The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-01

his ewes on the justice and was evident
" impressed with the solemnity of the
occasion.
The Judge explained the law govern
ing evidence and defined the difference
between murder and mansfaughter.
The charge to the jury occupied 3S
minutes in it's delivery.
The jury retired from the court room
at 2:25 O'Clock and recess was ordered
until o'clock.
At half past o'cloc kJudge Maddox
re-entered the court room and directed
the Jurors 10 be brought in Martin
Thorn was brought in by Sheriff Don't.
The prisoner did not show any signs of
nervousness as the jurors filed into the
box and answered to their names. Thorn
faced the jurors stoically, but it was
easily seen that he was controlling him.
self with great difficulty. His lawyers
evidently were more perturbed than
Thorn.
When the jurors stood up, the clerk
of the court addressed them, and said:
"How say you, gentlemen, is the pris-
, oner guilty or not guilty.
There was a painful silence, and the
Jurors looked at each other, evidently
wondering who should answer. Finally
Foreman Morse spoke in a joling, nerv-
Gus way, and said:
eve find the prisoner, Martin Thorn,
guilty of the charge as preferred"
Then the clerk read the verdict from
the back of the paper handed TO him by
the foreman.
Lawyer Howe asked that the jury be
polled.
AS the name of each man was called
out. and he was asked lis that your
verdict" ne answered yes, sir"
Thorn all the time was looking stead
lily at the front row Of the jurors. He
had droppen into his seat the moment
the roll cali was completed.
District Attorney Youngs then arose
and moved that day be set for SEN
tence.
Mr.. Howe was on mis- feet immediate
ly and moved for a new trial on the
ground that the verdict was against the
evidence and the weight OF evidence adj
duced.
Judge Maddox denied the motion for
a new trial.
Mr.. Howe asked the court to postpone
the passing of sentence until next Fri
day, and Judge Maddox set it down for
Friday next at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. Then the court thanked the jury
and discharged them.
Just then Thorn leaned over and spoke
to his lawyers. The judge directed that
Thorn be removed from the court room.
Mr. Howe arose and, addressing the
judge, said:
IF it please your honor, 1 would Ike
a few moinutes conversation with my
client right here
This reques. was granted and Mr..
Howe said:
Thank you; that is ALL and Thorn
was taken away, still bearing himself
as ooolly as ever.
None of the jurors would tell any
thing about their deliberations, but it
was learned from reliable persons that
the first six ballots stood eleven TO one
for conviction. On the seventh ballot
they all agreed.
THORN CONFESSES ALL.
New York, Nov. 30.-When Martin
Thorn had been led back to his cell af-
ter the conviction he admitted that the
verdict was just and that he and not
Mrs. Mack killed Guldensuppe. This &C
acknowledgement of guilt took place while
Thorns cell in the Jail was being prepar-
ed for him. During the trial Thorn has
been under the charge of Police Captain
Methven OF Flushing. Captain Methven
had him under his watchful eye when
the jail officials searched the cell that
Thorn is TO occupy for a day or two.
While this was being done Thorn talked
with the police captain. He said:
Il am glad il is over and the verdict
given. 1 am convicted and 1 am con-
tented. It was who killed Guldensuppe
and 1 believe that every word that Mrs.
Mack said when upon the stand was sub
stantially correct. When l was on the
stand, 1 lied when telling the story as I
did, but l lied to clear myself. 1t is no
use carrying it any further. 1 am guilty
and am convicted e is what expected
and what 1 suppose people think 1 de-
serve, and perhaps l do"
THEN AGAIN HE DOESN'T.
New York, Nov 30-The Herald to-
morrow will publish the following:
Martin Thorn. VINO sat in his cell last
evening, sneering and defiant, talked
OF the time when he was to be sent
away, as though his execution was mere
iy BARRIERS Sunday afternoon off.
al am glad he said, that the jury
did not disagree. I would rather have
them give verdict OF murder in the first
degree than to have them disagree or TO
give a verdict in any other degree. l
wanted an acquittal or verdict in the
first degree. 1 wish to deny ne con-
tinued that I confessed to anybody, af-
ter the giving OF the verdict, that Mrs.
Nacks version was the correct one.
Everything happened just as 1 told 4!
on the stand
He showed trace of feeling when
Mrs. Mack was referred TO. 1t does not
make any difference to me-, ne said,
what they do with her. You need r0t
| trouble yourself about me trying 10
commit suicide he continued. I'm not
10 do anything to save the county or the
state the trouble Of killing me. II
make the state pay for its trouble.
That's what 1 mean
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