Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-09
STATES CASE OPENED
Thorn Collected as Usual-Defensl
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Insists That State Must First
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Show . Murder.

srppe Jurors, after the adjournment Of
court at Long Island City yesterday were
taken by deputy sheriffs to their respec.
tive homes in order that they might make
necessary arrangements for their prospec.
tive enforced absence. Afterward they
were taken to Garden City. where they VIII
be lodged during the trial. The hotel al
which the jurymen will be entertained is
twenty miles from the court house in
which the trial of Martin Thorn is in
progress, but the sheriff has so arranged
that there will be no delay on that ac-
count.
Thorn was cheerful today, and professed
to his keepers entire confidence that the
outcome of his trial will be his acquittal.
PrOsecution's Case Stated.
When court convened District Attorney
Youngs opened the case for the prosecu-
ton. He recited the story Of the alleged
murder of William Guldensuppe, the find
ing of the dismembered corpse believed to
be that Of Gu1densuppe. and all the Incl
dents often related In connection with the
case, which form the chain of evidence
upon. which the state expects to obtain the
conviction Of Thorn and later that of his
alleged accomplfce, Mrs. Mack.
Mr.. Youngs occupied thirty-five minutes
In his opening address, and during the en-
tire time Thorn kept his eyes fixed steadily
on the prosecutor, but his face did not be-
tray the slightest emotion.
Lawyer Howe requested the court to ex-
clude all the witnesses in the case from
the court room, with the exception Of the
medical experts. The court so ordered. and
the witnesses were conducted to the jury
room.
First Witness Called.
The first witness called was John Nc
Guire. who was one of the two lads who.
while bathing in East river. at the foot Of
18th street. found the upper portion of the
body said to be that of Guldensuppe.
Young Mcguire identified the piece of
oilcloth produced in court, and also pho
tograph Of the portion OF the body. These
were marked for Identification. He was
not crosS-examfned.
companion, corroborated Mcclure in every
detail, and also identified the oilcloth and
photograph. He also was permitted to
leave the witness chair without being cross
Other evidence was submitted which
completed the history Of this portion of
the body until 1t was deposited in the
morgue. julius Meyer and his two sons.
twelve years. who found the lower portion
OF the body tied up in a bundle in Ogden's
woods on Sunday, June q, narrated the
circumstances attending their CHASTITY dis
CoVSiy. tine examination OF Edgar
Meyer, Mr.. Howe, counsel for Thorn in
terposed the first objection offered durin 4
the taking OF testimony. Your HONOR
he said, Il submit that until the death Of
GuldeEsuppe r1s proven, any testimony as
to the finding Of any portion of remains is
incompetent Irrelevant, immaterial and
premature" So
First objection Overruled.
Your objeftionds overruled," said Judge
Smith. 40
These three ~ illnesses identified the wrap
pings of the,sbunLle and a photograph Of
the portion OF the body which they had
found. Otheri evidtnce was merely to show
tn the b'i4ara had been carried to the
In the course. 9f Detective Aloncie.s tes-
itimony he sdid that he had seen both por-
lions of the Body IN a coffin at the morgue.
did they appear to YOU TO belong to the
tha e,5 psfaGh asked MIR: Rosalsky for
"I object,''s shouted Mr.. Howe. s.This
man is not sn anatomical expert" .''
"Obtec ton sustained" said the court.
Matthias Frederickson, chief boatswain' s
mate, testified to the finding of the package
at the cob dock. 1t was made up Of two
human legs wrapped in white oilcloth and
white duck. .-,'.
Detective Sergeant James E. Downing of
New York police headquarters told of the
transfer of the legs and wrappfngs from
Brooklyn to the New York morgue on the
evening of June 20. He identified the
white oilcloth and white duck; also a pho
tograph Of the limbs.