Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-12-03
THORN IS CONVICTED
Jury Returns a Verdict Of Murder
In the First Degree.
PRISONER HEARS HIS doom UNN0VED
On Returning to His Cell He Aantts
That He Killed Guldensuppe, ana
That His story Against Mrs..
Mack Was False.

New York, Dec. l-Martin Thorn Yves
on Tuesday convicted of murder In
the first degree ia killing william
Guldensuppe, his predecessor In tho
affections Of Mrs. Augusta Mack, at
Woodside, L. l., on June Is. At the 10
quest Of Thorn's counsel the passage
Of the death sentence was deferred un-
I'll next Friday morning. Thorn heard
the jurymen polled on their verdict,
but his face never changed color dur.
ing the trying ordeal. With lips firmly
compressed and jaws hard set, he faced
the judge, jury and courtroom full Of
spectators with well-feigned stoicism.
About three weeks ago Thorn's first
trial on the charge of murder was be-
gun, but owing to the illness OF juror
1t had to be abandoned after three days.
A second trial opened week ago last
Monday, and. counting out three days
on which the court did not sit, the trial
consumed only six days. Mrs. Nack's
testimony during the mistrial made
1t compulsory for Thorn's lawyers to
change their line of defense in tho
second trial, and they made direct
charge against Mrs. Mack and insisted
that her alleged confession was lie
and she herself was the instigator and
perpetrator of the murder, Thorn be-
ing ignorant Of the killing until after
Guldensuppe had been shot by Mrs.
Mack. The woman was not produced
during the second trial, but Thorn went
on the stand and substantiated all the
assertions made by his lawyers as to the
midwife's guilt. His story. as the YER
dict shows, did not have the desired
effect upon the jurymcn.
Judge Maddox's charge was care
fully prepared and well delivered. It
was acknowledged by the lawyers for
the prisoner to be extremely lucid. fair
and impartial. The Jury remained In
elaboration just three hours, when
they sent word to the Judge that they
were ready to render q verdict. The
fact of their remaining out 80 long
gave hope to the defense, but as each
one of them took his seat in the Jury
box his facial expression told very dis
unctly the result Of the three hours'
conference. Guilty of the charge pre-
ferred" were the ominous words which
fell from the lips Of the foreman OF
the jury. Thorn's lawyers moved for
new trial on the ground that the
verdict was not in accordance with the
weight of evidence, but the motion was
overruled.
Just what will become of Mrs. Mack
has not been made known by the
Queens county authorities, but 1t is gem
orally thought that the people will &C.
cept plea from her which will not
call for capital punishment.
Admits His Guilt.
When Thorn had been led back to his
cell after the conviction he admitted
that the verdict was just and that he
and not Mrs. Mack killed Guldensuppe
This acknowledgment of guilt took
place while Thorn's cell in the Jail was
being prepared for him. During the
trial Thorn has been under charge al
Police Captain Methven, Of Flushing
Capt. Methven had him under his
watchful eye when the Jail officials
searched the cell Thorn is to. occupy 70,
day or two. While this was being
done Thorn talked with the police cap
tain. He said:
| II am glad 1t is over and the verdict given
! am convicted and am contented. It wa.
who killed Guldensuppe. and I heliev,
| every word that Mrs. Mack said upon tn,
stand was substantially correct. When
was on the stand lied when telling tn.
story as did. but lied to clear myself. Il
is no use carrying 1t any further. / an
guilty and convicted. It is what ex
Pected AND what ! suppose people think
| deserve and nerha ma do 700. -