The age-herald., 1897-11-10
The Youthful Swimmers Were First to
 Take the Stand.
PHOTOS OF DISMEMBERED BODY
Introduced as Evidence, But the Defense Asked That the Remains Be Produced Instead Judge Refused to Accede to
 Request-Experts Today.

New York, Nov. 9.-The Herald tomor- row will say: Emmanuel Friend, coun- sel for Mrs. Augusta Mack, was alt the Harlem opera house last night. It was noticed that when he came into the lobby he appeared nervous and excited. His extreme nervousness caused some comment and ha remarked casually tEat he had just come from long interview with his client, Mrs. Mack. He sat half the play through and on coming out said:
 '" Mrs. Mack has confessed. That is an I can say. She has confused and will go on the stand tomorrow against Thorn. cannot talk about the matter any further. I have made solemn promise of secrecy. There is no use try ing to see me later-there is no use try ing to see any one else. Even MT. Howe does mot know The few others who do know are pledged to secrecy as am. I shall go home, disconnelct my tele- phone and refuse to see anyone or an- Swer any questions.
 "tNIrs. Mack has made a full confes- sion-that's all can say"
 Punctuality seems to be the word with everybody connected with the trial of Martin Thorn, charged with the alleged murder of William Guldensuppe, which began yesterday.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock District At "A F.; sistants, and the lawyers for the de- fense were in their places, and the pros- ecutor began his opening address. Mar tin Thorn, handcuffed to Captain Met zen, and escorted by constable, was brought into court few minutes before the district attorney began his address. Thorn was dressed as on yesterday. with his face cleanly shaven and hair parted from his forehead.
 Examination of Witnesses
 Twenty witnesses were summoned for examination today, and the district at- torney took them one by one just as the finding of the different portions of the body opened up to the public the fact that terrible crime had been commit ted.
 The first witnesses were the boys who WDlle SW1IlmlHS III LH6 East IlFcl, uldu found the upper portion of the severed trunk, and then followed the policemen, who were called to the scene of the find- ing, and they, in turn, were followed by witnesses who testified to the bringing of that part of the body to the morgue. The discovery of the lower part of the trunk, from which the legs were sev- cred half way between the thigh and the knees, was then takn up, and every person who handled it until 1t was de- posted with the morguekeeper,wer ex- amined, and each in turn identified the paper, oil cloth and cheese cloth in which the part was wrapped. The rest of the afternoon was taken up by the description of those who dis covered and inspected the bundle found floating at the Brooklyn navy yard, ana as in the other two instances the car riage Of these limbs was followed from the navy yard road cob dock to the New Ycrk 1lorgu@, thence to the hospstal. Then the morgue keeper was put on the stand, and he testified to the accuracy of several photographs which he said were the representations of the positions of the body which are now in glass cases preserved for Identification II. the morgUe. Lawyer Howe made several objections to the photos being admitted as evidence, as the parts were still in the mcrgue keepers possession, and in- sisted that they should be produced In court. Judge Smith overruled MT. Hcwe's objections.
 Expert Testimony Next
 At 4 o'clock all the witnesses who had been brought to court for examina ton had given their testimony, and as thare were n1 more available the prosecution asked for continuation until tomorrow mcl-ning. 1t was announced that the greater part of the testimony tomorrow will be that of anatomical experts, who will be produced by the people to prove lr.. AI-1 A11~.< l. and also, If possible, to prove the cause of dsath.
 Th+ district attorney believes he can prove these things to the satisfaction of the jury after which he intends to con- virIoa the court and jurcts that the headless body, which was 50 savagely dismembered, was none other than that of the bath rubber, William Gulder.up-