurt him but that hs
mus tnot ased lat
Thorn, at the r1Szes.Ion Of his com
.el. the ntoIi il his own xsy vast Mrs.
Mack had said b aim zfter1ar3s. The
court directed NJ Howe not 20 lead TIE
witness
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