The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-23
NEW JURI Fun THUKN
The Woodside Butchers
Second Trial Begins in
Earnest This After
noon.
PLAN OF DEFENCE REVEALED
Effort Will Be Made to Prove That
Mrs. Mack Herself Mur-
dered Guldensuppe.


COURT HOUSE, LONG ISLAND CITY.
Nov. %, 1S97-The work of completing
jury of Long Islanders to try Martin
Thorn for the killing of William Guiden-
suppe was resumed by District Attorney
Youngs and Lawyers Howe and Moss in
the Queens County Court House this
morning.
The seven jurors who were sworn yes
terday stopped over night at the Garden
City Hotel and arrived from there by
special train a few minutes after nine
O'Clock this morning, in charge of Cap
tain Methven and half a dozen deputies
Sheriff Doht is taking every possible
precaution SO that none of the jurors may
be incapacitated through illness and he
had a special trolley car awaiting the
jurors at the railroad depot, and they
rode up to the Court House in it.
Yesterday more than half of the tales
men on the special panel of $50 were ex-
amined or excused and an additional panel
of fifty was made up for today, so that
the lawyers will have about 120 men from
among whom they will probably secure
the five men necessary for the completion
of the jury.
The interest in the trial has abated
somewhat, but it will probably be revived
as the case proceeds.
There is no doubt as to the line of de-
fence when Thorn's lawyers have
adopted.
They will undoubtedly put the barber
on the witness stand to refute the state
Mrs. Mack and not he shot and killed
l1xr an
accessory after the fact.
The hypothetical question which Mr..
Howe invariably asked the talesmen
shows plainly that he will try to prove
to the jurors that the woman did the
killing.
! Justice Maddox entered the court room
promptly at half past nine o'clock and
the seven jurors filed into their places
moment later.
The prisoner, Thorn, handcuffed as
usual to Captain Methven was brought
into court and as soon as the steel brace
let was taken off his wrist, he took his
accustomed seat behind his counsel.
He looked as unconcerned as on any
day during the first trial and his hair
was combed and brushed back from his
forehead. He paid particular attention to
every question put to the talesmen and
frequently held whispered conversations
with is lawyers.
Nicholas Blake, carpenter OF Free
port, was the first person called and he
proved to, be acceptable to the District
Attorney. Mr. Moss then took him in
hand. and after ascertaining that Blake
was willing to give Thorn the benefit OF
any doubt which he might have as to
the actual murderer, after hearing con-
1icting evidence, the defendant lawyer
accepted him. He was then sworn as
Juror No. s.
Charles Schneider, q real estate dealer,
Valley Stream, after brief examination,
was sworn as the ninth juror a few min
uteS before 10 O'Clock.
While Schreiber was on the STAND,
Thorn eyed him closely. He bent over
and said something to Lawyer Howe. II
was learned later that Thorn mistook the
juror for some man Whom ne ne nao SCI, se1,l
to Lawyer Moss, Schreiber stated tnat
he had never been in jail. This satisned
the prisoner, who smiled when Schroeder
that he was very much pleased win
No. 8.
The lawyers worked hard for three
quarters of an hour to I'LL the tentn seat
In the jury box, and % talesmen were ex.
amined in that space of time. Two OF
them were accepted by the defense, but
District Attorney Ioun8s chalenged tneii
peremptorily much to Lawyer Howe S
chagrin, Thorn seemed to be disappointed
when these talesmen were turned. down
by the people, as he-was well satisiied
With the way in which they had replied to
all of Lawyer Howes questions. Eugene
Bogert was the 18th name called this
morning, but Lawyer Moss was not ia
missed with peremptory challenge.
George H. Ellard, an oysterman OF
Great Neck, l.. l., was accepted and
sworn as the tenth juror just one hour af-
Ter the ninth chair had been filled.
The court took a five minute recess, dur
ing which all the windows in the court
room we're thrown open for the purpose of
yentilating the room.
After this brief interval, the examlna-
ton of talesmen was continued and after
thirty-five minutes work, during which
several men were rejected, Valentine
Watts, a farmer, of Lynbrook, L. l., was
sworn the eleventh juror.
The first special panel was exhausted
at noon, with the twelfth seat in the
Jury box untitled, and Clerk Seaman pro-
ceeded to call off the names on the new
panel prepared yesterday.
At quarter to one o clock the jury was
completed, after nineteen talesmen had
been examined.
The twelfth juror is Elias Ve1sor, car
penter, of Fort Washington
The court then adjourned until half
past one o'clock, when District Attorney
Youngs will open the prosecution