The sun., 1897-12-01
THORN FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict of Murder in the First
Degree.
WAS REFUSED A NEW TRIAL.
Will Pay the Penalty For Killing Will
liam Guldcnsuppe csc Jury
Was Out Three Hours
and Nine Minutes.
Special to THE Sun.

Special to TIE Sun.
LONG ISLAND Cry, Nov. 30.--Martin
Thorn has been judged guilty. The
jury today decided that he is the person
who murdered William Guldensuppe
One OF the greatest murder trials in the
annals of criminal courts is ended and
sentence will soon be passed upon the
most deliberate, inpassivc and stolid
murderer ever tried in New York. The
jury returned after a conference of three
hours and nine minutes with verdict
OF guilty of murder in the first degree,
and as the foreman announced the re-
suit, Thorn listened with an unmoved
expression.
Justice, lawyers, jury and defendant
in the case came into court Yesterday
morning, glad that it was the last day OF
the long trial.
In the morning the jury was taken to
Woodside to inspect the cottage in which
Guldensuppe was foully murdered, but
nothing very startling transpired. the
case was concluded at Tsp. M, and the
jury retired to decide Thorn's fate.
At $50 the twelve jurors filed in and
took their places. The crowded court
room was silent and the foreman said
that William Thorn was guilty"
Cheer after cheer filled the court room at
this announcement aid as each juror
was polled and answered eyes" the
crowd let out. Thorn sat silently in the
box looking steadily at each juror as the
fatal words were spoken. Not muscle
of his face was seen to move and on it
shone the same placid expression that
has characterized him during the long
trial.
Immediately after the verdict was an
nounced lawyer Howe, Thorne's S attorney,
who has made such u hard. fight for the
prisoners life, asked Judge Maddox tc
set a day on which to hear argument fol
a motion for a new trial. Thornc laughed
Historically as Howe's motion for new
trial was denied and was seen to start {
little when the Court said that sentence
would be prornccd Friday.
Turning to the jury, who had begun
to show the effects of the strain, the
Judge said:-
"Gentlemcn, it is his courts duty tc
thank you for the close attention which
you have paid to this case, and for youl
faithful performance OF Duty
Thorn was rcmanded back to Jail at
$40, and then the jury was discharged.
1t was just before Thorn went back
to Jail that most touching scene took
place in the prisoners box. Lawyer
Howe was granted five minutes in which
to talk with Thorn and after he had
finished he burst into tears and walked
away with bowed head. The whole
court room was silenced. Thorn's sis.
ter was present in the gallery and waited
eagerly for the verdict. When it came
she wept bitterly and her sobs could be
heard long after the prisoner had, been
led back to Jail.
The jury took seven ballots before
arriving at verdict. The first ballot
stood eight to four in favor of conviction
in the first degree, the four holding out
for the second degree. On the second
ballot eleven were for conviction in the
first degree and one for second degree.
Thus it stood until the seventh cast,
when the jury stood twelve for convic.
ton and the verdict was so rendered.
The excitement throughout the last hours
of the trial was tremendous and the
crowd cheered loudly when the verdict
was brought in.